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 for travel to and within the U.S.A., detailing costs in both pounds and dollars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\1\ Scan434 | |
| Date | 14th March 1933 | |
| Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lov.{Mr Lovesey} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lov.{Mr Lovesey}3/KT.14.3.33. X77 EXPENSES IN U.S.A. Dec.31. Derby to L'pool - Taxi... £. s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 3 6 Luggage transport, porters etc. on to boat.......... 8 0 L'pool. Taxi............. 3 6 Lunch L'pool............. 5 0 On boat from Dec.31 to Jan 10th - 10 days at £1.0.0. per day........... 10.0. 0 £11.0. 0. Jan.10. Arrived New York. Porters baggage through Customs & taxi.................. Dollars 2.50 13. Transport-Taxi-Ferry etc from Curtiss Wright for S.Heron & self.......... 3.50 Entertaining Mr.S.Heron of Wright Field to Dinner. 5.00 14. Travelling expenses East Orange, Bendix Co, Return. 3.00 16. Total visits to Auto Show, Catalogues etc............. 6.50 Phones and long dist.calls. 4.45 17. Air Line to Washington D.C. 14.00 Transport expenses to Penn. Stn. & Air Port......... 1.50 Transport from Hoover Air Port to Hotel & British Embassy................... 1.20 Phone..................... .10 Boat ticket to Norfolk-Virginia-Return........... 22.50 Cabin on Boat-return...... 5.50 18. Transport-Electric Train-Ferry-& taxi to Langley Field..................... 5.20 Return to Old Point.Va for boat.................... 3.50 19. Arrive Washington - Taxi & luggage to Air Port & Capt. Fiennes residence-of British Embassy...... 2.25. | ||