China Navigation Company Eastern General Letters

Letters to and from John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Japan and Butterfield and Swire in Sydney relating to routine business matters including Japan and Australia trade, the management of cargo shipments, routine upkeep, conversion and sales of vessels. In particular this file co...

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Order number: JSS Box 2714
Date(s) of creation: Feb 1964- Aug 1964
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2714
Summary: Letters to and from John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Japan and Butterfield and Swire in Sydney relating to routine business matters including Japan and Australia trade, the management of cargo shipments, routine upkeep, conversion and sales of vessels. In particular this file covers trade of bananas, tonnage disposition, Australia trade with regards to southbound sailings, the Japan/Indonesia pool, the Wangku Stevedore service and includes fortnightly reports. Includes subject index
Previous numbers: CNCo 2484
Extent: 1 file; 1 box
Arrangement: Letters are arranged geographically into four sections: to the East, from the East, to Australia and from Australia and are arranged chronologically within these sections.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
User restrictions: Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
Language: English
Finding aids: Handlist available
Format: Archive