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- 1849-1867 (Creation)
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5.5 linear inches (8 volumes)
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The records of the Collector General of Customs span the years 1841-1941 and include documents created by the Treasury Board, the Ministry of Finance, the Superintendent of Public Works and The Board of Harbor Commissioners. These records reflect the various functions, which were: the collection of customs duties; the regulation of entry and departure of passengers and cargo; the moorage of vessels; and the administration of the harbor.
Although official records of the Collector General of Customs begin in 1841, earlier documents indicate that the functions of the Harbor Master were carried out by Alexander Adams and Stephen Reynolds prior to that time. Related 20th century records may be found in the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Printed reports are filed in the Government Publication Collections. Broadsides and Tables of Customs House statistics are available for 1843-1873
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The earliest records of shipping and harbor affairs date from 1841 and were kept by the Officer of Customs, entitled the Harbor Master, and placed under the Treasury Board in the Ministry of the Interior. In 1845, an act to organize the Executive Departments, the Treasury Board was dissolved and its functions were taken over by the newly created Ministry of Finance.
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Both sub-series contain information about crew members, monthly salaries, length of voyage, date of departure, and name of supervisor. Also includes records of Guano Island laborers, i.e. workers who harvested waste material of seabirds for use as fertilizer.
The volume labelled "Shipped: 1849" was used by the Governor of Oahu for several other purposes: It contains records of the road overseer (1852); records of election inspectors (1853); and marriage licenses issued (1852-1853). Mostly in Hawaiian.
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Accruals
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Arranged in 2 sub-series: 1) Native Seamen and 2) Foreign Seamen, and chronologically thereunder.
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1989-09-26, Compiled by Janet K. Zastrow
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Archivist's note
2020-08-17, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM
2021-03-29, Carol Kellett: updated Scope and content; System of arrangement; Conditions governing access.