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Written at House of Commons. The East and West Wales Railway. 'Da iawn yr wythnos diweddaf i L.G. & G. Y mae L.G., R. & Co yn prifio hefyd'. The Manchester case.

Written at House of Commons. The doctors' panels are almost complete. The strike has been completely smashed. The meeting of the London doctors that afternoon.

Written at House of Commons. The doctors are 'tumbling over each other now in their hurry to come in'. Llandudno is 'but an illustration'. Has received a telegram to say that the Isle of Wight has given in.

Written at House of Commons. The division in the House gave the government a great fright last night - 'They were scared & it may help Balfour to realise what is in store for him next year'. McKenna and he have one further plot in hand for this session, but are not very hopeful of results.

Written at House of Commons. The dissension surrounding the appointment of a Junior Whip from amongst the Welsh Members. Campbell-Bannerman said to Alfred Thomas as the chairman of the Welsh MPs, 'I wouldn't dream of offering it to LlG. It would close his mouth in the House & he will get something much better'. The choice thus lies between the two Herberts. Backs Herbert Lewis. 'The worst of it is that it settles now the question of whether we should take office or not if at any time a Liberal administration should ever come in. Personally I am far from clear in my own mind & conscience on this point. I fear Wales will suffer. I am uneasy about it. If they give us cake it will be to stop our mouths'. The Cromwell meeting the previous day.

Written at House of Commons. The Directors of the London Docks are here bargaining to sell the docks. Campbell-Bannerman has improved.

Written at House of Commons. The dinner with the Shipping Gazette people. The third reading debate of the Merchant Shipping Bill is on the following day and then it goes up to the Lords.

Written at House of Commons. The deputation of Welsh MPs and the responses of Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith. Saw Elfed the previous night - 'very reasonable about the situation'.

Written at House of Commons. The deputation of railway magnates received that day: 'Very satisfactory interview. Got them at last to agree to the very thing they came to argue against!'.

Written at House of Commons. The defeat of the Jingo Liberal candidate in the Isle of Wight by-election. Fears that Lief Jones will also be badly beaten. The article in that day's Morning Leader on South Africa.

Written at House of Commons. The debate the previous night was 'one of the most remarkable in this Parliament'. The London papers have published leading articles on his motion. 'It was a great stroke of luck for me to have been in order. ... Our party delighted with the whole business'. Has been invited to stand as candidate by the South Glamorgan Liberal Association - 'Shall reply "No thank you" altho' I confess I should rather enjoy the task of turning Quin out'.

Written at House of Commons. The debate on the unemployed - 'John [Burns] at his worst & the P.M. not as effective as usual'. There seems to be good prospects for the settlement of the education problem. Is busy with financial matters for next year and Land Purchase in Ireland. Is to have breakfast the following day with Dillon, Redmond and T.P. O'Connor. The Bishop of St Asaph dined with him the previous evening.

Written at House of Commons. The debate on the Licensing Bill has begun; is to speak on Monday. Asquith beckoned to D. Lloyd George to sit at his side on the Front Bench that day. Answered his first questions as Chancellor. 'Winston has made a bad choice in going to Dundee. If every English Liberal statesman, the moment his own countrymen scowl at him, ran away to the bosom of the Celt to be coddled, England will think Liberalism a purely Celtic party'.

Written at House of Commons. The debate on the Kitchener vote - 'Balfour very average & commonplace. Bannerman good in first part of his speech most unhappy in second half. Morley as usual full of fine passages but not sustained'. The Mintoscope dinner at The Cecil that evening. Business matters. Is now working for the Drapery Solicitorship: 'As you know there is a strong jealousy of Welshmen amongst the English tradesmen - owing of course to their success'. Has written officially to Barmouth.

Written at House of Commons. The debate on the Education Bill has begun; McKenna, who opened the debate 'waved the white flag too ostentatiously'. Perks is now speaking 'rather maladroitly. Has had a long chat with Corrie Grant who wishes to throw out the Water Bill: '... I told him what a landlord ridden place C[ricieth] was'.

Written at House of Commons. The debate on the Education Bill going well. 'You remember how I told you in Switzerland that I had warned the Cabinet against the scheme. Told them it would conciliate no one whilst alienating many of our best friends'. C. P. Scott has lost his son.

Written at House of Commons. The debate on the Budget. Has spoken for twenty minutes on the Sinking Fund '& seeing I know but next to nothing about it did well'. Margaret's health improved.