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Catalogue description Board of Customs: Registered Papers
| Reference: | CUST 46 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Board of Customs: Registered Papers |
| Description: |
Selected registered papers of the Board of Custom dealing with revenue matters such as duties on beer, wines and spirits, tobacco, sugar, tea and coal and administration in ports including custom houses and approval of quays. The records cover England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. CUST 46/500-504 deal with the wreck of the SS Politician off the Hebridean island off Eriskay in 1941 and the looting of its cargo of scotch whisky, the inspiration for Compton Mackenzie's 'Whisky Galore' (1947) and the subsequent Ealing comedy (1949). |
| Date: | 1671-1966 |
| Arrangement: |
Pieces are arranged broadly in chronological order of registration. |
| Related material: |
Other registered records are in: |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Board of Customs, 1671-1909 |
| Physical description: | 505 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
1992-2005 Board of Customs and Excise |
| Custodial history: | Between 1671 and 1909 the files were at the Board of Customs and Excise. From 1909 to 2002 the files were with HM Customs and Excise. |
| Accumulation dates: | File series ran from 1671 to 1959 |
| Selection and destruction information: | The records were selected as they reflect the economic, social and demographical condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communitities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1 of the PRO's acquisition criteria). |
| Accruals: | No further accruals expected |
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