A4 books printed to give numbered (1 - 100) original and carbon copy for office reference. Used by Terry to provide information such as cash and expenditure statements, general information on departure or arrival at mail opportunities [ie when a passing group were heading for a post office or station with telephone facilities], progress reports (achievements towards expedition objectives), and prospecting details. Each piece of correspondence may encompass several pages and thus sequencial pages are numbered 1 etc. Most entries are dated and indicate location of despatch