Correspondence re Plantation Agencies Ltd, 15 May 1954-22 Nov. 1955
Scope and Contents
The ring-binder is labelled '1954/55 Henry Waugh & Co., Ltd' and '6. Henry Waugh: Plantation Agencies Ltd. 1954/55', and is divided into three sections:
1. General: correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 15 May 1954-7 March 1955, with related letters and papers, including the following documents:
a) Correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and A.R. Burkill & Sons Ltd and J.A. Wattie & Co. Ltd, both Hong Kong.
b) A memorandum on the 'Possible Formation of a Joint Company Formed by Kennedy, Burkill & Co. Ltd. and the Rubber Estate Department of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd' by F. Weatherly of A.R. Burkill & Sons (Hong Kong) Ltd, 28 May 1954.
c) 'Memorandum on the Formation of a Company in Malaya to Combine the Rubber Estate Agencies of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd. Kennedy, Burkill & Co. Ltd. and J. A. Wattie & Co. Ltd' by W.A. Welch, Hong Kong, 12 June 1954.
2. Minutes, Notes and Circulars: minutes of meetings regarding Plantation Agencies Ltd; correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore; and various notes, circulars and memoranda relating to Plantation Agencies Ltd, 16 February-22 November 1955.
3. Accounts: correspondence of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, with Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Plantation Agencies Ltd, Penang, with accounts of Plantation Agencies Ltd, 31 May-22 October 1955.
Dates
- Creation: 15 May 1954-22 Nov. 1955
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Plantation Agencies Sdn Bhd (Organization)
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