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From William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller   23 Feb 1878

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne 23 February 1878

Sir,

I have the honor by desire of the Chief Secretary to ask your attention without further delay to the letter addressed to you from this department1 forwarding for your perusal and remarks a Despatch by the Right Honorable the Secretary of State2 and enclosed pamphlet by Dr J. C. Brown3 on the question of introducing the systematic study of Forest Science into schools.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

W. H. Odgers4

The Government Botanist

& &c

1

Marginal note: '26 July 1877 No 3289'; see W. Odgers to M, 26 July 1877.

2

Marginal note: '7 May 1877'.

3

J. C. Brown (1877).

4

For reply, with explanation, see M to W. Odgers, 5 March 1878 (in this edition as 78-03-05a).

Please cite as “FVM-78-02-23,” 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/78-02-23