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 a trip between Derby, London, and Paris in October.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 134\3\ scan0061 | |
| Date | 10th October 1934 | |
| To Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}: from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x >>5 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW.10.10.34. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Expenses. £ s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Derby. Oct. 2nd. Lunch, Bly{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 19: 0: 'phone call. 2. 0: London-Paris-London. Oct. 3rd. Petrol 4. 3: Tips 2. 6: London-Folkestone. 2. 13. 9: 4. 1. 6. Changed £2.16.3d. at 74 = 948 Frs. Oct. 4th: Lunch (three) Frs. 95.00 Taxis 10.00 Oct. 5th: Taxis 5.00 Lunch, Olley, Sr. Rose, Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 250.00 Dinner 50.00 Hotel Bill 119.55 Oct. 6th: Tips 10.00 Paris-London 409.50 Taxi 8.40 Total Frs. 937.45 Oct. 6th. Lunch (two) 8: 0: Tips. 2. 0: £4. 11: 6: Franc spent converted to sterling 12. 13. 3. TOTAL = £17. 4. 9. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}: | ||