Entry for consumption ex-warehouse / Customs Canada
Form number 603. An itemized form indicating which items were being transported from the customs houses to the importer, Dodwell & Co. It also includes a list of corresponding taxes and duties. On the bottom right of the form is a blue ink Customs Canada stamp indicating all duties were paid.
Customs Canada
the Mutual (Vancouver) Limited requests a quote on a mixed car of rice from B.C. Rice Mills.
Item is a cable requesting a quote on a mixed car of rice. Contains a stamp from Canadian Food Control. Watermarked.
Mutual (Vancouver) Limited
A cable from B. Greening Wire Co. Ltd to Gim Fook Yuen concerning wire cloth
Item contains dimensions of wire cloth available and corresponding prices.
B. Greening Wire Co.
Local improvement assessment tax voucher / Corporation of the City of Victoria, B.C.
Item is a tax voucher for property lot 17, Block C 1/4, address 1905 Blanchard Street. Payment settled by property owner Lim Bang [Lin Bin].
City of Victoria
Local improvement assessment tax voucher / Corporation of the City of Victoria, B.C.
Item is a tax voucher for property lot 18, Block C 1/4, address 90 By Vancouver. Payment settled by property owner Lim Bang [Lin Bin].
City of Victoria
Local improvement assessment tax voucher / Corporation of the City of Victoria, B.C.
Item is a tax voucher for property lot [?]a, Block 5, 1716 G[?] Street. Payment settled by property owner Lim Bang [Lin Bin].
City of Victoria
Customs transfer of property in good warehoused from Gim Fook Yuen to Dodwell & co. ltd.
Item is a record of the transfer of four thousand units of rice and four bundles of split rattan. Item is watermarked and contains an blue ink seal.
Customs Canada
Entry for consumption ex-warehouse / Customs Canada
Form number 832[5]? An itemized form indicating which items were being transferred from the customs houses to the importer, Dodwell & Co. It also includes a list of corresponding taxes and duties. On the bottom right of the form is a blue ink Customs Canada stamp indicating all duties were paid.
Customs Canada
Entry for consumption ex-warehouse / Customs Canada
Form number 4597. An itemized form indicating which items were being transported from the customs houses to the importer, Dodwell & Co. It also includes a list of corresponding taxes and duties. On the bottom right of the form is a blue ink Customs Canada stamp indicating all duties were paid.
Customs Canada
A message to Gim Fook Yuen to Nordyke & Marmon Company regarding price changes to equipment
Item is a message to Gim Fook Yuen informing the addressee of price changes and how to cancel an order if needed.
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Item is a letter from Nordyke & Marmon Company, Inc. inquiring about the rice milling techniques of Gim Fook Yuen and an invitation to tour the Louisiana State Rice Mill Association. The cable also advises about pricing of new milling equipment.
Nordyke & Marmon Company
A confirmation from Nordyke & Marmon company to Gim Fook Yuen co. regarding a machinery order
Item is a message from Nordyke & Marmon Company to Gim Fook Yuen Co. acknowledging receipt of an order of machinery. Message also contains information related to prices of freight.
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Receipt of purchase addressed to Donald H. Bain co. from B.C. Rice Mills
Item is a receipt acknowledging the purchase of rice by Donald H. Bain Co., of Saskatoon.
BC Rice Mills
Receipt of purchase addressed to MacDonald Crawford from B.C. Rice Mills
Item is a receipt acknowledging the purchase of rice by MacDonald Crawford Ld. of Saskatoon, [Alta.]
BC Rice Mills
Item is a letter addressed to Gim Fook Yuen and informing the addressee as to the rice milling methods in the United States. There is further coaching as to possible measures the addressee can take to establish their own rice flour milling business.
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Message from W.J. Pendray & Sons ltd to Gim Fook Yuen
A message to Gim Fook Yuen & Co. rejecting the terms offered in regards to an outstanding payment owed.
W.J. Pendray & Sons
Canadian Pacific R'y co.'s telegraph
Item is a telegram from Hastings to Gim Fook Yuen requesting samples of a product.
Hastings, Harry
Canadian Pacific R'y co.'s telegraph
Item is a telegram from the Hastings to Gimfook [Gim Fook] Yuen noting delivery of items and logistics.
Hastings, Harry
Message regarding payment from Gim Fook Yuen to Shallcross, Macaulay & co. ltd.
Item is a message to Gim Fook Yuen Ltd. requesting a cheque to settle an invoice. Watermarked.
Shallcross, Macaulay & Co.
Canadian Pacific R'y co.'s telegraph
Item is a telegram from Donald H Bain Co. to Gim Fook Yuen concerning the purchase and sale of mats [of rice].
Donald H. Bain Co.
Receipt of purchase addressed to Codville co. ld. from B.C. Rice Mills
Item is a receipt acknowledging the purchase of rice by Codville Co. Ld., of Saskatoon.
BC Rice Mills
Receipt of purchase from B.C. Rice Mills by Cameron & Heap
Item is a receipt acknowledging the purchase of rice from Gim Fook Yuen, Limited. by Cameron & Heap, of Dauphin, Manitoba.
BC Rice Mills
Cashable bank instrument for the sum of two hundred Hong Kong dollars payable to Quon Shong Tar.
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Update on the construction of equipment / Nordyke & Marmon company
A letter informing Gim Fook Yuen of delays in the construction of a rice polishing machine.
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Message from Shallcross, Macaulay & co. ltd. indicating an acceptance of terms
Item is an acknowledgement to Gim Fook Yuen of a settled financial matter regarding damaged rice ex. "Empress of Russia". Watermarked.
Shallcross, Macaulay & Co.
Cashable bank instrument for the sum of one hundred Hong Kong dollars payable to Quon Sing Chong.
Union Bank of Canada
Donald H. Bain Co. acknowledges receipt of price quotes from Gim Fook Yuen
A letter to Gim Fook Yuen, Ltd. acknowledging the receipt of quoted prices for one ton of rice.
Donald H. Bain Co.
Bill of Lading / Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway co.
Item is an order of lading signed over by Gim Fook Yuen to the care of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway company until the shipment arrival and delivery in Vancouver.
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company
Cashable bank instrument for the sum of two hundred Hong Kong dollars payable to Quon Shong Tar.
Royal Bank of Canada
Insurance invoice to Mr. H. Hastings from Douglas, Mackay & co.
Item is an invoice to Mr. H. Hastings in regards to the insuring of rice stock
Douglas, Mackay & Co.
Statement for return of policy premiums from Empire Realty company
Item is a statement concerning an insurance policy premium and commissions.
Empire Realty Company
A. S. May & co. requests a sample of rice product from Gim Fook Yuen
Item is a letter addressed to Gim Fook Yuen asking the company to provide a sample of three kinds of rice before committing to a large order.
A.S. May & Co.
Invoice to Weidman Bros ltd. for purchase of rice from Gim Fook Yuen, ltd.
Item is an invoice sent to Weidman Bros ld. of Winnipeg for the delivery of fifteen tons of rice.
Gim Fook Yuen, Ltd.
Notice to Gim Fook Yuen of an expiring insurance policy from George S. Brown
Item is a reminder to Gim Fook Yuen, ltd. that three different insurance contracts on warehoused goods were to expire soon.
Brown, George S.
A request from Shallcross, Macaulay & co. ltd. To forward a letter from Gim Fook Yuen
Item is a letter to Gim Fook Yuen, ltd., requesting an additional copy of a letter to be sent the addressers alternate office.
Shallcross, Macaulay & Co.
Invoice to Chapman MaDonald for purchase of rice from Gim Fook Yuen, ltd.
Item is an invoice sent to Chapman MaDonald of Winnipeg for the delivery of five tons of rice.
Gim Fook Yuen, Ltd.
Macaulay Club informs Mr. Harry Hasting of an expiring insurance policy
Item is a reminder to Mr. Harry Hastings, who was at the time representing the interests of Lim Bang, that payment for an insurance policy was about to come due.
Macaulay Club
Item is a message to Jim [Gim] Fook Yuen, ltd., that a shipment of goods was ready for delivery, but that the provincial government was demanding a charge of ten cents per ton for inspection.
Shallcross, Macaulay & Co.
Bill of Lading / Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway co.
Item is an order of lading signed over by Gim Fook Yuen to the care of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway company until the shipment arrival and delivery in Vancouver.
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company
Notice to Gim Fook Yuen of an expiring insurance policy from The London Mutual Fire Insurance co.
Item is a reminder to Gim Fook Yuen that insurance covering some of their storehoused rice is about to expire.
London Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Notice to H. Hastings of a possible margin call from The Bank of Toronto
Item is a message informing H. Hastings that due to a significant drop in rice prices, that further rice stores would be required as collateral against a company loan.
Bank of Toronto
A letter to Gim Fook Yuen concerning price competition from A.S. May & co.
Item is a letter to Gim Fook Yuen, ltd., about competing prices of rice suppliers, and a note about impending drops in the price of rice that is keeping businesses from committing to contracts at that time.
A.S. May & Co.
Margin call on a loan from The Bank of Toronto
Item is a message to H. Hastings, that because of a significant drop in the prices of rice, that the bank would require a larger collateral for an outstanding loan.
Bank of Toronto
Mackay Smith, Blair & co. ltd. acknowledges a credit to the Gim Fook Yuen account
Item is a message acknowledging receipt of funds to put towards the Gim Fook Yuen account.
Mackay Smith, Blair & Co., Ltd.
Invoice for purchase of rice to Louis Petrie from Gim Fook Yuen, ltd.
Item is an invoice sent to Louis Petrie, Lt. of Calgary for the delivery of twenty-hundred pounds of rice. The balance is to be paid to the Bank of Toronto.
Gim Fook Yuen, Ltd.
Insurance premiums invoice to Gim Fook Yuen ltd. From the London Mutual Fire Insurance co.
Item is an invoice listing a series of insurance premiums on Gim Fook Yuen warehoused rice stores
London Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
The Canadian Bag company limited sends Gim Fook Yuen a price quote
Item is a message containing price quotes for three different sized bags
Canadian Bag Co. Ltd.
A letter from the Bank of Toronto to H. Hastings concerning outstanding debts
Item is a message from the Bank of Toronto informing Mr. Hastings that a line of credit opened on behalf of Lim Bang is at risk of defaulting, and requests that payments be made as promised.
Bank of Toronto
Item is a message from Geo. S. Brown on behalf of the London Mutual Fire Insurance co, to Gim Fook Yuen outlining three different insurance policies of differing amounts for the company rice stores.
London Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
The Canadian Bag company limited requests an overdue cheque from Gim Fook Yuen
Item is a message requesting the delivery a cheque to settle an outstanding balance.
Canadian Bag Co. Ltd.