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No. 890, p. 478-9, unit 42, VPRS 1187/P, outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office of Victoria. 76.04.20b

Preferred Citation:

William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1876-04-20 [76.04.20b]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1870-9/1876/76-04-20b-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

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MS annotation in the letter book: ‘Circulars similar to that on page 478 [i.e. the original letter in this series which was addressed to the Commissioners of Audit] to the following; dated 4th April 1876'. Heads of 13 other departments within the Chief Secretary's Department are listed, including the Government Botanist.
(Circular)
Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 4th April 1876
Gentlemen,
I have the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish not later than the 15th instant the Honorable Commissioner of Public Works with an estimate of your probable requirements for public works during the year 1876-7.
A copy of such estimate should also be transmitted to this office.
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See M to J. MacPherson, 13 April 1876.
I have the honor to be
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers