Napier Earthquake Relief Fund Committee Transport Department accounts and a letter regarding one of the accounts, in a folder titled: Transport Department, A/Cs Paid:

An account dated 30 April 1931, addressed to Mr Matthew Spriggs, a debtor to the Napier Earthquake Relief Fund Committee Transport Department. The account is for a cartage job on 20 February and is to R S Dykes's account. The account requests prompt payment by cheque, to be forwarded to Tiffen House. The account is shown as paid, date stamped and initialled on 13 May 1931.

An account dated 30 April 1931, addressed to Messrs Collett and Sons in Dannevirke, debtors to the Napier Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for services rendered on 18 February, and is to Barry Brothers Limited account. It requests prompt payment by cheque, to be forwarded to Tiffen House.

An account dated 30 April 1931, addressed to the manager of the Mission Station in Greenmeadows, a debtor to the Napier Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for services rendered on 20 February, and is to Barry Brothers Limited's account. It requests prompt payment by cheque, to be forwarded to Tiffen House. The account is shown as paid, date stamped and initialled on 11 May 1931. The invoice is numbered 70.

An account dated 30 April 1931, addressed to Messrs Robert Holt and Sons Limited, debtors to the Napier Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for the hire of a lorry and is to Williams & Kettle Limited's account. It requests prompt payment by cheque, to be forwarded to Tiffen House. The account shows that the outstanding amount was paid by cheque on May 8. A stamp dated 11 May 1931 and the word: Paid, have been initialled. The invoice is numbered 66.

An account dated 16 April 1931, addressed to G Chisholm at the courthouse, a debtor to the Napier Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for lorry hire for furniture removal on 18 February and is to Bate & Bell Limited's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 274 and is date stamped, initialled and shown as paid on 1 May 1931.

An account dated 17 March 1931, addressed to Sargood, Son & Ewen Limited, debtors to the Napier Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for lorry hire for the cartage of goods on 10 February and is to T Bishop's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 113 and is date stamped, initialled and shown as paid on 30 April 1931.

An account dated 13 April 1931, addressed to Plowman & Sons Limited, debtors to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for lorry hire for carting at the factory on 10 February and recovering empty bottles on 11 February and is to W Plowman & Sons Limited's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 231 and is date stamped and initialled as paid on 29 April 1931.

An account dated 16 April 1931, addressed to Northe & Sons Limited, debtors to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for lorry hire for carting chaff on 10 and 11 February ex Williams & Kettle Limited and is to Bate & Bell Limited's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 267 and is date stamped and initialled as paid on 24 April 1931.

An account dated 19 March 1931 addressed to Sargood, Son & Ewen Limited, debtors to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for the carting of goods and is to Williams & Creagh's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 169 and is date stamped as paid on 17 April 1931. The account has a Sargood, Son & Ewen Limited stamp dated 14 April 1931.

An account dated 13 March 1931, addressed to Messrs McCulloch, Butler & Spence, debtors to the Napier Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for lorry hire for the carting of goods and is to R S Dykes's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 58 and is date stamped as paid on 17 April 1931.

An account dated 19 March 1931, addressed to Mr J Gleeson of May Avenue, a debtor to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for the removal of furniture and is to Williams & Creagh's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 168 and is date stamped and initialled as paid on 15 April 1931.

An account dated 12 March 1931, addressed to Mr J Cameron, a debtor to the Napier Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for lorry hire and is to H Presling's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 78 and is date stamped and initialled as paid on 11 April 1931.

A letter dated 28 March 1931, addressed to the secretary of the Earthquake Relief committee. The letter is from Harney at the Lands & Deeds Office in Christchurch and is querying an enclosed account. The writer states that he does not know Mr Presling and refers the committee to F G Smith & Company of Napier. Following the earthquake the writer was transferred to the Lands and Deeds office in Christchurch and states that they are paying all expenses. The letter has a Napier Relief Committee date stamp dated 30 March 1931; a date stamp dated 2 April, 1931, an F G Smith & Company Limited stamp and a stamped and handwritten cheque number.

With the letter is an account dated 12 March 1931, addressed to Harney, a debtor to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. Harney's name has been crossed out and replaced by an F G Smith and Company Limited stamp. The account is for lorry hire for furniture removal and is to H Presling's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. A stamped and handwritten cheque number and a date stamp are at the bottom of the account.

An account dated 26 March 1931, addressed to the Health Department, debtors to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account is for benzine and oils and is to Stewart Nash Motors Limited's account. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is numbered 28B and is dated as paid on 2 April 1931.

An account dated 12 March 1931, addressed to the H H Smith, a debtor to the Earthquake Relief Committee Transport Department. The account lists the purpose as furniture repair. Payment is requested to be made to the Public Trustee at Tiffen Park House. The account is shown as being paid on 31 March 1931.

A credit note dated 20 April 1931 and addressed to the Napier Citizen's Relief Committee. The credit note is from Jas. J Niven & Company Limited and is for cartage. The credit note has a Napier Relief Committee date stamp, a Napier Earthquake Relief Fund Committee stamp and annotations.