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From William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller   13 Nov 1876

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne 13th November 1876

Sir,

I have the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish at your earliest convenience a statement showing all officers of your Department whose services have been retained notwithstanding that they had reached the age of sixty years.

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obedient servant

W. H. Odgers1

The Government Botanist

1

For M’s reply, see M to W. Odgers, 14 November 1876.

2

MS is a circular sent to Heads of Departments within the Chief Secretary’s Department, the text being given on p. 1154 in the letter book and the list of recipients on p. 1155.

Please cite as “FVM-76-11-13a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/76-11-13a