Discusses his meeting with Sir William Robertson and John Ross concerning the renegotiation of repayment of Henry Beveridge’s loan by the Town and Gown Association. Mentions Victor Verasis Branford and his efforts for helping the Association. Mentions Lord Pentland.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantAcknowledges receipt of Victor Verasis Branford’s letters of the 13th and 16th September. Doubts a meeting with William Stowell Haldane will help matters.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantDiscusses his meeting with John Ross and the negation of the debt payable to Henry Beveridge by the Town and Gown Association. Encloses a copy of John Ross’ letter [not extant]. Mentions Victor Verasis Branford’s efforts to seek persons who could give a loan to the Association on a permanent basis.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantGives an overview of the current financial status of the Town and Gown Association, explaining its financial difficulties relating to the debt owed to one of the previous Directors of the Association, Mr. Henry Beveridge. Hopes William Stowell Haldane might help. Mentions Lord Shaw and Lord Balfour.
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Writes concerning the repayment of a loan to Henry Beveridge by the Town and Gown Association and encloses a copy of a letter from Ross and Connell dated the 8th of November [extant]. Suggests the only way forward is either the voluntary liquidation of the Town and Gown Association or dividing the shares of the Association.
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Enclosed copy letter from Ross and Connell, to Whitson and Methuen, 8 November 1910.
Acknowledge receipt of Whitson and Methuen’s letter of the 7th of November. Reassert Henry Beveridge’s position and call for the repayment of the loan and the incurred interest. If the Town and Gown Association cannot repay the loan, then Henry Beveridge will place the Association in liquidation.
Encloses memorandum.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantBusiness as mentioned in T GED 9/960/4 [https://www.ica-atom.org/strathclyde/copy-letter-from-to-messrs-ross-and-connell-3;isad]. Mention of Dr. Ross, property at More's Garden and the proposed Scottish Zoological Garden.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantDiscusses selling Ramsay Gardens to Henry Bell, advises Patrick Geddes to accept Mr. Murdock's proposed repayment of his debt, and notes the financial loss caused by the fact that the Summer Meeting was not held that year in Edinburgh. Mentions Mr. Pollard. Sends the copy of a letter he had written to Mr. Murdoch dated 21 August 1900 [extant] regarding a debt he owes to Patrick Geddes.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantInforms Miss Ritchie that Professor Answorth, one of the Secretaries of the British Association Meeting, has advised he would suggest the Outlook Tower to the committee in charge of local arrangements.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantSuggests Miss Ritchie should start preparations for the British Association’s visit to Edinburgh in September 1921. Attaches a newspaper cutting [extant] relating to preparations for the British Association’s visit.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantDiscusses Dowell’s report on the property market for 1911, taxation and the Government’s Town Planning Bill.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantAcknowledge receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter. Regrets not being able to attend one of Geddes’ lectures. Discusses the inevitable sale of the University Hall of Residence More’s Garden, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. Suggest securing another loan is very unlikely.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantAsks for Patrick Geddes’ views on moving forward at the next Meeting of the Town and Gown Association. Discusses his reconstruction proposal for the Association and compares it to the one of his colleague, Mr. Methuen. Mentions Dowell’s report on the property market for 1911 and the current property prices in Edinburgh.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantAcknoeledges receipt of Patrick Geddes' letter. Agrees with Geddes’ suggestion to extend the University Halls and purchase new property. Suggests acquiring property in other parts of the city in order to attract more diverse tenants, such as lawyers, accountants, architects and advocates.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantDiscusses the valuations which have to be made for all the properties owned by the Town and Gown Association. Mentions Cairns, McIntosh, Morton, Lorimer, Fairbairn, Lightbody, Turner, McCandlish, Blake, and Heseltine
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