Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor William Kitchen Parker, [Fellow of the Royal Society] 'Dear Mr Parker, We have given you £25 for your work on Protopterus - it is to be understood that no part of this is to be paid for the specimen of Protopterus [underlined] - for these were paid for out of the Gov [Government] Grant some time ago. You can spend it as you propose on paying an artist. (signed) M. Foster'. 17 January 1889