Letter from [WSC] to Lord Balfour [earlier Arthur Balfour] reporting that the Government's surplus for the ending financial year will be greater than forecast and will go towards the remission of rates. Carbon typescript copy.

Letter from 1st Lord D'Abernon (British Embassy, Berlin, [Germany]) to WSC expressing regret that WSC cannot visit, enclosing and commenting on a note on taxation of betting [not present] and thanking him for his congratulations [on his Viscountcy, see CHAR 2/141/6].

Letter from W Stimpson, president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, to WSC expressing the approval of himself and his colleagues for the Budget, particularly the determination to maintain the Sinking Fund and not to raise taxation.

Letter from W F Charles, governing director of Zenobia Ltd, perfumers and soap makers (Woodgate, Loughborough [Leicestershire]) sending samples of his firm's products, denying the claim of Philip Snowden [later Lord Snowden] that British perfumers enjoy tax advantages over French ones and suggesting that a tax be levied on all foreign advertisements in English publications.

Letter from [CSC] to W F Charles (Zenobia Ltd, Woodgate, Loughborough, [Leicestershire]) praising the samples of his firm's perfumes, soaps and fancy cases which he sent and agreeing that it would be a good idea to tax foreign advertisements. Carbon typescript copy.

Cutting from the "Times": James Ramsay MacDonald's and Philip Snowden's Trade unions policy on the taxation of betting. Sent with CHAR 2/157/28.

Letter from Spencer Perceval to [2nd Lord Harrowby] on taxation and government borrowing. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/153/75.

Letter from [9th Duke of Marlborough] (Blenheim) to WSC on: WSC's query about the King of Egypt; the formation of a committee of the House of Commons to decide what constitutes a money bill with regard to its passage through the House of Lords; Marlborough's belief that WSC should enforce economy in government departments rather than impose new forms of taxation. Encloses CHAR 2/152/131.

Memorandum on the racecourse betting bill by the stewards of the Jockey Club and National Hunt Committee summarising the advantages of the bill as the establishment of totalisators at racing tracks and increased regulation of bookmakers at racecourses and outlining proposals to establish a central authority under control of the Jockey Club and National Hunt Committee, funds for which would be used to support horse breeding and the sport.Printed pamphlet.

Letter from Sir Patrick Hastings to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain recalling a scheme he proposed in 1916 for raising money; with notes and copies of correspondence from [Arthur] Rucker, [Principal] Private Secretary to Prime Minster, and [?Christopher] Hankey, [Herbert] Brittain, [Thomas] Padmore, and Sydney Turner of HM Treasury asking if anyone including [1st] Lord Hankey recalls details of the scheme and why it was rejected. [typescript with carbons and manuscript notes].

Correspondence between Leslie Rowan [Private Secretary to WSC] and [? Mary Ann Stocks], Ministry of Labour and Norman Tucker, Treasury, on a suggestion by W T Towler [Director, Towler and Son Limited, Engineers] that an Industrial Cross or Distinguished Labour Order should be instituted in future honours and on taxation; also includes copy of letter by John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC] to Sir Robert Knox [Secretary, Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Louis] Jennings in which he discusses measures likely to be implemented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer [George Goschen] including the taxation of foreign goods and expresses approval for an article by [4th Lord] Dunraven in the National Review.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Floors Castle [Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland]) to [Louis] Jennings in which he discusses his opposition to the taxation of foreign imports as it would alienate the county population and asks whether there has been any developments about [Robert, 3rd] Lord Salisbury's opposition to reconstruction.

The papers cover all Wolff's positions in the Conservative Party: his work in the Research Department, 1965-70; then as Special Adviser to the Government, 1970-74 (the files from this period are the most numerous, containing Government papers); then Director-General of the Party. Particular sequences in the papers include the reports of the Opinion Research Centre, a large number of subject files and files relating to the 1970 General Election, particularly speeches.