Letter from Hull Dock Company to Shareholders
- Reference No:
- C DPD/2/9/7
- Dates:
- 23 Mar 1889
- Description:
A print copy of a letter sent to shareholders advising them of the Company's loss of revenue, as a result of the opening of Alexandra Dock by the Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1885. It covers the precarious position of the Company, and offers debenture (or preference) stock holders a conversion into stock guaranteed by the North Eastern Railway prior to Parliamentary authorisation being sought for a merger with that company. It includes blank forms for a response to the offer.
Signed Edward H. Garbett, General Manager and Secretary.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull City Archives
- Collection:
- Records of Humber Conservancy and the Humber Ports (Records deposited by Associated British Ports and its Predecessors)