The volume contains the following items:
G173/7/1, Bill to amend Small Holdings Act , printed, 1892
G173/7/2, Text of political speech by 4th Earl on Irish Home Rule; introduction of labour exchanges and arbitration tribunals; comments on strikes, etc., typescript with manuscript notes ? by Onslow, nd
G173/7/3, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Defence Office, N.Z. re his resignation as Hon. Col. of Canterbury Yeomanry, 23 March 1892
G173/7/4, Letter to 4th Earl from G.C. Williamson re ? Onslow coats of arms, 11 Feb 1893
G173/7/5-6, Letters to 4th Earl from Walker, Martineau, solicitor re sale of [Onslow] heirlooms at Christies, 3 & 13 May 1893
G173/7/7, Personal letter of thanks to Lady Onslow from [? Princess] Mary, White Lodge, Richmond Park, 10 June 1893
G173/7/8, Letter to 4th Earl from solicitors about purchase of Miss Onslow's heirlooms, 10 July 1893
G173/7/9a-b, Letters to 4th Earl from G.C. Williamson on sale of Onslow heirlooms, 28 July 1893
G173/7/10, Letter to 4th Earl from Walker, Martineau denying knowledge of title deeds of Onslow property in Wood Street, 3 Aug 1893
G173/7/11, Letter to 4th Earl from Henry R. Onslow, 2 Downs Terrace, Richmond, about proceeds of sale of heirlooms, 3 Aug [? 1893]
G173/7/12, Letter offering chairmanship of commission on depressed agriculture to 4th Earl of Onslow from Board of Agriculture, 16 Aug 1893
G173/7/13-19, 6 letters and copy letter from Walker, Martineau to Lord Onslow about investment of proceeds of sale of heirlooms, covering dates, 3 Oct - 2 Nov 1893
G173/7/20, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from W.E. Gladstone about deputation to 10 Downing Street, 4 Nov [1893]
G173/7/21, Letter from G.C. Williamson to 4th Earl of Onslow on proposed repairs and alterations at Clandon, 10 Nov 1893
G173/7/22, Letter from Lord Salisbury to Lord Onslow on political affairs, 15 Nov 1893
G173/7/23, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from G.C. Williamson re impossibility of giving estimate for work on State Bedroom, Clandon, 16 Nov 1893
G173/7/24-5, Covering letter and 2 copy letters from Walker, Martineau about Onslow heirlooms, Nov 1893
G173/7/26, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from J. Starkie Gardner about date and origin of Merrow Lodge Gates, 16 July 1895
G173/7/27, Returns under Small Holdings Act (1892), 29 printed pp., 1895
G173/7/28-30, 3 letters from Lord Salisbury to 4th Earl, 2 about Onslow's acceptance of leadership of moderate party on London County Council, Aug and Sep 1895 and one letter ? on same subject 12 April 1896, 1895-1896
G173/7/31, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Joseph Chamberlain on honours for Sir Francis Dillon Bell, 20 April 1896
G173/7/32, Letter of thanks to 4th Earl of Onslow for allowing troops to use Chobham Common, signed Arthur, see G97/5/15 (1-28), 7 Sep 1896
G173/7/33, Personal letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Joseph Chamberlain, 20 Nov 1896
G173/7/34, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow about satisfactory small tenants, from Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, 19 Oct 1896
G173/7/35, Copy of speech by 4th Earl of Onslow annotated speech address to a meeting of the Party. It was followed by a unanimous vote that I should continue the leadership [sc. of moderate party on London County Council], TS., nd
G173/7/36-37, Letter from T.G. Fardell to L.L. Corbett on opposition to Lord Onslow on London County Council 19 Mar 1897; with covering letter to 4th Earl from recipient, 1897
G173/7/38, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from the City Solicitor, Guildhall, urging him to remain as moderate party leader London County Council, 19 Mar 1897
G173/7/42, Another letter from City Solicitor to same effect, 17 Mar 1897
G173/7/39, Petition signed by members of London County Council to 4th Earl of Onslow urging him to remain on London County Council, [1897]
G173/7/40-1, 43-56, 60-63, 18 letters [from members of London County Council] to 4th Earl expressing regret at Onslow's resignation from leadership of moderate party, March 1897
G173/7/57-9, Copy letter to Times from E.A. Goulding on London County Council election and copy reply by 4th Earl of Onslow, 13 Mar 1897
G173/7/64, Cuttings of 3 letters to Times in March 1897 on dispute over London County Council election, 1897
G173/7/65, Letter from Arthur Arnold to 4th Earl supporting Onslow's behaviour about election, 6 Mar 1897
G173/7/66, Report of a departmental committee on the prevalence of venereal disease among British troops in India [Chairman: 4th Earl of Onslow], 33 printed pp., 1897
G173/7/67-68, Letters to 4th Earl from Lord Curzon [Viceroy of India] congrat. Onslow on his Committee's report (v.s.), 31 Mar 1897 and on Indian affairs 25 April 1897, 1897
G173/7/69-71, 3 letters to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Salisbury on politics and London County Council matters, n.d., May 1897 & Nov 1897
G173/7/72, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Duke of Devonshire on ? London County Council election procedure, 4 Feb 1898
G173/7/73, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from [Lord Rosebery] on reprint of circular, 2 Mar 1898
G173/7/74, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Salisbury on appointments to Foreign and Colonial Offices, 1 July 1900
G173/7/75, Letter to Your Excellency about loan of horse from P A Crouse, St. Helena, 22 Oct 1900
G173/7/76, Copy letter from 4th Earl of Onslow to Lord Salisbury about his resignation from London County Council leadership, nd
G173/7/77-78, 2 letters on Foreign and Colonial Office appointments to 4th Earl of Onslow from Lord Salisbury, 3 Nov. 1900 and from Joseph Chamberlain 22 Nov. 1900, Nov 1900
G173/7/79, Statement by New Zealand Prime Minister on defences of colony, 1900, 8 printed pp., 1900
G173/7/80, Report on work done by and effects of Colonial Conference, initialled TCM 21/1/01, typescript and manuscript notes by 4th Earl of Onslow, 1901
G173/7/81, Political letter from Joseph Chamberlain to 4th Earl and Onslow's copy reply, 14 Mar 1901
G173/7/82, Statement on Colonial Office appointments, 10 printed, 1901
G173/7/83a-b, Statement on Colonial Police appointments 1901 29 printed; Memorandum re West African Frontier force, 1901, 2 printed, 1901
G173/7/84, Letter to Lord Onslow from Viscount Milner on political matters, 26 July 1901
G173/7/85-6, 2 letters to 4th Earl of Onslow from Joseph Chamberlain concerning foreign affairs, 3 & 11 Sept 1901
G173/7/87, Note to 4th Earl from Lord Roberts in reply to Onslow's enquiry about Australian military appointments, 2 Oct 1901
G173/7/88, Personal letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Sir William Vernon Harcourt, 1 Oct 1901
G173/7/89, Letter to 4th Earl of Onslow from Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Government House, Cape Town, South Africa, describing progress of Boer War, 10 Dec 1901