A letter from Leverhulme at Stornroway to D'Arcy Cooper

He has noted in the papers the details of Giles Hunt's will and sent a copy to Mr Huffam, Chairman of Crosfields and asked him to let him know how this agreed with the Net Income after the deduction of Income Tax. "r "nRequests that all reports especially in the Liverpool papers on Sir Hugh Clifford's speech. He disagrees with the tone and feels that this is an illustration of the old saying, 'No case - bully the plaintif's attorney.' "r "nCould be damaging to the Niger and other Companies if nothing is done. There is further reference to newspaper comments about the profitability and standing of West Africa companies and Leverhulme feels that action must be taken to safeguard the business, if necessary speaking about the issues in Parliament. August 31 1923

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