Humber Conservancy Minute Book
- Reference No:
- C DIMA/1/1
- Dates:
- 9 Sep 1852-30 Jul 1874
- Description:
- Volume commences with the 'first meeting of the Commissioners under "the River Humber Conservancy Act 1852" held at the Guild Hall in the Town of Kingston upon Hull...' It continues with minutes of annual meetings and special meetings and flags up issues such as ' Conservancy agree to pay one moiety of £1434.4s.3d. as a fair charge on the revenue derived from foreshores'; 'Conservancy to apply to parliament for act to vest in conservancy the foreshores so far as they are vested in Board of Trade'; 'As to payment of two thirds only by conservancy of purchase money - Read's Island'; 'Foreshores Account for 1869 not sublitted to Board of Trade'; 'First Authority as to audit of account'. Includes under heading of 'Holderness Embankment & Reclamation Bill' a comparative Admirality survey of 1684 and 1852.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull City Archives
- Collection:
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Records relating to The Humber Conservancy
