The ring-binder is labelled '1956/58 Private & Confidential Henry Waugh & Co., Ltd.' and is numbered 57. It is divided into eight sections:

1. Miscellaneous Letters: a small set of correspondence of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, with Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 30 October 1956-20 September 1957, with a memorandum by L.E.C. Letts on tin mining at Koh Ko Kow, 22 October 1956.

2. Notes of Meetings: notes of meetings at Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, regarding Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, with related papers, 11 April 1956-24 June 1957. The papers include a memorandum on the possible reorganisation of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, 11 April 1956, and tables of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd's senior import and engineering staff, assistants in charge in sub-branches (engineering and imports), accountants and staff on leave.

3. Aokam Tin and Philippine Air Lines (P.A.L.): Report and Accounts of Aokam Tin Ltd for the period ended 30 June 1956; an extract from a telephone conversation between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 8 October 1956; and private and confidential letters nos 17 and 19 from E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to D.I. Bosanquet, Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 11-24 October 1956.

4. Plantation Agencies Ltd: copies of two telegrams exchanged between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 8 March 1956; a summary of a telephone conversation between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 9 November 1956; and private and confidential letter no. 4 from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 18 February 1957.

5. Staff/Private Office Moves: correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, with related letters and papers, 7 January 1956-18 July 1957. The papers include summaries of telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 14 and 19 December 1956, and a memorandum on additional directors for Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, 5 July 1956.

6. Shares (Waugh and John Little): correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, with related letters and papers, including extracts and summaries of telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 16 July 1956-30 November 1957.

7. Special Bonus to Directors: a small set of correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 12 March-28 April 1956.

8. Telephone Conversations: summaries of telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, 10 January 1956-5 December 1957.