East Africa Conference (1914 - 2005) minute and tariff books.

These papers cover the East Africa Conference from 1914-2005 they include East Africa outward bound minutes, Sudan Conference minute Books; Lobiton Outward Bound Conference minute; Mauritius Conference Minute Books and Tariff books for rates of Freight in East African Ports. Also include is a series of index for minutes, correspondence and contractors addresses.

Administrative / biographical background
East African Conference was set up to control competition among companies sailing to East Africa. By 1929 the following Companies were a member of the conference: Hamburg-American Line; Hamburg-Bremen Africa Line; Woermann Line, A. G.; German East Africa Line; The Union Castle Mail Steamship Co.; The Clan Line Steamers Ltd.; The Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd.; The Natal Direct Line (Bullard, King & Co. Ltd.); The Harrison Line (John R. Rennie, Son & Co.); The Clan Line; The Harrison Line; The Ellerman Line; The Houston Line; The British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd; Holland-Africa Line; Messageries Maritimes of Marseilles; Navigazione Liberia Triestina; Compania Italiana Transatlantica.