Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 22 May 18791
Sir,
I have the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish me at your earliest convenience for the information of the Honorable the Treasurer with an approximate statement of the sums voted for your Department in the present year which are not likely to be expended on the 30th June proximo.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Government Botanist
Marked in margin: 'Circular'. The recipients are listed on p. 989.
Please cite as “FVM-79-05-22,” 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