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From William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller   23 Feb 1877

Chief Secretary's Office.

Melbourne 23 February 1877

Sir

In reply to your inquiry of the 17th instant1 whether the Chief Secretary would allow the sum of £900 voted for "Extension and other works, Botanical Museum" to be expended on a new building on new ground, I am directed to state that Mr MacPherson has already decided that the Vote is to be used in making additions to the present building.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir

Your most obedient Servant

W. H. Odgers

The Government Botanist

Melbourne

1

See M to J. MacPherson, 17 February 1877.

2

Note in margin: 'Div. 57 subd. 11 No. 10'. See Victoria, Estimates of expenditure for the year ending 30th June 1877 (Parliamentary Paper B1), p. 47.

Please cite as “FVM-77-02-23,” 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/77-02-23