Ferdinand von Mueller

Melbourne botanic Garden

6/4/71.

Sir

In reply to your letter 1167

1

W. Odgers to M, 5 April 1871.

I have the honor to inform you, that I have yesterday submitted an estimate of the expenditure for public works of the botanic Garden during 1871-1872 to the hon. the Commissioner of public works,

2

Letter not found; the Estimates for Public Works for year ending 30 June 1872 under 'Sundry Works, Melbourne' included £700 'For Buildings, Fencing and other Works for the Botanical Gardens and Reserve for Government House' (Victoria Parliamentary paper B 3, ordered to be printed 1 August 1871, p. 42).

having merely hesitated to prepare the new estimates, until I knew whether the requisitions for the current half year were likely to receive the approval of the hon. the Chief Secretary. My new estimates are based on the supposition, that Sir Jam. McCulloch will be pleased to grant the various approvals, except that for the large tank.

3

M to J. McCulloch, 25 March 1871 (in this edition as 71-03-25c) included requisitions for works, some of which were approved and notified to M in W. Odgers to M, 6 April 1871 (in this edition as 71-04-06c).

W. H. Odgers Esqr &c &c

Undersecretary.