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Acknowledges receipt of Victor Verasis Branford’s letters of the 13th and 16th September. Doubts a meeting with William Stowell Haldane will help matters.

Gives 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.

Asks 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.

Discusses Dowell’s report on the property market for 1911, taxation and the Government’s Town Planning Bill.

Acknoeledges 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.

Discusses 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

Acknowledges receipt of Jas. F. Macdonald’s letter of 29 January. Regrets the Town and Gown Association is not in a position to offer the named commission for finding a loan over More’s Garden.

Details his efforts in selecting names from the Register of Members of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh to whom he could send a Prospectus of the Town and Gown Association in order to obtain funding. Apologises that Harry W. Methuen’s letter of 1st May was not delivered until that day. Suggests sending a letter written by A.J Balfour and signed also by Lord Pentland in support of the Prospectus.

Lists the sums needed to cover the Town and Gown Association debts. Mentions Henry Beveridge, Professor Crum Brown, G.A. Gibson, Professor F.M.Caird. Three copies.

Reminds Patrick Geddes of the proposal that Professor Cunningham should become a Director for the Town and Gown Association. Gives a positive account on the number of residents staying at the Halls. Confirms promotional booklets are being sent to students who have entered Preliminary Examinations. Discusses the extent to which Lister House, Ramsay Lodge, Blackie House and St. Giles are being booked. Mentions the Venture at Musselburgh has not been successful that year. Mentions Dr. Gibson, Mr. Caird, professor Alexander Crum Brown, Lorne Campbell, Professor Martin and Professor McEwan.

Asks for a clear statement from Geddes on his financial commitments to the Outlook Tower to assist in the appeal for help for the Outlook Tower. Mentions the 'cordial approval' of Stanley Hall and suggests that the intellectual support he could command would help. Typescript.

Informs Patrick Geddes of the serious financial difficulties the Town and Gown University Halls are facing due to the war and recommends the liquidation of the Association. Thoughts on the war, economy, education and political situation. Mentions Miss Smith of St. Giles University Hall, Lord Pentland, and Haldane.

Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ two letters, one from Bombay and the other from P.& O. ship and dated 25 April. Informs Geddes that Ramsay Lodge had been taken as a school for young officers, bringing in a constant monthly income. Discusses the University Halls accounts and is overall more hopeful regarding the financial situation of the Town and Gown Association.

Suggests 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.

Writes about several financial matters relating to Town and Gown; Branford's effort to raise money in London to pay off the University and City Association debt to the Town and Gown Association; the solvency of the [University and City Association]. Also mentions the misuse of loans from [A.J.] Herbertson and [J.A.] Thomson and the repayment of a loan from Mrs. Milne Murray. Typescript.