Physical description

Report - six sheets, were paper clipped together, three foolscap (marked 4370A) and two quarto sheets (marked 4370C) titled "Lives of North Melbourne City Section ropes during 1917-18", regarding a claim made through Dalgety and Company (3/1/19 and 6/1/1919) for damage on a section of rope that was on a ship that was sunk by enemy action.



Has a three page report on the cable life and insurance claim made by the Tramway Board in 1918, looking at the life of the cable compared to previous ropes. Quite a detailed study made and costs incurred.



A small sheet (marked 4370B) has pencil notations - was pinned to the top of the two Dalgety and Co letters.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 - has stamp "Copy to Engineer" in top left hand corner.