Chief Secretary's Office,
Melbourne 30 May 1878
Gentlemen,
I have the honor to inform you the Chief Secretary has directed that from the commencement of the financial year 1878-9 cab-hire shall not be allowed except in cases of special or exceptional duty.
I have therefore to request that you will be so good as to give the necessary instructions accordingly.
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servant,
W.H. Odgers
The Government Botanist
Copies of the circular were sent to heads of 14 of the subsidiary departments within the Chief Secretary’s Department.
Please cite as “FVM-78-05-30,” 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