Blythe Green & Jourdain Co. Ltd Minute Book No. 3

Indexed at front of volume Also printed/typed loose papers at back of volume, now in grey folder in same box JSS BOX 3153: Directors' Fees, 1948 Notes and observations on the business and characters of Theo. Schloss & Co, Durban. Sole Shareholders a 'crotchety' Edwin Baber (71) and Gordon Babe...

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Order number: JSS Box 3153
Date(s) of creation: Jul 1936 - Apr 1952
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Order number: JSS Box 3153
Summary: Indexed at front of volume Also printed/typed loose papers at back of volume, now in grey folder in same box JSS BOX 3153: Directors' Fees, 1948 Notes and observations on the business and characters of Theo. Schloss & Co, Durban. Sole Shareholders a 'crotchety' Edwin Baber (71) and Gordon Baber. Detail of opportunities in the Wattle Bark trade, 1949 Report on African Chemie (Mr Van Dyk). Van Dyk described as 'a very capable man, cool and energetic' interested in trade partners in Asbestos, Chrome, Andalusite, Swaziland Tin and Haematite, 1949 Report on Riverside Dried Fruits Co. (Pty) Ltd - potential of buying out Marshalls, current managers. Characters and issues within company, 1949 Report on meeting with Joao Ferreira Dos Santos, who requires offers of steel plates, black iron plates, Fishbolts and nuts, cement, paint, electrical material, 1949 Report on potential business with Gordhades Valabhdes & Fulhos. Commentary on difficulty of importing foreign piece goods into the territory as traders are obliged to buy from Portugal. Suggested acceptable goods: khaki drills, white drills, prints, Black Italian 54" Cloth. Also, BSA Cycles, cement, plain/corrugated sheets, paint, lorries and cars, scents Report, 'General Observations on trip to Mozambique'; Mr Wheeler's Preliminary Notes - brief paragraph assessments of various companies; GAR's notes, diary format, potential goods to trade, assessments of companies/individuals, customs issues, 1949 Report 'Johannesberg Traders', more brief impressions made of the company and its directors, Bert. Mendelsohn & Co.; also Dominion Wholesalers (Mr Hechter); MS CCovadia, senior and junior Letter to HJ Jourdain outlining terms of his contract to move from Mauritius too Malaya, to obtain a good 'degreee of knowledge of Malayan affairs' , 1949 Letter from Harper Gilfillan & Co Ltd with attached letter of Lieu to the Hongkong Bank; Specimen letter to the Chartered Bank and Letter of Hypothecation to Hongkong Bank, 1949 NB Acid free paper bookmarks have replaced the original paper markers in the volume
Previous numbers: COMP 95
Extent: 1 vol
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Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive