Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 11. July 1877
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant1 and accompanying volumes,2 and to inform you that the Chief Secretary personally approves of your suggestion that one or two copies of the "Introduction to Botanic teachings" and also (to be placed in the school library) a copy of "Select Plants" be sent to each state school.
Your letter has accordingly been forwarded to the Honorable the Minister of Public Instruction for his consideration.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. H. Odgers
The Government Botanist
&c &c
Please cite as “FVM-77-07-11,” 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