The volume contains the following items:
G173/16/1, Letter of thanks for gift to 4th Earl of Onslow from James K Lowther, Speaker, 3 Jan 1906
G173/16/2, Covering letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from John Burns, Local Government Board, on standing order no. 38, 4 Jan 1906
G173/16/3, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Joseph Chamberlain on possible support of Lord Lansdowne [? for Tariff Reform], 22 Jan 1906
G173/16/4, Memorandum Standing Order no. 38 and Housing of Working Classes Act (1903), Local Government Board, Jan 1906
G173/16/5, Letter to 4th Earl from Lord Lansdowne supporting Onslow's proposals on House of Lords participation, 1 Feb 1906
G173/16/6, Personal letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from George Wyndham, 8 Feb 1906
G173/16/7, Memorandum on Standing Order no.38 and Housing of Working Classes Act (1903), House of Lords, 6 Feb 1906
G173/16/8-9, Note to 4th Earl of Onslow from John Burns on parliamentary programme for Potteries with note on removal of clauses, nd
G173/16/10, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Lansdowne on political affairs, 15 Feb 1906
G173/16/11, Covering letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord [Lansdowne] [no enclosure], 22 Mar 1906
G173/16/12, Letter to 4th Earl from Joseph Chamberlain informing Onslow that he has agreed to act as substitute for Balfour till he returns to the House of Commons and about dinner appointment, 16 Feb 1906
G173/16/13, Letter of thanks for photograph to 4th Earl of Onslow from King Lewanika of Barotseland, 27 Mar 1906
G173/16/14, Small Tenants (Scotland) Bill, with memo, 29 March 1906, printed, 1906
G173/16/15, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of Cambridge University, on establishment of School of Agriculture at Cambridge and possible patrons, 3 April 1906
G173/16/16, Letter from 4th Earl of Onslow from L. [Lewis] Harcourt [later 1st Viscount Harcourt], Office of Works, on new division of dining rooms for House of Commons and House of Lords, 9 April 1906
G173/16/17, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from H. Graham on various Houses of Parliament matters including dining room, 10 April 1906
G173/16/18, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Loulou [Lewis] Harcourt, agreeing to suspension of proposals, 19 April 1906
G173/16/19, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Henry H. Graham on Houses of Parliament business, 19 April 1906
G173/16/20, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from J.F. Symons-Lloyd about shortage of House of Lords committee rooms, 20 April 1906
G173/16/21, Specification of works required to be done at Clandon, Surrey with estimates, April 1906
G173/16/22, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from resident superintendent, House of Lords, on committee rooms in use, 1 May 1906
G173/16/23, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from resident superintendent, House of Lords, opposing transfer of 3 messengers' rooms to House of Commons, 9 May 1906
G173/16/24, Letter of apology to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Loreburn, 9 May 1906
G173/16/25, Letter to Mr. Williams from W. Casbon on tea room for peers, 9 May 1906
G173/16/26, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from [Lewis] Harcourt on impossibility of transferring House of Commons committee room to House of Lords, 16 May 1906
G173/16/27, Note to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Crewe on preparation of memorandum [? for Lord Privy Seal], 17 May 1906
G173/16/28, Note to 4th Earl from Lord Curzon asking Onslow to be present at House of Lords committee, nd
G173/16/29, Letter of thanks to 4th Earl of Onslow from Austen Chamberlain, 21 May 1906
G173/16/30, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from [Lewis] Harcourt giving details of re-allocation of rooms for House of Commons and House of Lords uses and on proposed lift for House of Lords, 22 May 1906
G173/16/31, Letter to 4th Earl from Lord Salisbury on opinions quoted by Onslow on land tenure bill, 23 May 1906
G173/16/32, Letter from [Lewis] Harcourt to 4th Earl of Onslow: negotiations seem to be approaching a satisfactory conclusion about House of Commons and Lords accommodation, 23 May 1906
G173/16/33, Copy letter from 4th Earl of Onslow to [Lewis] Harcourt, giving assent but with reservations, 23 May 1906
G173/16/34, Copy letter from 4th Earl of Onslow to [Lewis] Harcourt on accommodation and opposition by Chamberlain, 23 May 1906
G173/16/35, Agenda for Select Committee on House of Lords' Offices with extracts from correspondence, 1906, printed, 1906
G173/16/36, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from W. Casbon, superintendent, Refreshment Department, asking for control of new tea room for joint use of House of Commons and House of Lords, 25 May 1906
G173/16/37, Letter of apology to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Crewe re absence from House of Lords offices committee meeting with comments on political matters, 27 May 1906
G173/16/38, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from J.F. Symons-Lloyd, about House of Lords offices correspondence, nd
G173/16/39, Draft letter from 4th Earl of Onslow to Lord Knutsford asking for his opinion on exchange of House of Commons and House of Lords committee rooms, with Knutsford's reply giving assent, 31 May 1906
G173/16/40, Draft letter [from 4th Earl of Onslow] to L.H. [Lewis Harcourt], nd
G173/16/41, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries: Report of Grouse Disease Enquiry by Dr. E.A. Wilson, May 1906, 10 printed pp., May 1906
G173/16/42-57, 15 replies from peers to 4th Earl of Onslow's circularised proposals concerning committee rooms for House of Commons and House of Lords, 1 June 1906
G173/16/58, Note to 4th Earl of Onslow from J. Merrill accepting dinner invitation, nd
G173/16/59, Circular letter from 4th Earl of Onslow to Lord Cross about committee rooms [v.s.] annotated I agree. Cross, 1 June 1906
G173/16/60, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Crewe on Ealing matter, 2 June 1906
G173/16/61-71, 11 letters from peers re committee rooms, all, 2 June 1906
G173/16/72, List of previous transfers of House of Lords rooms for House of Commons use, unsigned, nd
G173/16/73-75, 3 letters of assent from peers to committee rooms proposals, 3 June 1906
G173/16/76, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Salisbury on tactics on Land Tenure and Education Bills, comments on results of late election, 3 June 1906
G173/16/77, Note of thanks to 4th Earl of Onslow signed A., Cranleigh, nd
G173/16/78-81, 4 letters from peers on committee rooms proposals, 4-5 June 1906
G173/16/82, Copy letter of assent to 4th Earl of Onslow from James K. Lowther, Speaker, 6 June 1906
G173/16/83, Letter of assent to 4th Earl of Onslow's proposals from Lord Carrington, 7 June 1906
G173/16/84, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Loreburn on tactics over appeal, 9 June 1906
G173/16/85, Letter of introduction to 4th Earl of Onslow for Dr. Chapple of Wellington, N.Z. from New Zealand Prime Minister, 9 June 1906
G173/16/86, Letter of assent to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Chesterfield, about committee room proposals, 10 June 1906
G173/16/87, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Loreburn on peerage cases, 16 June 1906
G173/16/88, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from [Lewis] Harcourt that changes for transfer of committee rooms not acceptable, 18 June 1906
G173/16/89, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Loreburn on timetable for Committee of Privileges, 22 June 1906
G173/16/90, Table of opinions of peers on committee rooms question [by 4th Earl of Onslow], nd
G173/16/91, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from ? G.M. Lefeux on writer's peerage for London County Council work, 1 July 1906
G173/16/92, Letter to 4th Earl from [Lewis] Harcourt acknowledging news that Onslow's sub-committee have rejected committee rooms proposals, 2 July 1906
G173/16/93, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Joseph Chamberlain on New Zealand legislation, 4 July 1906
G173/16/94, Memorandum by Comptroller of Council on Questions raised by Lord Onslow about Standing Orders, TS., nd
G173/16/95, Notes by A.G. on standing orders and Housing of Working Classes Act, 16 Aug 1906
G173/16/96, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Lansdowne on Scotch private bill legislation, etc., 13 July 1906
G173/16/97, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Percy Harris on tactics and wording of Finance Bill, 24 July 1906
G173/16/98, Small Landholders (Scotland) Bill, 28 July 1906, 16 printed pp., 28 July 1906
G173/16/99, Letter to 4th Earl from Lord Ripon informing Onslow that purely formal business transacted in House of Lords, 2 Aug 1906
G173/16/100, Letter of thanks to 4th Earl of Onslow from [Lewis] Harcourt, 4 Aug 1906
G173/16/101, Letter of thanks for condolences to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Curzon, 7 Aug 1906
G173/16/102, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Loulou Harcourt re meeting arranged with Palace of Westminster architect; impossibility of including lift in estimates, 7 Aug 1906
G173/16/103, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Halsbury on political matters, nd
G173/16/104, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Lansdowne, various political matters, 22 Sep 1906
G173/16/105a-b, 2 letters to 4th Earl of Onslow from [Lewis] Harcourt re parliamentary door and windows, etc., 23 & 27 Oct 1906
G173/16/106, Memorandum by N.E. of Scotland Land Defence Association on the Small Landholders (Scotland) Bill, 24 Oct. 1906, 9 printed pp., 1906
G173/16/107, Act of Parliament: Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906, printed, 1906
G173/16/108, Letter to 4th Earl from Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries Joint Committee requesting Onslow's support in national scheme for ichthyological research, 16 Nov 1906
G173/16/109, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Heneage on farming matters, ? Land Tenure Bill, 5 Dec 1906
G173/16/110, Extract from Lord Carrington's speech on Land Tenure Bill, Dec 1906
G173/16/111, Report of Committee on Small Holdings in Great Britain, 1906, 61 printed pp., 1906
G173/16/112, Notes on fish transplantation i.e. farming experiments, unsigned, nd
G173/16/113, Report on Northern Allotment Society, n.d., 8 TS. pp., nd [early 20th cent]
G173/16/114, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Lansdowne on Electricity and Channel Tunnel Bills and other parliamentary matters, 16 Jan 1907
G173/16/115, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Heneage on fisheries question, 3 Jan 1907
G173/16/116, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from W.A. Headman, University of Liverpool, arranging appointment, 10 Feb 1907
G173/16/117, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from H. Asquith, Treasury, referring to misunderstanding, 18 Feb 1907
G173/16/118, Draft letter to Times from 4th Earl of Onslow on International Sea Fisheries investigation, 21 Feb 1907
G173/16/119, Copy letter from E.W. Pretyman to My dear Hardy on questions arising from Land Tenure Bill, ? Lincolnshire, 3 March 1907
G173/16/120-1, Personal letter to 4th Earl from Lord Curzon, Reigate Priory, 9 March 1907, and another thanking Onslow for his reply 11 March 1907, March 1907
G173/16/122, Letter of thanks for condolences to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Ripon, 11 March 1907
G173/16/123, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Crewe on political matters, 14 March 1907
G173/16/124, Note from James Lowther [Speaker] on Commons procedure, 18 March 1907
G173/16/125, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from C. [Lord Crewe] on Standing Orders, 19 March 1907
G173/16/126, The Land and the Social Problem, 23 March 1907, by Algernon Turnor (circulated prior to the formation of the Central Land Association in April 1907, the Association was inaugurated on 3 July 1907. [Information: Mr Fforde of Nuffield College December 1979]., 1907
G173/16/127, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Curzon on experiment with cattle, 7 April 1907
G173/16/128, Personal letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Crewe, 12 April 1907
G173/16/129-30, 2 letters to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Roberts on proposed date of his visit to Guildford, 29 April & 1 May 1907
G173/16/131, Postcard to 4th Earl of Onslow from James W. Lowther [Speaker] on humorous fiasco, nd
G173/16/132, Letter to 4th Earl from Lord Loreburn on temporary deputy [Lord Onslow] for himself in House of Lords, nd
G173/16/133, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from James W. Lowther on amendments to Factory and Workshop Bill, 5 June 1907
G173/16/134, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Winston Churchill, Colonial Office on Col. Harding's case and note of Church-hill's interview with Secretary of State, 5 June 1907
G173/16/135, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Alfred Lyttelton on parliamentary matters, 10 June 1907
G173/16/136, Letter of explanation to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Rosebery about unannounced visit to Clandon, 16 June 1907
G173/16/137, Exercise for the Hervey Prize by V.A. [Huia] Onslow, 22 June 1907, TS., 22 June 1907
G173/16/138, Allotments (1887, 1890) and Small Holdings Acts (1892) and extracts from Local Government Act (1894), [1907], 25 printed pp., 1887-1907
G173/16/139, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from War Office about use of Chobham Common by troops, 1 July 1907
G173/16/140, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Roberts about meeting in Guildford, 1 July 1907
G173/16/141, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Selborne pleading previous engagement, 23 July 1907
G173/16/142, Letter to 4th Earl from Lord Loreburn asking Onslow to deputise for him in House of Lords, 21 Aug 1907
G173/16/143, Small Holdings and Allotments Bill, 16 Aug 1907, 27 printed pp., 16 Aug 1907
G173/16/144, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from King Lewanika of Barotseland, N.W. Rhodesia, on visit of Lord Selborne, 6 Nov 1907
G173/16/145, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Lansdowne about missing book, 20 Nov 1907
G173/16/146, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from A. Gray about request for increase in writer's salary, 4 Dec 1907
G173/16/147, Personal letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Rosebery, 26 Dec 1907
G173/16/148, Notes on experiments on migration of plaice, with chart, unsigned, nd
G173/16/149, Note in 4th Earl of Onslow's hand of ? proposed amendments to parliamentary Bill, nd
G173/16/150, Draft amendment to Small Holdings Act, [1907]
G173/16/151, Note in 4th Earl of Onslow's hand on North Sea Fisheries investigation, nd
G173/16/152, Memorandum re Professor Ray Lankester's remarks on North Sea Fisheries investigation, n.d., TS., nd
G173/16/153, Extracts from Hansard on introduction and 2nd reading of Small Holdings Bill, May & June 1907
G173/16/154, Rules under Small Holdings Acts for County Councils, etc., 1907, 8 printed pp., 1907
G173/16/155, Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1907, 26 printed pp, 1907
G173/16/156, Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1907, 26 printed pp, 1907
G173/16/157, Minutes of evidence of demand for allotments and small holdings and difficulty of obtaining land for those purposes, 1907, 15 printed pp., 1907