Semi-official letters nos 583-619 from B.D.F. Beith and J.J. Paterson to D.G.M. Bernard, with enclosed letters and papers.

There is an index at the beginning of the volume containing the following entries:

A: L. Ashton; E.F. Aucott; R.M. Austin; J.R. Allan; Annual Accounts; Auctions; Amalgamation of China Association & Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.

B: Bonuses; Boycott Claims; Boxer Indemnity; British Interests in China; A. Brooke Smith; W.R. Butchart; Estate of John Bell-Irving; B.D.F. Beith; George Bowker; L.A.M. Boisragon; Burt Smith; J. Borland; D.G.M. Bernard.

C: T.G. Cripwell; J. Cockin; Sir Paul Chater; E.B. Clarke; Constitutional Defence League; Cargo from Hong Kong to Shanghai; Chesnutt, Cooper & Co.; Chosen Dock; Compradore Balances; China Association; Correspondence; Canton-Kowloon Railway; Canton; Cotton; China Produce Department; Coal; Chungking; Chungking Looting Claims; China Sugar Refinery Funds; China Sugar Refinery; China Sugar Refinery Water.

D: John Dobie; P.E. Dawson; W.S. Dupree; H.E.A. Davey; W.A. Dalgarno; Miss Dunstan; Durant, Bevan & Co.; Douglas Steamship Co.

E: D.L. Evamy; E.C. Emmett; Mrs Edblad; East Asiatic Steamers; Liquid Egg; Egg Business; Ewo Cotton Mills; Exchange; Ewo Filature.

F: William Ford; Flour Mill - Tsinan; Transfer of Funds - Kobe/Harbin; Finance; Firm's Signature; Fu Chung Corporation; Franc Remittances; Francs.

G: E.A. Griffiths; G.H. Gompertz; Robin Gordon; J.S. Green; Ch. Goldrei, Foucard & Son; Glazebrook Steel Co.; Great China Cotton Mill.

H: H.E. Hollands; Mrs Hartford; M.J. Henderson; Hongkong Land Investment Co.; Hongkong Hotel; Hankow/New York; Hankow; Hankow Auditor's Report; Harbin Finance; Harbin Agency; Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Shares; Horace Hickling & Co.; Hankow - Hupeden; Harbin Compradore.

I:

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd - Guilds; Floating Staff; Coal; Pensions; S.S. 'Tungshing'; Reduction in Pay; Strike; Launches & Lighters; Bunkers, 1926; Upper Yangtsze; S.S. 'Luenho'; General; Chungking Pontoon; S.S. 'Fuhwo'; Through Bills of Lading; Accounts; Yangtsze Pool; Middle River; S.S. 'Kingwo'.

Ichang Annual Accounts; Imports.

J: E.A. Jenkinson; G.M. Jameson; W.D. Jamie; W.G. Johns; Jardine Engineering Corporation; Jardine Engineering Corporation - Butchart; Jardine, Matheson & Co. - Preference Shares.

K: J.J. Keswick Trust; W.H. Tindal King; R.D. Kent; W.J. Keswick.

L: H.W. Lester; W.H. Leslie; B.J. Lacon; K. de C. Longmire; D. Langdon; O.V. Lanning; F.P. Lachlan; Luen Steamship Co.; S.S. 'Luenho'; Lloyd Triestino; Loan Consolidation.

M: H.W. Moon; Hugh Maitland; R. Masujima; H.S. Martin; G.E. Munro; J. McCaig; A. Macdonald; H.S. Mills; G.E.R. Mayell; N. MacIntyre; H. Macphail; E.A. Mackay; Maitland/Ormrod Trust; Mills; Matheson & Co. Ltd; Matheson & Co. Ltd - Annual Accounts.

N: D.L. Newbigging; Newman; New York; Old Ningpo Wharf.

O: C.L. Oliphant; J.F. Owen.

P: Peking Daily News; Private Office; Peking-Mukden Railway; Provident Fund; Portraits; J.J. Paterson; G.H. Piercy; E.C. Peters; S.H. Peek; H.K. Peters; R. Plattner; R.S. Piercy; Produce; Political; Piece Goods.

R: A.J. Rea; A.W. Robson; Andrew Ross; Reconstruction; Remittance Telegrams; Royal Agency.

S: F.W. Selby; W. Shaw; E.A. Simon; A.B. Stewart; H.A. Sturgess; A.E. Smith; A.E. Shepherd; W.E. Smith; H.J. Stephens Inc.; Shanghai Municipal Council; Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.; Shanghai Police; Shanghai-Nanking Railway; Shanghai-Nanking Railway - Title Deeds; Stewart, Thomson & Co. Ltd; General Strike; Sandalwood; Silk; Silk - Canton; Silk - Staff; Silk - Finance; Waste Silk; Staff; Shidzuoka; Silver.

T: Young Tod; J.I. Telford; P. Tod; J.C. Taylor; Tientsin/New York; Tientsin Propaganda; Tientsin; Tientsin Produce Department; Tientsin Auditor's Report; Tea; Toledano Bros; Tariff Conference; Timber.

U: Upper Yangtsze.

W: A.C. Wilcox; W.H.L. Warrener; Walter Wilson; W. Ward; Whittall & Co.; Wood Oil; Wool Oil - Hankow; Wool - Tientsin; Wool.

Y: Yangtsze Rapids Steam Navigation Co. Ltd; Yokohama; Yangtszepoo Strike.