Letter from [L Taylor] to Lord Rhondda of the Ministry of Food Has been in contact with the Royal Society about the possible uses of horse chestnuts -- learned from Mr A Vassall that 56000 tons of chestnuts were used for the manufacture of spirit for high explosives -- notes that use of chestnuts saves barely -- does not see why there should not be a fee paid for the collection of chestnuts as for acorns -- proposes a plan to pay school boys to collect and pool their chestnuts -- notes that the matter should be taken up now as chestnuts begin to fall in September -- has received authority from the Herts War Agricultural Committee to bring the issue before the schools -- is happy to call upon [Lord Rhondda]. 1 August 1917