Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and predecessors: Commercial Control...

Records of the activities of the Board of Agriculture and its successors under legislation to protect farmers and consumers in relation to the quality of commodities purchased, including minutes and reports of various committees and sub-committees set up under relevant acts.

Includes some files re-registered from the CCB file series (MAF 119), MM file series (MAF 210), SDB file series (MAF 273) and the SDS file series: MAF 370

For records of the Fertilisers and Feedingstuffs Standing Advisory Committee (FAC file series) see MAF 381

Some files from the RFS file series re-registered as AFS files; see

MAF 311

Topics

Trade and commerce

Food and drink

Fishing

Farming

Significant acts with regard to this series include:

The Fertilisers and Feedingstuffs Act, 1926, the Seeds Act, 1920, the Seeds (Amendment) Act, 1925, the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, the Food and Drugs Act, 1899, Milk and Dairies Acts, the Poisons and Pharmacy Act, 1908, and the Sale of Food (Weights and Measures) Act, 1926.