From Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers   8 Mar 1878

8/3/78.

W. H. Odgers Esqr

Undersecretary.

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you, that I proceed with the commissioners to enquire into the Wattle question to Portarlington1 and the vicinity. I shall return with them on the 9th or soon subsequently.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient

Ferd. von Mueller.

Official communications will reach me in usual course.

Vic. M was a member of the recently appointed Commission of Inquiry into the supply of wattle bark for tanning purposes.

The file has been initialled by Odgers.

Please cite as “FVM-78-03-08,” 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/78-03-08