Economic conditions
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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 1266 Collections and/or Records:
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: papers 28 - 43., 05 Jan 1926 - 25 Feb 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/108
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir William Mitchell-Thomson [later 1st Lord Selsdon], Postmaster General, on Post Office expenditure, including telegram rates; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on National Health Insurance and the administration costs of the Civil Service; Ronald McNeill [later 1st Lord Cushendun], Financial Secretary to the Treasury; Treasury memoranda on estimates for overseas settlement, colonial services, Middle Eastern services,...
Dates:
05 Jan 1926 - 25 Feb 1926
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Official: Cabinet: Tithe Rent Charge Committee., 18 Mar 1925 - 21 Apr 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/76
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Includes papers from various individuals on the tithe rent charge, including: minutes and conclusions of the committee; drafts of the tithe rent charge amendment bills; Sir Frederick Liddell [1st Parliamentary Counsel] and Francis Jones [Legal Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne], Financial Secretary to the Treasury; Gerald Canny, Inland Revenue; 4th Lord Salisbury [Lord Privy Seal, earlier Lord Cranborne]; Edward Wood [later Lord Irwin and...
Dates:
18 Mar 1925 - 21 Apr 1925
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Official: Cabinet: Treasury: Unemployment Insurance Bill Committee., 16 Jun 1927 - 18 Jun 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/177
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Includes committee minutes of statements made by: [Sir] Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Sir John Gilmour, Secretary of State for Scotland; Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton] President of the Board of Trade; Clement Tryon, Minister of Pensions on redrafting of the unemployment insurance bill without...
Dates:
16 Jun 1927 - 18 Jun 1927
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Official: Cabinet: Unemployment Committee: papers 741 - 754., 15 Apr 1925 - 25 Jun 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/72
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Includes papers from various individuals on unemployment, including: 1st Lord Aberconway [earlier Charles M'Laren] on extending the Trade Facilities Acts; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on subsidies to reduce unemployment; Mines Department memoranda on subsidised employment in the coal industry; a Ministry of Labour memorandum on unemployment relief in Germany; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of...
Dates:
15 Apr 1925 - 25 Jun 1925
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Official: Cabinet: War Policy Committee: statements., 19 Aug 1915 - 23 Aug 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/58
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Includes 2 copies of statements by: Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, on numbers of people employed in services "of national importance", the employment of women in the railway industry and the extent of enlistment from the industrial classes; Walter Long, President of the Local Government Board, on the use of the national register to recall skilled men from the army for munitions work and on compulsory service; and Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on economic...
Dates:
19 Aug 1915 - 23 Aug 1915
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Official: Colonial Office: Colonial Conference 1907: printed papers., 1906 - 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/28
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Includes papers on the representation of Australian states; the function of the Committee of Imperial Defence; the "Strategical conditions of the Empire from the military point of view"; the possibility of assimilating war organisation throughout the Empire; patterns and provisions of equipment and stores for colonial forces; desirability that the Colonial Governments should give their orders for ordinance stores through the War Office; naval defence; statement of the military and naval...
Dates:
1906 - 1907
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Official: Colonial Office: Colonial Conference: Colonial preference: notes and printed papers., 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/30
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Includes notes on Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada; statements and reports of House of Commons business; Colonial Office, Board of Trade and Foreign Office notes and printed papers (including by 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine [Secretary of State for the Colonies] and WSC); Commonwealth of Australia papers; resolutions of the Australian, Cape Colony [South Africa], and New Zealand governments for the conference; details of decisions of previous conferences; WSC's hand-written...
Dates:
1907
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Official: Colonial Office: Colonial Conference: printed minutes of proceedings., Apr 1907 - May 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/29
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Subjects covered by the minutes include the constitution of the conference; the organisation of the Colonial Office; colonial representation on the Committee of Imperial Defence; military defence; naval defence; emigration; naturalisation; double income tax; silver coinage; decimal currency and metric system; imperial court of appeal; preferential trade; imperial surtax on foreign imports; coastwise trade; commercial treaties; trade marks and patents; trade statistics; company law; admitting...
Dates:
Apr 1907 - May 1907
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Official: Colonial Office: Colonial Conference: printed papers., Jun 1902 - Aug 1902
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/1
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Papers relating to a conference between the Secretary of State for the Colonies [Joseph Chamberlain] and the Prime Ministers of self-governing colonies, held in London, at which discussions took place on subjects including: political relations between Great Britain and the colonies, imperial defence, commercial relations within the Empire, naturalisation and settlement in South Africa, and relations of the Commonwealth and New Zealand with the islands of the Pacific. [indexed].
Dates:
Jun 1902 - Aug 1902
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Official: Colonial Office: correspondence., 02 Apr 1907 - 27 Apr 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/24
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Correspondents include: 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine [Secretary of State for the Colonies] on his working relationship with WSC and those attending the Colonial Conference; Francis Hopwood [later 1st Lord Southborough, Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies] on the Imperial Institute; ?George Bryce and the Archbishop of the West Indies [Enos Nuttall] on matters concerning the Jamaica earthquake, including publishing correspondence on the Governor's [Sir Alexander Swettenham] role and...
Dates:
02 Apr 1907 - 27 Apr 1907
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Official: Colonial Office: correspondence., 03 Jul 1907 - Dec 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/27
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Correspondents include: Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson [Governor and Commander in Chief, Cape Colony, South Africa] (3); Sir Charles Dilke; Sir Graham Bower [Colonial Secretary of Mauritius] seeking promotion; Sir Walter Egerton [Governor of Southern Nigeria], James Hutton, Chairman of the British Cotton Growing Association (2), and Sir Alfred Jones on the construction of the north Nigeria railway and WSC's support for cotton growers; 3rd Lord Hindlip on land prices in Mombasa [British East...
Dates:
03 Jul 1907 - Dec 1907
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Official: Colonial Office: correspondence, mainly on South African affairs., 01 Mar 1906 - 31 Mar 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/9
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Correspondents include: Joseph Chamberlain taking back his allegation that WSC had exploited the issue of Chinese indentured labour in the Transvaal [South Africa] in his election campaign; 2nd Lord Selborne, [Governor of the Transvaal] and High Commissioner for South Africa (5); Sir John Vine; Abe Bailey (2); Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson [Governor and Commander in Chief, Cape Colony, South Africa] on his future prospects and career to date; Sir Godfrey Lagden, the Commissioner for Native...
Dates:
01 Mar 1906 - 31 Mar 1906
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Official: Colonial Office: correspondence, mainly on South African affairs., 21 May 1906 - 28 Jun 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/12
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Correspondents include: Abe Bailey; 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine [Secretary of State for the Colonies] (5); Moreton Frewen on timber leases and the [Eldama ravine, British East Africa, later Kenya] railway concession (3); Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson [Governor and Commander in Chief, Cape Colony, South Africa] on subjects including his future prospects; 2nd Lord Selborne [Governor of the Transvaal and High Commissioner for South Africa] (2); Messrs Gregory, Eyles and Waring (4), and Messrs...
Dates:
21 May 1906 - 28 Jun 1906
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Official: Colonial Office: correspondence, mainly on South African affairs., 02 Sep 1906 - 30 Sep 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/15
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Correspondents include: Frederick Ponsonby [later 1st Lord Sysonby, Assistant Private Secretary to King Edward VII] passing on the King's concern about the future of South Africa; 2nd Lord Selborne [Governor of the Transvaal and High Commissioner for South Africa] (4) on subjects including recruiting mining labour in Portuguese East Africa [later Mozambique] and his desire for Sir Richard Solomon [Acting Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal] to be first Prime Minister of the Transvaal, with...
Dates:
02 Sep 1906 - 30 Sep 1906
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Official: Colonial Office: expenditure., c 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/46
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Includes notes and papers by Colonial Office officials and printed copies of correspondence from 2nd Lord Selborne, Governor of the Transvaal [and High Commissioner for South Africa] (4) and 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and a minute by WSC.Subjects include: comparison of annual expenditure with that of previous years and details of debt; import duty on various articles; various matters concerning South African politics, including the Transvaal loan...
Dates:
c 1907
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Official: Colonial Office: various papers., 14 Dec 1920 - 25 Nov 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 17/1
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Includes: a paper by [Major] Desmond Morton on the need for stabilisation of exchange rates and trade throughout the Empire by a single Imperial currency; extract from a speech of General [Jan] Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa on an Imperial Bank; notes of a meeting between WSC, Lord Riddell and Lord Burnham [earlier Harry Webster] on the Communications Committee and the importance of communication throughout the Empire; a paper by Colonel John Fuller on the importance of roadless...
Dates:
14 Dec 1920 - 25 Nov 1921
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Official: Treasury, 1924 - 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18
Scope and Contents
The Treasury papers contain correspondence, minutes, tables, printed reports, and other papers which were created or accumulated as a result of WSC's activities as Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position held from November 1924 to June 1929. The papers have been divided into general correspondence, WSC's outgoing minutes, and subject-based files and are arranged chronologically.The Treasury material covers WSC's ministerial duties as Chancellor, including the annual production of the budget,...
Dates:
1924 - 1929
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1925-1926: Customs and Excise memoranda, Treasury memoranda and tables, used in the production of the Budget., 1924 - 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/7
Scope and Contents
Includes memoranda, notes and letters from Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise]; Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance, Treasury]; Sir Warren Fisher [Permanent Secretary, Treasury]; 1st Lord Stamfordham [earlier Sir Arthur Bigge, Private Secretary to King George V]; Sir William Mitchell-Thomson [later 1st Lord Selsdon, Postmaster-General and Chief Civil Commissioner].Also includes copy letters and notes from WSC to some of those mentioned above and to: Prime...
Dates:
1924 - 1925
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1926-1927: Treasury memoranda and tables, used in the production of the Budget., 1925 - 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/25
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Includes memoranda, notes and letters from individuals, mainly Treasury officials, including: Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance]; Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise]; Frederick Phillips [Assistant Secretary]; Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet]; Sir Warren Fisher [Permanent Secretary]; Alfred Hurst; Sir Alfred Watson [Government Actuary]; Sir Richard Hopkins [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue].Also includes notes from WSC to some of those...
Dates:
1925 - 1926
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1927-1928: Treasury memoranda and tables, used in the production of the Budget., 1926 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/40
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Includes memoranda, notes, and letters from individuals, mainly Treasury officials, including: Sir Warren Fisher [Permanent Secretary]; Richard Hopkins [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue]; Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance]; Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise]; Ralph Hawtrey [Director of Financial Enquiries]; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; William Brown [Private Secretary to the President of the Board of...
Dates:
1926 - 1927
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1928-1929: Treasury memoranda and tables, used in the production of the Budget., 1927 - 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/71
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Includes memoranda, minutes, notes and letters from individuals, mainly Treasury officials, including: Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance]; Sir Richard Hopkins [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue until 1927, then Controller of Finance and Supply Services]; Cornelius Gregg; Frederick Phillips [Principal Assistant Secretary]; Edward Cunningham [Accountant and Comptroller-General, Customs and Excise]; Sir Alfred Watson [Government Actuary]; Sir Warren Fisher [Permanent Secretary];...
Dates:
1927 - 1928
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1929-1930: correspondence on licence duties., 26 Oct 1928 - 10 Apr 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/99
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise] (2); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (3); Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (6); Frank Newsam [Private Secretary to the Home Secretary] (2); John Sinclair; 1st Lord Bradbury, Imperial Tobacco Company.Also includes: note of deputations from the licensing authorities to the Home Secretary [Sir William Joynson Hicks, later 1st Lord Brentford]; draft of speech by...
Dates:
26 Oct 1928 - 10 Apr 1929
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1929-1930: correspondence on various duties., 20 Oct 1928 - 10 Apr 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/98
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (17); Sir Robert Robertson, Government Chemist; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (7); John Davidson [Conservative Party Chairman]; Samuel Courtauld (3); Sir Sydney Skinner, Director of Rayon Manufacturing Company.Also includes: cutting from the London Gazette; Rayon Company report.Subjects...
Dates:
20 Oct 1928 - 10 Apr 1929
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1929-1930: Treasury memoranda and tables, used in the production of the Budget., 25 May 1928 - 05 Feb 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/96
Scope and Contents
Includes memoranda, minutes, notes and letters from individuals, mainly Treasury officials, including: Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services] (6); Frederick Phillips [Principal Assistant Secretary] (6); Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise]; Haywood Holmes [Accountant] (3); Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise]; Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue] (2); Sir Percy Thompson [Deputy Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue];...
Dates:
25 May 1928 - 05 Feb 1929
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Official: Treasury: Budget 1929-1930: Treasury memoranda and tables, used in the production of the Budget., 25 Sep 1928 - 15 Apr 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/97
Scope and Contents
Includes memoranda, minutes, notes and letters from individuals, mainly Treasury officials, including: James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (5); Gilbert Upcott [Deputy Controller] (3); Cornelius Gregg [Inland Revenue] (2); Sir Percy Thompson [Deputy Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue]; Thomas Jones [Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet]; Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services] (5); Frederick Phillips [Principal Assistant Secretary]...
Dates:
25 Sep 1928 - 15 Apr 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open