Copies of property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hankow, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers:

1. Letters nos Hankow O.P. 1-7 and H.O.P. 8-31, from W.S. Dupree and Captain J. Horner-Smith to the Correspondence Office, 16 May-31 December 1946.

2. Letters nos P.1-7 and P.9-29 from W.S. Dupree and J. Horner-Smith to J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox, 12 January-11 December 1946.

3. Letters nos P.1-43 from J. Horner-Smith to J.H. Keswick (mainly) and F.A. Pollock, 13 January-31 December 1947.

4. Letters nos P.1-43 from J. Horner-Smith and A.G. Jacobs to J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, 8 January-30 November 1948.

5. Letters nos HP-001-006 from A.G. Jacobs to J.H. Keswick, 5 January-19 April 1949.

6. Letters nos HP-014-020, 025-039 and 041-043 from A.G. Jacobs to J.H. Keswick and H.H. Lennox, 13 January-4 December 1950.

7. Letters nos HP-1-15, 17-26, 28, 29, 31-55, 57-68, 70, 71, 73-82 and 84-96 from W.J. Wu to R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox, 20 January-26 December 1951.

8. Letters nos HP-1-32, 34 and 37-98 from W.J. Wu to R. Gordon and the Property Department, 7 January-29 December 1952.

9. Letters nos HP-99-123 and 125 from W.J. Wu to the Property Department, 10 January-9 December 1953.

10. Letters nos HP-1-15 from W.J. Wu to the Property Department, 11 January-22 September 1954.

Some of the original letter numbers have been changed: P.1, 8 January 1948, was originally P. No. N-001; P.2, 12 January 1948, was P.48/1; P.3, 14 January 1948, was P.48/2; and HP.14, 13 January 1950, was HP.018. No. HP-84 of 22 October 1952 encloses copies of semi-official letter no. C.S. 68 from Hankow to Shanghai, 29 October 1952, and semi-official letters nos H-45-48 from Hankow to Shanghai, 29-31 October 1952.

The file includes the following subjects (among others):

A: Agent's house, Jardine Estate.

C: Castlemilk Estate; Changsha property; Chungking property.

D: Destroyed property - Castlemilk Estate.

E: Ewo Hong site; Ewo Hong site - Lots Nos 3 and 4.

F: Falconer Estate; Dr J. Falconer's Trust.

G: Garden Site, Jardine Estate; Godowns A, B, C and D; Godowns A, B, C and D - drainage system; Godowns H, I, J and K.

H: Hankow property; Hong Garden; Howard Estate.

I: Ichang property.

J: Jardine Estate.

L: No. 2 Lockerbie Road, Castlemilk Estate; Lot No. 2, ex-S.A.D. 3; Lot No. 24 - vacant land; Lot No. 58 (ex-Japanese Concession).

M: Ming Sung Industrial Co. Ltd - lease of Ichang properties.

R: Registration of property.

S: Sale of properties; Siangtan property.

T: House property tax; land tax.

V: Valuation of house properties.

W: Wayloo Building; Henry Whistler Estate; wood oil installation case; ex-wood oil installation site; Wuchang property.

The ring-binder is labelled 'Hankow to Shanghai - Property Letters H.O.P. 1 onwards. File I'.