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Addis's own and his family's social activities and engagements, concert and theatre going, riding, cycling, reading, also meetings of the Bank of England, P&O, Eastern Telegraph Company, the Royal Economic Society, the Institute of Bankers, the Bank of Morocco, the China Association and St Felix School, with politicians and bankers and on the financial situation.
JANUARY To the Foreign Office for financial discussions; also meetings about funding the American debt. 'Governor would like to pay off £100 M. in the Currency Reserve gold etc, I as usual alone in opposition.' 31.
FEBRUARY Continued meetings about the American debt; visit to daughter Robina at Menton, France, much visiting and sightseeing.
MARCH Opposes Norman's proposals to export gold to the United States. 'I am strongly opposed to this kind of spectacular finance', 21; succeeded as President of the Institute of Bankers by Sir Herbert Hambling.
APRIL With son George to North Africa for Bank of Morocco meeting; elected member of the Athenaeum; visits Foreign Office on Consortium business.
MAY Attends meetings with Norman, Sir John Bradbury of the Reparations Commission and H.H. Asquith, Liberal leader, and prepares memorandum for the latter despite being in a minority of one. 'It wasn't very good but at least I have delivered my soul on the iniquity of tampering with the gold reserves', 11; resumes riding after operation; makes brief visits to the Scottish islands for holiday and to Paris for Consortium meeting; attends discussion on Tientsin-Peking railway problems.
JUNE Talk with Joynson-Hicks, Financial Secretary to the Treasury; to Paris for Bank of Morocco meeting; son Tom called to the Bar.
JULY Family holiday in Ardrahattan, Scotland with family visits, cycling, boating and walking.
SEPTEMBER Returns from holiday; attends discussions on Indian affairs at the Bank of England.
OCTOBER Attends discussions with Norman and John Baring, Lord Revelstoke, banker, over the Government's inflationary policies; meeting with Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister, who 'realised danger of Canada getting too much under control of US financiers', 25; appointed to Imperial Conference Currency Committee.
NOVEMBER Many meetings of Imperial Conference Currency Committee. 'In spite of my partial retirement there seems to be very little leisure, but one must work for the shadows are lengthening and the day grows shorter', 3; son George to leave Cambridge University without taking a degree; talks at the Bank of England about Norman's successor; Addis to go to Brazil to report on trade and finance; children Tom and Robina to Hong Kong.
DECEMBER Visits Scotland for speech in Edinburgh 'Back to the Gold Standard'; discussions on Japanese loan; to Brazil via Portugal.
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