"Presented to both Houses of Parliament by His Excellency's command pursuant to Act of Parliament 33 Vict. No. 357, Sec 7"

Report "To the Honorable the Chief Secretary" [John A. McPherson]

Trustees: Redmond Barry (president),Thomas Turner a'Beckett, John Badcock, Samuel Henry Bindon, John Ignatius Bleasdale, Charles Edward Bright, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Thomas Howard Fellows, James Goodall Francis, Martin Howy [i.e. Howey] Irving, David Charteris MacArthur, Sir James McCulloch, John Alexander MacPherson, Archibald Michie, Sir William Henry Fancourt Mitchell, E. I. Montefiore, Sir Francis Murphy, John O'Shanassy, Sir James F. Palmer and Sir William Foster Stawell

"W. Cleary" [Accountant]

"Francis Jones, A. J. Agg, Commissioners of Audit"

Includes reports from Redmond Barry (chairman Sectional Committee of the Public Library), Samuel Henry Bindon (chairman Section Committee of the Industrial and Technological Museum), John I. Bleasdale (chairman National Museum and Scientific Collections Committee), Frederick McCoy (director National Museum of Natural History and Geology), Charles Gavan Duffy (chairman Sectional Committee of the National Gallery), John O'Shanassy (chairman Finance Committee)

Includes return of persons committed to Her Majesty's Gaol, Melbourne, convicted of having stolen or injured books belonging to the Public Library, Melbourne / J. B. Castieau, Governor of Gaol

Includes return of persons committed to Her Majesty's Gaol, Ballarat, convicted of having stolen books belonging to the Public Library, Melbourne / W. S. Magee, Governor of Gaol

Includes: Letter dated 14 July 1870 from George Verdon (Agent-General) to Gavan Duffy - Letter 14 July 1870 from Alfred T. Thomson to Gavan Duffy - Letter 30 Dec. 1870 from J. Cashel Hoey to Gavan Duffy - Letter 26 Dec. 1870 from J. Ruskin to J. Cashel Hoey - Letters 27 & 29 Dec. 1870 from G. Grove to J. Cashel Hoey