| Description | This sub-fonds relates to records of enrolment, registration, deposit and returns. It consists of records relating to the registration of boats, barges and other vessels, including:
- a register of boats, barges and other vessels, giving the name of the vessel, kind, burthen, master's name and place of abode, number of men employed and in what capacities, line and extent of navigation where employed and date of registration [1795-1799]
- applications for registrations of vessels, abstracts from the register, and blank certificates for issue to the owner. These contain similar information to the register [1795-1798]
- the Act of 35 George III cap. 58 [1794-5] |
| Administrative history | To ascertain the number of men and vessels engaged in inland navigation, the Act of 1795 (35 George III cap. 58) provided that vessels were to be registered with the Clerk of the Peace or with the Town Clerk. Certificates were issued to owners and an abstract sent to the Admiralty. All the vessels registered in the North Riding were plying on navigations to and from New Malton. |