China Navigation Co. New Guinea Australia Line Letters

Letters between John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong, Swire and Gilchrist Pty, and New Guinea Australia Line Port Moresby. Letters relate to routine shipping matters, and in particular freight rates and increases, NGAL Pty turnover, charter hire rates and budgets, AWPL coo...

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Order number: JSS Box 2729
Date(s) of creation: 1971
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2729
Summary: Letters between John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong, Swire and Gilchrist Pty, and New Guinea Australia Line Port Moresby. Letters relate to routine shipping matters, and in particular freight rates and increases, NGAL Pty turnover, charter hire rates and budgets, AWPL cooperation with NGAL, coastal trade shipping and commission, crews, financial matters (including voyage results and accounts.) Papers also include minutes of NGAL meetings and some photographs. Letter files include subject index
Previous numbers: CNCo 3523 & 3524; JSSIII 12/3
Extent: 2 files
Arrangement: Letters are arranged chronologically by sending office
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