China Navigation Co Australia Japan Trade Letters

Scope and Content

Letters sent between John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong, Butterfield & Swire Japan and Swire and Yuill Australia. Letters cover general routine business with regards to the Australian Service and focus in particular on Australian legislation, Australia-Singapore and West Malaysia Outward Shipping Conference [Ausmacon], freight rates, Japan/Australia pool and business and trade in New Guinea and New Zealand. Includes subject index

Arrangement

Letters are arranged into four groups (to and from Tokyo; to and from Sydney) and are arranged chronologically within each group

Access Information

Open

Other Finding Aids

Paper handlist available

Archivist's Note

Catalogued

Conditions Governing Use

Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.

Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ