Catalogue description High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Reports

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Details of HCA 54
Reference: HCA 54
Title: High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Reports
Description:

The records in this series are reports made by the Admiralty Registrar in cases referred to him by the court. They relate mainly to claims resulting from collisions, but some concern such matters as bottomry, seamen's wages, salvage, payments for stores, etc. They consist of entry books of reports, 1843 to 1911, and copies of reports. Reports from 1907 are often accompanied by the Registrar's reasons for his decisions. For the years 1907 to 1928 the latter consist of a selection only. The early volumes contain indexes of ships' names.
Date: 1843-1970
Arrangement:

The records are arranged and listed as indicated below. It will be seen that reports from 1940 are not always in strict date order so readers looking for a case in a particular year are advised to examine the entire catalogue.

  • Entry books of registrar's reports, with tables of contents and indexes of ships, 1843-1911: pieces 1-24
  • Bound copies of a selection of registrar's reports and reasons for reports, 1907-1928: pieces 25-27
  • Bound and unbound typescript copies of registrar's reports and reasons, 1928-1959: pieces 28-46
  • Bound typescript copies of reports, occasionally accompanied by reasons, 1944-1949: pieces 47-51
  • Bound typescript copies of reasons for reports, 1940-1946: piece 52
  • Unbound typescript copies of reports and reasons, 1945-1949: piece 53
  • Bound typescript copies of reports and reasons, 1950-1955: piece 54
  • Unbound typescript copies of reports and reasons, 1951-1970: pieces 55-66
Related material:

Corresponding instance case papers are in:

HCA 18

HCA 20
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 66 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Selection and destruction information: For the years 1911 to 1927, a selection of reports only has been preserved.

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