Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 5th April 1895.1
Sir,
With further reference to my Circular of the 14th January,2 I have the honor to request that you will give directions for the practise of the strictest economy in the use of the electric telegraph and also that such messages as may be required be made as brief as possible consistent with due regard to accuracy. I have also to bring under your notice that steps should be taken for a proper check on all telegrams despatched in order that the Quarterly Accounts of the Postal Department can be thoroughly examined.
I attach copy of a Circular3 that has been forwarded to officers entitled to send telegrams On Her Majesty's Service in connection with the business of their office showing a form of return required.4
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Charles A. Topp
Document is a typed circular sent to the heads of 14 branches (listed on p. 1113).
Circular not found, but an earlier instruction on the use of telegrams from 1 January 1895 was issued; C. Topp tp M, 21 December 1894.
A copy of the circular is attached as p. 1112; see C. Topp to M, 2 April 1895.
See also C. Topp to M, 14 May 1895.
Please cite as “FVM-95-04-05,” 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