Correspondence between Du Cane and Luke, during the former's visits to France and London, 17 Aug-21 Oct 1930

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Held at the Weston Library

Comprises:

(fol. 1) letter from Du Cane about the question of a contribution by Malta to the cost of defence, 17 Aug 1930
(fols. 2-9) letter from Du Cane forwarding correspondence between Strickland and Sir Augusto Bartolo about the leakage to the press of a Minute from Du Cane to the Officer Administering the Government, Vice Admiral the Hon. M.R. Best, 18-21 Aug 1930
(fols. 10-23) letters and telegrams from Du Cane, forwarding a letter from Lord Loyd introducing Philip Frere, and referring to the question of appointments to public offices being brought before the Executive Council and to the leakage of the Minute (see above), and a reply from Luke, 25 Aug-6 Sep 1930
(fols. 24-27) letter from Luke about the Pentecost Sunday disturbances, and the case heard in the Court of Appeal, 29 Sep 1930
(fols. 28-34) letters from Du Cane, about the Spalding Bulb Company and a bulb-growing experiment at San Antonio; Du Cane's talks in London with Passfield on the future constitution, the question of a Royal Commission, and the handling of finances by the Maltese Ministers; and the Gordon Hotels scheme to build a luxury hotel on Malta, 30 Sep 1930
(fols. 35-49) correspondence concerned chiefly with the Hotel Scheme. There are references to Sir Francis Towle, Managing Director of Gordon Hotels, and Lord Inchcape, Director of the P & O Company, who were also interested in the scheme, 3-21 Oct 1930.