From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Expense report detailing travel costs in French Francs and British Pounds for a trip involving Paris, London, and Derby.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\1\ Scan135 | |
| Date | 1st March 1926 guessed | |
| PAGE 2. Brought forward :- In hand 9140 fcs. and £40. Changed £5 at 160 = 800 fcs. fcs. Expenses brought forward :- 9279.00 Aug. 7th. Tuesday. Dinner. 25 Hotel bill. 151.80 + Aug. 8th. Wednesday. Taxi - Paris. 10.0 Ticket - Paris/London. 374.0 + Tips. 10.0 Lunch. 36.0 + -------- 9885.80 Total expenses = 9885.80 Total in hand = 9940.80 Excess in hand = 65.00 Total reclaim from customs - duty on axle = 8799.0 Rolls-Royce Paris receipt = 8000.00 + Excess in hand = 799 + 65 fcs. = 864 fcs. Changed at 160 fcs. £5. 8. 0d. In hand £40 + £5. 3. 0d. £. s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Expenses brought forward :- 3. 17. 1 Sept. 8th. Wednesday. Taxi - London. 4. 0 Fare - London/Derby. 15. 11 Dinner. 4. 6 + Tips. 1. 0 --------- £5. 2. 6 Amount owed to Firm = £45. 3. 0 - £5. 2. 6d. = £40. 0. 6d. -------------------------- | ||