Correspondence with Lord Gowrie (Canberra, Sydney and England), December 1937-July 1938

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Subjects include: visits by Lord Gowrie to Melbourne; federal politics; Lord Gowrie's visits to other states; death of Sir Murray Anderson and arrangements for Melbourne Cup week; recommending Sir Newman Morris for Honour; 'The [Federal] Labour Party are very disorganised'; Lord Gowrie's trip to Papua and New Guinea; arrangements for Huntingfield to become Acting Governor General during Gowrie's leave; expenses of Acting Governor Generalship; Lord Gowrie's activities in Britain - visit to Glasgow Exhibition 'the Australian exhibit was not very impressive', the King's interest in Australia, talks with Hankey on defence; Huntingfield's activities as Acting Governor General; Governorship of Madras; banking legislation; Squadron Leader F.W.Thomas. (126p.)

Items of note include:

C.W.Kinsman (Melbourne) to Huntingfield (30/12/1937) re salary of Sir Frederick Mann when he assumes Governorship during period of Huntingfield's Governor Generalship.

Lord Gowrie (Sydney) to J.A.Lyons (31/01/1938) re payments to be made to Huntingfield during Acting Governor Generalship.

Lyons (Canberra) to Gowrie (7/02/1938) re allowances to be made. (Copy)

Lord Gowrie (London) to Lord Huntingfield (28/07/1938) sending first letter on 'all up' airmail from England to Australia.

Aide Memoire re taking over as Acting Governor General

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