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).
Requesting permission to draw additional petrol from company tanks due to an insufficient allowance for business travel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\3\ Scan191 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1939 | |
| To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To -Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} copy to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.A. What is your verdict Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} PETROL SUPPLIES. With regard to the above, my total petrol allowance is the standard 7 gallons plus a supplementary 18 gallons/month. If the whole of this is used for business purposes it only permits 25 return journeys to Belper per month. As it is essential for me to contact regularly with Gr.{George Ratcliffe} and Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} at Duffield Bank, with Rg.{Mr Rowledge} at his house at Trowells Lane, with yourself and my test staff at Derby, I want permission to draw at least 4 galls/week from the Company's tanks. May I be supplied with the necessary coupons for this purpose please ? ---------- Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} | ||