Record

RefNoMS/527/1/6/14
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Gertrude Dixon of the Wheat Commission, to William B Hardy
Date1 May 1918
DescriptionIs not clear how Chaston Chapman came to be working on the musty maize investigation -- notes the present position that the maize is arriving in a better condition than was anticipated -- says this has been explained to Chapman, who is preparing a report of his work but will not proceed with investigations. Includes Hardy's comments that he initially spoke to Lord Crawford, and that the original prospects [of the maize crop] were 'very gloomy.'
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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