Assorted Documents relating to Williams and Kettle Limited:

1. Information from Nelson Brothers Limited, Consolidated Rate, Schedule B. Freight costs on mutton, lamb and beef products.

2. Standard contract from Nelson Brothers Limited, for freight of Fat Stock, 1 October 1891.

3. Envelope labelled F W Williams and Kettle. Concerns lease, J Joshua to Vanner and Liddle, number 261.

4. Envelope labelled N Kettle for Mrs Mein. Envelope includes: Letter from William D Urliu (query, difficult to read), Deepwater Wool Sheds via Wagga Wagga to N Kettle, Grosvenor Hotel, Sydney, dated 13 November 1890. The letter concerns meeting for a visit during shearing season; Document entitled, Free Association of Employers and Workmen of Hawke's Bay, Rules, undated; Standard letter from W Nelson, President and J H Coleman, Vice-president of The Free Association of Employers and Workmen of Hawke's Bay, dated 4 September 1890. The letter concerns membership of the association; Notice from the Free Association of Employers and Workmen of Hawke's Bay, undated. Mission statement and objectives, includes a list of prominent members, includes Messrs Williams and Kettle.

5. Note from William B Common, Christchurch to Mr N Kettle. Note concerns safe investments, undated.

6. Letter from Joshua Palmer, Chief Officer's Department, Union Bank of Australia Limited, Christchurch, to Mr Kettle, dated 13 December 1888. The letter concerns shipping company, Mr Leonard Harper, and arrangements to ship for Williams and Kettle.

7. Letter from E Chapman to Nat Kettle, 7 December 1888. The letter is a letter of introduction to a Charles Hall. Chapman talks of the progress of Melbourne, buildings, etcetera.

8. Letter from N Kettle to E Chapman, dated 22 December 1888. The letter concerns Kinross being forced to sell and a willingness to see his friend Charles Hall.

9. Letter from E Chapman to N Kettle, dated 29 October 1890. The letter concerns an enquiry about a New Zealand property for a third party.

10. Letter from Land and Loan Company of New Zealand Limited, Napier to Messrs Williams and Kettle, dated 17 June 1889. The letter concerns a consolidation of shipping for wool from Hawke's Bay, rebates and details of agreement. Attached copy of official contract signed and stamped, 17 June 1889.

11. A group of letters. Letter from J B Picton for Tulloch and Company, London to Williams and Kettle, dated 7 August 1889. The letter concerns orders for supplies such as cement and contract business; Attached copy of advertisements for Enamel, Horse collars and tiles, copied by J B Picton; Invoice for 50 cases of Enkoping safety matches to Messrs Williams and Kettle by Tulloch and Company; Printed report from Henry Faija, Result of Tests and Report on sample of Bull cement (three copies); Printed document from Tolloch and Company, General Provisions and Export Merchants, 8 August 1889. Advertisement of food stocks and prices. Attached food labels from Tulloch and Company for Worchester Sauce and mixed pickles; Handwritten copy of report from Cement Testing and Chemical Laboratory, New York City, dated 22 May 1889; Invoice for 100 casks of cement on the Sailor to Wellington, dated 2 August 1889.

12. Letter from unknown (ink smudged) at Blackhead to N Kettle, dated 7 January 1889. The letter concerns a request for an arrangement of supply with F W and Kettle and previous promises to Kinross White.

13. Letter from F Logan to N Kettle, dated 7 March 1889. The letter concerns payment owed for tennis lawn at the the Hawke's Bay Club.

14. Letter from William B Common, Christchurch, to N Kettle, dated 27 December 1888. The letter concerns Kinross and Company and shipments.

15. Memorandum from Thomas Law and Company, Glasgow, to Henry Williams, 10 February 1882. Request to pay captain of the Glenariff freight costs; Receipt from John B Booth for Williams and Kettle payment, dated 4 August 1889.

16. Envelope, no date. List of correspondence previously contained in the envelope.

17. Envelope containing papers, labelled C J Nairn Esquire, Property Tax Returns. Documents relating to Charles James Nairn filled by his attorney, N Kettle, dated 6 January 1892. Includes a statement of Pourere Property for Land Tax, dated 18 December 1891.

18. Memorandum from George White to N Kettle, dated 22 February 1889. The memorandum informs Kettle that he retracts his offer to work for Williams and Kettle Limited as he has received a good offer from Kinross White where he will remain.

19. Promissary Note for Louis Zeigel (query) from John Clayton Phair, 6 January 1886, due 9 January 1887.

20. Promissary Note for Fred Williams from J Ephane (query), 1 August 1883, due 4 November 1883.

20. Promissary Note for Fred Williams from Franklin Twyford, 18 February 1882, due 21 April 1882.

21. Blank Cheque with Williams and Kettle Limited lettering, the Bank of New South Wales, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand, cheque number 1676.

22. Bond document, dated 13 July 1889. David Johnston of Dannevirke, James Johnston of Napier, B Dennehy of Dannevirke, jointly bound to William and James Kennedy for seventy-five pounds. Signed and wax sealed.

23. Letter from John Miller (query) to Mr Kettle, dated 7 November 1888. The letter concerns offer of sale of Common's land.

24. Letter from John Miller to Mr Kettle, dated 14 October 1888. The letter concerns sending Mr Commons a fencing notice and enquiries concerning Common's land and stock.

25. Letter from John Hunter Brown (query) to Mr Kettle, dated 31 March 1890. The letter concerns the Free Association and Unions.

26. Letter from A J Kennedy to Mr Kettle, dated 30 April 1891. The letter concerns a new freezing works, wool, business links in England, visiting Napier and travelling companions.

27. Document addressed to the Manager, Bank of New South Wales, 2 July 1891. Notes in pencil on the back of the front page, notes for letter. Main document has Dallas underlined on the top page. Document concerns death of a son in employ. The letter is a response to a letter of complaint concerning funeral charges, body being left exposed for a period of time, responsibility for death, use of death to defame the association (Mr Stewart named as being responsible for this but name is subsequently crossed out). End of the letter refers to a following letter by Mr Fulton giving a more reliable account of the whole matter. Research suggests the letter refers to a Mr James Dallas, 23. The Hawke's Bay Herald, 5 December 1890, details the inquest on page 2: An inquest was held at the Railway Hotel yesterday, before Mr E Patten, coroner, and a jury of whom Mr F G Smith was foreman, to inquire into the death of a young man named James Dallas. Constable Harvey conducted the inquiry on behalf of the police, and Mr Puflett was present on behalf of the Union Steamship Company. It appeared from the evidence that [the] deceased, with some others, was working yesterday morning as a labourer assisting to slow into railway trucks some ironbark piles being landed from the Southern Cross. These piles were secured by chain sling which as passed over them with a Round turn, the eye on one end of the chain being passed through the eye at the other end and then linked on to a hook shaped like the letter C. One pile, however, was too thick to allow of this method, and both eyes were linked on to the hook. While this pile was being lifted on of the eyes slipped off the hook, and the pile fell, striking [the] deceased, who died at once. The medical evidence was to the effect that death was due to fracture of the bones of the neck and crushing of the spinal cord. The evidence of the second mate of the steamer, and of the seaman who put the sling round the pile, was to the effect that the work was carefully performed, and that when a pile was lifted all the men were warned to stand clear. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and added a rider to the effect that the hook used was faulty in design, and that all such hooks ought to be officially inspected before being used for slinging cargo. The deceased was about 23 years of age, and had no relatives in Hawke's Bay, the members of his family residing in Otago.

28. Copy of Government Act, Merchandise Marks Act, 1887. 12 printed pages.

29. Memorandum from A J Kennedy, Gisborne to N Kettle, dated 27 June 1891. The letter concerns a visit to Rhodes Trustees properties and sending of pheasants.

30. Letter from A J Kennedy to Mr Kettle, dated 25 October 1890. The letter concerns business in the branch in Gisborne. Includes details about stock, accounts and insurance.