Catalogue description Ministry of Food and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Cereals Divisions: Registered Files, Home Grown Cereals (HG Series)

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Details of MAF 279
Reference: MAF 279
Title: Ministry of Food and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Cereals Divisions: Registered Files, Home Grown Cereals (HG Series)
Description:

This series contains files relating to general horticultural matters, including marketing, standards, the experimental horticultural stations and the Apple and Pear Development Council (the HG series), and to the Home Grown Cereals deficiency payments scheme (the HGC series).

MAF 279/58-139 were transferred to MAF 347/83-164 in 2000. MAF 279/140-186 were transferred to MAF 132/29-75 in 2000.

Date: 1947-1976
Separated material:

Other files in the HG series can be found in MAF 84

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: HG file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Home Grown Cereals Marketing Division, 1955-1976

Physical description: 187 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Custodial history: The HG file series was opened for the use of the Ministry of Food, Cereals Divisions. Following the merger of the Ministry with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1955 the series continued in use. The HGC registered file series was opened to deal with the Home Grown Cereals Deficiency Payments scheme, and several earlier HG series files were re-registered into it. The HG series continued to deal with horticulture only.
Accumulation dates: 1941
Accruals: Series is accruing

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