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No. 1257, unit 42, p. 747, VPRS 1187/P outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 76.05.09c

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William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1876-05-09 [76.05.09c]. 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/1870-9/1876/76-05-09c-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Chief Secretary's Office.
Melbourne. 9th May 1876.
Sir,
I have the honor to forward herewith a copy of a despatch which has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies with copies of its enclosures containing information as to the means to be adopted for the destruction of the Phylloxera on the vine.
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MS annotations: '22nd Feby 1876', 'Foreign Office to the Colonies 15th Feby 1876', 'Dr Hooker to the Foreign Office 9th Feby 1876', 'Extract fm. Journal Official Phylloxera'. M's acknowledgment of the material was registered on 12 May but has not been found.
See also M to J. Hooker, 15 May 1876.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant
W H Odgers
The Government Botanist