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Copy of a minuteto Mr Addington. It calls for an Act to be passed, giving the Navy...

Catalogue reference: ADM 359/24A/86

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This record is about the Copy of a minuteto Mr Addington. It calls for an Act to be passed, giving the Navy... dating from 1804 May 15.

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Reference
ADM 359/24A/86
Date
1804 May 15
Description

Copy of a minuteto Mr Addington. It calls for an Act to be passed, giving the Navy Board the right to pre-empt any sale of oak or elm timber, at the price paid by the purchaser, and for heavy penalties to be imposed if there is any collective action taken to artificially raise the prices. It also calls for the duties on foreign oak, fir and pipe staves, to be removed. It also wants the Act to require a certain number of standels (young oak trees) to be left on each acre of coppice when cut.

Attached to f85.

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM BP/24A
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10677624/

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Navy Board: Unbound Out-letters

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Within the sub-series: ADM 359/24A

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Copy of a minuteto Mr Addington. It calls for an Act to be passed, giving the Navy...