Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co General Letters
Correspondence between London and Hong Kong relating to the management of the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Adelaide steamship co, competition, Chinese staff (housing, wages), docking and repairs, finance (particularly with regards to pens...
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2810 (2 boxes) |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1957-1958 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2810 (2 boxes) |
|---|---|
| Summary: |
Correspondence between London and Hong Kong relating to the management of the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Adelaide steamship co, competition, Chinese staff (housing, wages), docking and repairs, finance (particularly with regards to pension schemes and Canadian investments), labour issues, naval dockyard, new construction and launches of vessels. a section of letters to and from Hong Kong also relate to the management of Swire & Maclaine |
| Previous numbers: |
TKDY P2 |
| Extent: |
1 vol |
| Arrangement: | Chronological 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. |
| Finding aids: |
Handlist available |
| Format: | Archive |