John James’s report of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co.
John James’s report (dated 14 March 1895, of the IFC from his visit to Rangoon beginning 15 December 1894, for the Chairman Peter Denny. He reports on the fluctuating price of rice, the state of the railways and other government services, a proposed tramway from the Irrawaddy to the Chindwin River (with a sketch of the plan), the various properties and services of the IFC and their values. It has been edtied in pencil, with large portions crossed through.
Record Details
| Item reference: | IWD/8/7; MS1979/077 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Records of semi-governmental and non-governmental organisations |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 folder: 1 item |
| Date made: | 1885-03-14 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters from donor Margaret McNab, 1979. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/1)
- Photographs of Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. fleet. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/2)
- Report by G.J. Swann on the trade on the Irrawaddy River, 1872. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/3)
- Letters between the Chief Commissioner and Irrawaddy Flotilla Co., and the Foreign Minister Mandalay. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/4)
- Memorial addressed by the Manager of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. to the secretary to the Chief Commissioner of British Burma (G.D. Burgess). (Manuscript) (IWD/8/5)
- Letter to John Galloway from J. Denny, relating to the new Platense Flotilla Company. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/6)
- John James’s report of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/7)
- Publication: Business History, Vol XXII, No. 1, January 1980. (Manuscript) (IWD/8/8)
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