Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Hankow, Taipei and Tientsin, with enclosed letters and papers:

TIENTSIN

1. Copies of an unnumbered letter from D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to L.G. Frost, Tientsin, 14 December 1948, and nos P.1-5 from R. Gordon, Hong Kong, to Frost, Tientsin, 30 May-8 December 1949.

2. An original unnumbered letter from L.G. Frost, Tientsin, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 1 December 1948, and original letters nos P.1-2 from L.G. Frost, Tientsin, to R. Gordon, Hong Kong, 29 June 1949 and 1 July 1949.

3. Copies of letters nos P.49-58, from J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, to L.G. Frost and H.H. Tod, Tientsin, 7 January-15 December 1948, and P.1-14, from Keswick to Frost, 15 January-15 December 1949.

4. Copies of letters nos P.53-63, from L.G. Frost and H.H. Tod, Tientsin, to J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, 7 January-9 December 1948, and P.1-16, from Frost to Keswick, 15 March-7 December 1949.

The subjects covered include the acquisition of a Peking house; Ewo Lodge; Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd godowns; insurance; staff residences; title deeds; Tongku properties; and the Hilda Waller Estate, Taku Road.

TAIPEI

1. Copies of letters nos P.1, from D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to D.I. Bosanquet, Taipei, 4 January 1949; P.2, from R. Gordon to D.I. Bosanquet, 28 January 1949; and P.3, from R. Gordon to B.E. Bolton, 23 June 1949.

2. Original letters nos P.1-2, from D.I. Bosanquet, Taipei, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 24 January 1949 and 11 February 1949, and P.3-4, from B.E. Bolton, Taipei, to R. Gordon, Hong Kong, 30 June 1949 and 1 August 1949.

3. Copies of letters nos P.1-14, from J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, to B.E. Bolton and D.I. Bosanquet, Taipei, 9 March-23 December 1948, and P.1-8, from Keswick to Bolton and Bosanquet, 15 January-5 April 1949.

4. Copies of letters nos P.1-15, from Jardine Matheson, Taipei, to J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, 6 April-31 December 1948, and P.1-15 from Jardine Matheson, Taipei, to J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, 26 January-25 April 1949. The letters are unsigned, but some are from B.E. Bolton.

The subjects covered include the Customs' property at Tamsui; Davis's house; factory site; housing site; Keelung property; office reconstruction; property records; purchase of land; Shell House, Tamsui; staff accommodation; Tamsui Lot 'E'; Tamsui properties; title deeds; and Twatutia (Daitotei) Lot No. Front Bund Lot 'A'.

HANKOW

1. Original unnumbered letters from A.G. Jacobs, Hankow, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 18 December 1948, 7 January 1949 and 26 January 1949.

2. Copies of unnumbered letters from D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 28 December 1948 and 4 February 1949, and R. Gordon, Hong Kong, 24 January 1949, to A.G. Jacobs, Hankow.

3. Copies of letters nos HP-002-013 from A.G. Jacobs, Hankow, to J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, 20 January-17 December 1949.

4. Copies of letters nos P.1-6 from J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, to A.G. Jacobs, Hankow, 3 February-8 December 1949.

5. Copies of letters nos P.59-96 from J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, to Captain J. Horner-Smith and A.G. Jacobs, Hankow, 6 January-2 December 1948.

6. Copies of letters P. No. N-001 and nos P.1, P.2 and P4-43 from Captain J. Horner-Smith and A.G. Jacobs, Hankow, to J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, 8 January-30 November 1948. In another set of copies (J2/42), P. No. N-001, P.1 and P.2 were renumbered respectively as P.1, P.2 and P.3.

The subjects covered include Changsha property; Chungking properties; Hankow godown; Hankow properties; house tax; Ichang properties; land tax on Wuchang property; Siangtan property; taxation; title deeds; Wayloo building, 57 Sankiao Street; and the wood oil installation case, Hankow.