On 4 February 1864, the legislative Assembly resolved:
Cost of Returns, &c., to Parliament. — Mr. Howard moved, pursuant to amended notice, That whenever any Evidence, Report of Select Committee, Return, or other document, shall be laid upon the Table of the Assembly, the expense in detail, specifying the proximate amounts incurred for compilation, shorthand writing, copying, printing, witnesses, travelling expenses, and all other charges whatsoever, shall be exhibited on the back of the title page. (Victoria, Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, Session 64, vol. 1, p. 25).
The notice was acknowledged in M to J. McCulloch, 13 February 1864 (in this edition as 64-02-13b).
Text from item 981, addressed to The Director Museum', followed by 'A similar letter to the above was sent on the same date to each of the following Departments' and a list of twelve heads of department, including M.
Please cite as “FVM-64-02-13a,” 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