Letter from [Richard Burdon] Haldane, 28 Queen Anne's Gate, to Sir Joseph Larmor He has no doubt that many things had to be procured at excessive prices, sometimes that was the only way. Things must be procured quickly. The best business talent has worked to keep charges down, but this was not always possible 'when we are fighting for out lives'. Men like Lord Kitchener do not waste public money, although Haldane acknowledges there may have been mistakes. 10 January 1915