Correspondence between David Caminer and TR Thompson (Assistant Comptroller, Lyons) and the Inland Revenue and HMSO regarding the contract and scheduling for the Tax Tables job.

Comprises:

• File copy letter from M.J Crawley (for Director of Contracts, HMSO) to Lyons, asking for a quotation for the Tax Tables job, dated 23rd Dec 1954.
• Draft report by David Caminer on programming time required to complete the PAYE Tables 1955/56 job, dated 29th December 1954.
• File copy letter from TR Thompson to R.E. Beales (Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue), detailing the Lyons programmers' preparation for the PAYE tables job, including an estimate of costs, dated 29th December 1954.
• Letter from R.E. Beales (Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue) to TR Thompson in response to the estimate sent on 29th Dec, dated 3rd Jan 1955.
• File copy letter from TR Thompson to M.J Crawley (for Director of Contracts, HMSO) in response to their request for a quotation (23rd Dec), enclosing the estimate and Terms on which LEO Computations are carried out, dated 4th Jan 1955.
• File copy letter from M.J Crawley (for Director of Contracts, HMSO) to TR Thompson stating 'rehearsals' [for running the job on LEO] will be charged at £50 per hour, dated 14th Jan 1955.
• File copy letter from M.J Crawley (for Director of Contracts, HMSO) to TR Thompson regarding scheduling of the Tax Tables job, setting a firm deadline of 10.30pm on Budget Day for completion of tabulations, dated 19th Jan 1955.
• File copy letter from TR Thompson to M.J Crawley (for Director of Contracts, HMSO) agreeing to timetable for the Tax Tables job, and suggesting wording for the contract (including the stipulation that if the tables are late, they wouldn't be paid for the work), dated 21st Jan 1955.
• File copy letter from TR Thompson to  R.E. Beales (Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue) including his suggestions for wording of the contract, dated 21st Jan 1955.
• File copy letter from R.E. Beales (Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue) to TR Thompson, clarifying the detail of the tax tables schedule, dated 1st Feb 1955.
• File copy letter from TR Thompson to  R.E. Beales (Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Inland Revenue) confirming agreement with the timetable, dated 3rd Feb 1955.

Provenance :
From David Caminer's papers - Inland Revenue Tax Tables 1955/56 file (DTC/3/3).