LADY NOVAR to SCOTT, Raith, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, n.d

Component identifier:: Item 38
Content Summary:: Acknowledges letter from Scott; comments on sketch of proposed chapter for Scott's work on the Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918; recalls an incident involving W.M. Hughes and Lord Novar; gives Lord Novar's views on his decision regarding the question of a Double Dissolution; advises Scott that he many quote Lord Novar's remarks re State and Federal Expenditure.
Immediate source of acquisition:: The papers of Sir Ernest and Lady Scott, together with a small number of books, were presented to the Library in 1958 by Miss Diana Dyason, Lady Scott's niece. They had been examined by Lady Scott in 1956, the year before her death, and many items carry her explanatory notes.

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