Buck sends Christmas greetings to the Ewarts and reminisces about their meeting at the Pan-Pacific Science Congress in Australia. He writes that the Board of Maori Ethnological Research has been busy and that they have established a Maori Improvement Fund to promote practical and higher education among the Maori people. He also reports that the Government has granted him leave to accompany an American scientific expedition into Polynesia.

Tovey thanks Mrs Ewart for her letter and writes concerning his engagements for the forthcoming weekend. He mentions that he is settling into his house at 50 Manor Place, Edinburgh.

Macarthur-Onslow writes that she was sorry she did not see the Ewarts to say goodbye and she hopes they have arrived home safely. She provides details of an old female friend living in Edinburgh, and would appreciate it if the Ewarts were to visit her.

Gordon thanks Mrs Ewart for the glass jars for preserving the peas and beans in his garden and hopes that she and Professor Ewart will visit him on Shetland again next year. He reports that he was disappointed with the prices he received for his lambs in Aberdeen.

Jones commiserates that the Ewarts' trip back home from Australia was uncongenial. He provides a description of his home on Mount Wilson, Blue Mountain, Australia.

Primrose congratulates Ewart on the announcement of his engagement and passes on the best wishes of her sister.

Elwes confirms the date of Ewart's visit and invites Mrs Ewart. He asks when Ewart proposes to send his blackfaced hoggs as he is not sure whether he wants to go on with them.

Elwes writes that he has enclosed a letter concerning Merino rams in Australia. He recommends the book 'Tutira, A History of New Zealand Sheep Farm' by Guthrie-Smith and confirms visiting arrangements for Ewart and his wife.

Fraser-Tytler confirms arrangements for visiting Devonshire with Ewart and his wife, and asks whether Ewart will be seeing the Polo and Riding Pony Show. He disagrees with the men who wish to start a new stud book for Highland Ponies.

Wickham writes to confirm when Ewart and his wife will be visiting them in Chester, as he is trying to arrange a convenient time for them to visit Assheton-Smith.