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- Entry books of letters written by the Collector to the Scottish Board of Customs and to its successor bodies, including the Board of Customs and Excise after 1909, 1799-1950. Includes: Letter books, Collector to the Board and others, 1799-1950; Board to the Collector, includes general orders addressed by the Board to all collections and particular correspondence addressed to the Board to individual ports, 1823-1940. Includes: Board's orders, Board to the Collector, 1823-1940; Board to Collector Edinburgh and Leith, 1825, circular orders; Board to Collector Leith circular orders, 1826-1828.General letter books, entry books of out-letters addressed by the Collector to firms and individuals outside the service of the Board. Includes: Collector's General letter books, 1929-1963.Miscellanea, 1750-1981. Includes: Register of ages and capacities, 1833-1889, 1916-1918; Customs Officer, Kirkwall to Collector at Wick and Others, letter book, 1886-1906; General Station letter books, 1927-1952; Register of crews discharged, 1852-1890; Register of crews engaged, 1851-1910; Surveyor to Admiralty Marshall, letter books, 1939-1943; Register of seizures, 1860-1943; Pier Head Record (Kirkwall), 1943-1947, 1959-1969; Pier Head Record (Stromness), 1961-1967; Pier Head Record (Lyness), 1940-1975; Pier head books, 1967-1974; Book of wrecks and salvage for the station at North Ronaldsay, 1965-1982; Book of wrecks and salvage for the station at Kirkwall, 1967-1981; Inventory of furniture belonging to the Crown at Kirkwall, c1855; Printed qualifications of all candidates for appointment as landwaiters, searchers and coast officers and gaugers in the customs, c1840; Documents relating to Pier Approvals, 1871-1925; Quays, harbours and wharves approvals, 1934-1936; Register of vessels working at unapproved places, 1910-1935; Store and general registers, 1903-1924, 1932-1938; Royal Navy Reserve correspondence, 1910-1924; Scapa Distillery, Stromness, reports to Board, 1911-1940; Stronsay to Kirkwall and various letter book, 1912-1939; Miscellaneous orders and papers, 1917-1933; Miscellaneous letters, 1933-1939; Collector’s letters and local correspondence, 1929-1936; War Division miscellaneous correspondence, 1937-1940; Overseas clearance book, 1922-1972; Officer’s declarations, 1750-1895; Register of goods warehoused for duty, 1900-1966; Despatch book, 1910-1972; Receiver of Wreck Droits, 1928-1935, 1940-1953, 1962-1969; Hydrocarbon Oils ledger, 1954-1965; Register of confirmations, 1942-1965; Royal Navy Reserve enrolment book, 1935-1958; List of works under section 14 of the Copyright Act 1911, 1923; Destricted ports and creeks cash book, 1922-1929; Sub ports and creeks cash book, 1939-1948; Sub ports and creeks (Stronsay) cash book, 1887-1925.Material relating to a subordinate excise station including records of surveyors at distilleries, 1872-1965. Includes: Distillery station letter book, 1928-1953; Highland Park operations register, 1954-1965; Highland Park station general entry books, 1872-1931; Highland Park station reports to Board, 1911-1925; Reports to Board, 1925-1940; Board’s report book, 1930-1952; Store and general register, 1931-1940; Weighing book for spirits, 1934.Shipping registers recording the title and property rights in ships and the descent and passage of that property from the date a ship is built until its registration is closed. The registers were administered by the Collectors of Customs in the ports of registration, 1802-1986. Includes: Registers of shipping, 1844-1904; Register of transactions relating to ships registered prior to 1 May 1855, 1851-1974; Register of steam boat certificates, 1856-1972; Register of sea fishing boats (Sea Fisheries Act 1868), 1869-1896; Registers of sea fishing boats (Scotland), 1887-1918; Register of fishing boats (Kirkwall), 1946-1986; Fishing boats records of deeds, 1891-1935; Return of fishing boats, Kirkwall, 1953-1967; Return of sea fishing boats, vol 1 (Sea Fisheries Act 1868), 1869-1898; Register of sea fishing boats, vol 2, 1869-1889; Papers relating to shipping registration including declarations of ownership, measurements, certificates of registry, transfers of registry, certificates of survey, bills of sale, transcripts from registers of certificates of registration, 1802-1948.
