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Ministry of Transport and successors, Ports Divisions: Registered Files (P Series)
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| Reference | MT 81 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Transport and successors, Ports Divisions: Registered Files (P Series) |
| Date | 1866-2009 |
| Description | This series consists of files of the Harbour Department of the various Transport ministries, and one file which contains papers of the Board of Trade. Also included are minutes and papers of the Committee of Inquiry into Major Parts of Great Britain (Rochdale Committee) of 1961-1962, and papers concerning its implementation. These files are mainly from the P series and relate to appointments to dock and harbour authorities, dock labour, organization and working methods, finance, legislation, flood and storm damage, development, trade and technical advice on harbour engineering. The series also contains selected files from the Ports Harbour Engineering (P(HE)) sub-series which was set up in 1964 and remained till 1975. PHE advised administrative divisions on the technical aspects of harbour engineering following grants, loans and general construction work that were the result of the Harbours Act 1964. A number of P series files were previously registered in the PT (Port and Transit) series (see MT 63). |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | P Series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Board of Trade, Ports Department, 1863-1919 Department of the Environment, Nationalised Transport Division B, 1970-1976 Department of Transport, Nationalised Transport Division B, 1976-1997 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 1990 Ministry of Transport, 1919-1941 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Docks and Canal Division, 1953-1954 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Ports and Inland Waterways Division, 1954-1955 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Ports Division, 1955-1959 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Railways and Inland Waterways, 1955-1959 Ministry of Transport, Docks and Canal Division, 1934-1941 Ministry of Transport, Docks and Canal Division, 1946-1953 Ministry of Transport, Harbour Branch, 1923-1934 Ministry of Transport, Nationalised Transport Division B, 1962-1970 Ministry of Transport, Ports and Transit Division, 1938-1941 Ministry of Transport, Railways and Inland Waterways Division, 1959-1962 Ministry of Transport, Waterways and Railways General Division, 1962 Ministry of War Transport, Port and Transit Control, 1941-1946 |
| Physical description | 1271 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1978 Department of Transport |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
| Administrative/ biographical background | The Ports Divisions of the Ministry of Transport and successors dealt with the control of merchant shipping in UK and overseas ports. |
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