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
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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/78-05-30