Is Secretary of a committee for advising on Indian weights and measures and would welcome any reports and pamphlets by WH's father [note on verso stating the letter has been passed to his father].

Is grateful for the pamphlets on Standards and will inform him of any decisions made by the Committee. Comments on the various national standards and systems used.

Thanks for the parliamentary papers, which the Committee have found very useful. Will soon forward his report, which recommends the metric system.