In 1929, when Dickinson made a claim for extra remuneration for 'special services rendered' in connection with the Commissioners' dealings with 'outside buyers'. Ellis opposed the claim and Dickinson wrote this frank letter chiding him for his ingratitude Box 20 Unit ID: 8
In 1947 Maynard, on behalf of BPC, accompanies a party of Banabans to Ocean Island to mark out family land boundaries. Returning to Rambi the party gave an account of what they had done Box 55 Unit ID: 6
In London (early in 1900) the Company Chairman, Loud Stanmore, gives a gloomy run-down on the state of the company's fortunes. Good news comes from Sydney Box 23 Unit ID: 7
In the first few weeks of the war the shipping activities of the PPC were thrown into a confusion compounded by the promulgation of laws which prohibited trade and communication between Australia and enemy territory. Nauru, being a German possession, came under this heading but the Company had an obligation to continue to maintain the operation and the workforce of over 1000 people. This brought the Company into an embarrassing conflict situation with the navy. There are further references to this situation in Item 6, particularly in regard to the charter ship 'Messina' Box 25 Unit ID: 5