Customs administration - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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The tidesman's and preventive officer's pocket-book , Explaining the general nature of importation and exportation, so far as concerns them in the execution of the water guard duty. With a list of goods imported from foreign parts into the port of London, from the place of their growth, production, manufacture, &c. agreeable to the act of navigation. Also the general and particular cases of forfeiture of goods, vessels, &c. and goods prohibited to be imported and exported. Likewise proper directions in stoping of goods, searching for run-goods upon information, and seizing the goods for being run, with the manner of laying the causes before the board for their honours orders of prosecution. To which is added, the foreign ambassadors and gentlemen and ladies assistant in clearing their baggage and small presents at the customs-house,with the allowance of stores, &c. permitted to be passed duty free. By William Hunter, tide surveyor of the customs in the part of London.
Hunter, William, of the Custom House, London.Date: 1771- E-books
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Information for the commissioners of His Majesty's excise, chargers in behalf of the Crown. Against some of the creditors of the Earl of Northesk
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise.Date: 1723]- E-books
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An Act for continuing several laws relating to the punishment of persons going armed or disguised in defiance of the laws of customs or excise to the drawback of the duties upon copper bars exported; and to the duties upon foreign-made sail cloth; and also for encouragement of the silk manufactures; and for taking off several duties on merchandizes exported; and for encouraging the trade of the sugar colonies in America; and for vacating the security for the duty on salt lost in any river, or in port, after shipped; and for enlarging the time proving th loss of salt; and for relief of masters of ships with respect to the importation of soap and candles, contrary to an Act made in the twenty third year of His Majesty's reign; and also for the more efffectual payment of the bounties upon British-made sail cloth; and to impower the commissioners of the treasury to direct the payment of the bounty to John Henniker, and others, upon four ships fitted out for the whale fishery, and lost in the Greenland Seas; and also to Philip How, and others, upon two ships employed in the said fishery, notwithstanding some of the forms required by law in fitting out such ships, were not complied with.
Great BritainDate: 1753]- E-books
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An enquiry into the causes of the prohibition of commerce with France, during the present war: And whether, upon a Recapitulation, they will appear considerable enough to carry it against a free Importation, either immediately from thence, or from some neighbouring Country, which being in Amity with us, and maintaining an open Correspondence thither, are capable of supplying Us. With an Account of the fraudulent Methods usually taken to cheat her Majesty of her Customs. And Proposals for preventing the same
R. F.Date: [1708]- E-books
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Between Walter Grossett, who prosecutes as well for the King as himself, plaintiff, and - - - plaintiff in error. And Thomas Ogilvie, of Dundee, merchant, defendant, and - - - defendant in error. Upon a writ of error returnable in Parliament upon a judgment in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland. The case of the defendent in error
Ogilvie, Thomas.Date: 1753]