Series consists of correspondence and returns from the various ports of entry for the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada from 1790 to 1840, for United Canada from 1841 to 1866, and for Canada from 1867 to 1882. Only a few files concerning Upper Canada are dated prior to 1801. During the early years the major part of the correspondence is addressed to the Inspector General, but by 1830 approximately half of it is addressed to the Lieutenant-Governor's Secretary while in 1841 it is almost entirely addressed to the latter official.
Generally, from 1841 to 1882 these records relate to the petitions, customs duties, seizures, ferry tolls, leases, sale of licences, sale of public roads to municipal corporations and private companies in 1850-1851, application for additional ports of entry, appointments, promotions and leave of absence for personnel. The records also include the correspondence of Inland Revenue for the same period. These files are classified alphabetically by the name of port (Vols. 1-395).
Also, there are general files relating to correspondence with the other British North American colonies (Vols. 396-400), with England, Ireland, and Scotland (Vols. 401-402) and with the U.S.A. (Vols. 403-409). The remainder of this series, (Vols. 410-420), consists of correspondence classified either by subject and chronological order or simply chronologically.
Volumes 792-795 contain decisions and appointment files of the Executive Council regarding matters related to Customs and Excise. These files date from 1845 to 1878 (Vols. 792-795).
The records in this series cover the period 1790 to 1882 and were created and maintained by the Department of Customs and the Department of Inland Revenue and their antecedents. The records were inter-filed in the department and arranged by subject after being transferred to the National Archives.
The series includes maps of water routes, a hydrographic chart of Prince Rupert harbour and architectural drawings of mess decks, Point Atkinson, H.M.C. Dockyard, Esquimalt. One plan, prepared by Joseph Keeler to protest the location of the proposed port of entry, shows Keeler's and Cole's wharves in relation to Ogden's point on Lake Ontario as well as the various mills in the area near Colborne harbour. On verso of map "Plan No 1". A plan shewing position of Necks Clog's and Conlons houses in the town of Thorold.
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