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From William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller   26 July 1877

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne 26 July 1877

Sir,

I am directed to transmit for your perusal a copy of a recent Despatch by the Right Honble. The Secretary of State on the subject of the systematic study of Forest Science1 and to request, that you will be good enough to return it to this office at your convenience with your remarks.

A copy of the Work referred to in the Despatch ("The Schools of Forestry in Europe," by J. C. [Brown] L L.D2) is also forwarded.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

W. H. Odgers3

The Government Botanist

1

MS annotations: '8. May, 1877' and 'Enclosure of 13/4/77'. Despatch not found.

2

J. C. Brown (1877).

3

See W. Odgers to M, 23 February 1878, requesting a reply to his letter, and M to W. Odgers, 5 March 1878 (in this edition as 78-03-05a).

4

MS is a file copy.

Please cite as “FVM-77-07-26,” 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/77-07-26