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Current account vouchers of payments from China Navigation Company Bombay account, paid by John Swire & Sons London to various creditors, including staff payments; homeward journey expenses; 'Hickory' ships; coal; tobacco; tea etc.
Box 1 also includes, billheads for Taylor, Smith & Coy and Taylor & Smith 1:31; Crew list for NEWCHWANG paid at Freetown, 1:32
Box 2
File 1 includes: names of seafarers employed and the vessels on which they sailed, some vouchers for sick leave/leave taken; Statements of Expenses incurred by HM Government against CNCo vessels; Receipt for a wood lifeboat of £320.12.6, 2:1:28; races of passengers on MOOLTAN to join HICKORY VESSELS, 2:1:72; Vouchers re NORTHERN WARRIOR, 2:1:90-95, 193-210, NORTHERN MASTER 2:1:96-100, NORTHERN TRAVELLER, 2:1:101-109; Travelling expenses from New York to Scotstoun, Glasgow for Mrs W Bell, 1945, 2:1:122-123; charges for Ramadan Festival at Maghull Camp, 2:1:184; names and wages of lead crew on HICKORY TOR Sep 1945, 2:1:198; list of Merchant Service personnel travelling from Liverpool to New York, May 1945, 2:1:331; list of Ratings treated by surgeon on MOOLTAN, HICKORY TARN, HICKORY CAIRN, HICKORY DYKE, HICKORY DELL and ailment treated for, 2:1:339;
File 2 also includes names of seafarers employed, mostly Ship's Masters, and the vessels on which they sailed; Statements of Expenses incurred by HM Government against CNCo vessels, including in respect of N Walker of the SHANTUNG, 2:2:7; Various receipts for gratuities issued to Masters of Transports on NC Service, including SHENGKING, 2:2:10-2:2:11, HUPEH 2:2:26 and 2:2:55, ANHUI, 2:2:30, NANCHANG, 2:2:54; Statement of Expenses incurred by HM Government in respect of SD Peel of NANCHANG; Returns of vessels used during war; receipt for 180 tons of South African coal 2:2:27; Wages of named local staff, Calcutta, 2:2:29-35; Various War Risk Money invoices paid to Radio Officers including for travelling on the HUNAN, 2:2:36-2:2:39 and 2:2:43-48; crew list of 47 men sailing on the KIUNGCHOW, 1943, 2:2:94-96, 224; Expenses of two Indian seamen - survivors, HOIHOW (145 killed, only 4 survived when the ship was attacked in 1943) 2:2:122, 175; crew list of NEWCHWANG, Dec 1943, 2:2:138 and Jan 1944, 2:2:156 and Nov 1943, 2:2:174; 42 Egyptian crew of KIUNGCHOW, 1944, 2:2:190; crew list of LIANGCHOW, 2:2:196;
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