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Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is suffering from a cold and is staying indoors for a few days to prepare his Munitions Statement. Family news. Uncle Lloyd.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is still working on the drink question but is uncertain to what extent he can carry the support of his colleagues.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is staying indoors in an attempt to throw off a cold. Goes to the Commons the next day. Leaves on Sunday on a tour through Provence.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is spending all his time on the Budget. 'I am afraid you cannot be admitted. No strangers let in up to the present. But I'll make a real effort to smuggle you in as I want you to hear it. It will probably be the Tuesday before Easter'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is remaining at Westminster to witness the bringing in of the Disestablishment Bill and to complete the work on the Budget. Many cartoons featuring D. Lloyd George are now appearing. Asquith has made a first-class speech on Disestablishment - 'Small House & quiet. None of the ferocious excitement that surrounded the Controversy in 1894'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is receiving numerous deputations including Hotel Keepers and Scottish MPs. Will be in charge of the Commons up to 12.30 the next day. Met Balfour at dinner at Lord Desborough's the previous evening - 'He was very pleasant'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is receiving deputations on Old Age Pensions. Has got his way in Cabinet the previous day and that day. Sir Edward Grey is to dine with him that evening.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is preparing his speech for the luncheon of Colonial Premiers the following day. Will prepare the next day for Monday - 'I have a smashing reply to all criticisms'. 'I am sending Dr Macnaughton to Harrogate to see Nancy & report next week. Dont let Dr D. know anything about it. He won't like it'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is preparing for the big meeting at Treorchy the following day. Is going to listen to T.C.W. at Clapham Junction that night. R. O. Roberts, Caernarvon, has come to have tea.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is preparing for his visit to Paris to discuss financial and war business. Is to discuss military matters with French officials at the insistence of Kitchener. Criccieth is now a military centre! Wil bach's 'martial fever'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is preoccupied by the strike. The 'ill considered attack' by Ramsay MacDonald on Asquith. Experienced a bilious attack the previous night.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is 'overwhelmed with congratulations' on the Budget speech. Asquith is delighted and the City has taken it well. F.E. Smith believed that the Lords will not throw out the Budget - 'Do you think they are mad?'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is off to the Queen's Hotel, Eastbourne, for the weekend. Has already collected £5,500 for the land campaign.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is now going for a motor drive with Herbert Lewis. Would like Dick to do duty for him at Caernarvon on Monday.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is making progress on the drink question. Has conducted 'endless interviews'. Is going to Walton Heath for the weekend.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving to play golf with Rufus Isaacs, Macnamara and Masterman. The previous night was very successful.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving to play golf at Walton Heath with Percy Illingworth, C.F.G. Masterman and Donald, the editor of the Chronicle. The Tory press and the Marconi case. 'If Bonar [Law] thinks he can make anything out of it he will get the smashing of his life'.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving on a trip with Maggie. He is to spend Sunday with Sir Walter Runciman at Newcastle.

Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving on a trip to Dartmouth on the yacht of Sir Thomas Lipton. Family news. The Development Bill has gone off well and has earned the support of The Times. The sale of the Limehouse speech has reached 1,250,000 - 'quite unprecedented'. Street hawkers are reselling it.