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Officers Involved in the Enforcement of the Salt Duty.

A delivery of salt to the Salt House, Sennen

The Parliamentary Register Vol. XVI was published in London in 1780 and contains an account of the most interesting speeches and motions made in the British parliament in that session

The Parliamentary Register; or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons;

During the Sixth Session Of the Fourteenth Parliament Of Great Briton Vol. XVI

On page 292 there begins an account of the Offices and Employments existing in the Salt Duties on the 25^th of October 1705. The number of Officers employed with their respective Salaries, and also an account of the Number and names of the Officers with their Salaries as they stood on the 5^th of January 1779, distinguishing the time when any increase in the number of such Officers or their Salaries was first made.

Whilst the list covers the whole of Great Briton I have once again restricted my disclosures to those officers based in Cornwall.

Searchers and boatmen:

Port

Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

Falmouth

Officers Name

Sal.

Officers Name

Richard Davis

Allowed on account of increase in fishery

Sal50.

May 9^th 1769

John Kitlow

Port

Establishment on the 25^thOct. 1705

Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

Falmouth

John Spurrier

Zachary Langdon

Charles Penderthy

Philip Paskew

William Reale

William Barnes

Thomas Dewsloe

Allowed on incidents

John Whiraker

Aug.18^th 1756

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705	Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Fowey		William Collier Allowed in incident Four boatmen Richard White John Chapman Henry Francis Jonathan Calf	50 5 25 20 20 20	Feb.19^th 1707 March 30^th 1736 Aug.28. 1713 Ditto Ditto Ditto	50 5 25 20 20 20

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705	Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Mevagizey		Samuel Allcock For an officer W.m Croft ditto assisitant In incidents	40 4 25 5	Aug. 12^th 1725 June 8^th 1762 Nov. 27 1725 Aug.30^th 1769

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Gweek	William Dodd	40	Richard James For riding charges	40 10	Feb.25^th 1715	10

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Looe	Christopher Conyers	50	James Dyer Thomas Soady Boatman	50 20	Oct 8 1714	20

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Padstow	John Croker	50	Edward Day	25

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Penzance	Edward Andrews	50	Richard Treeve	50

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705	Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
St Micheals Mount		John Treluddra	15	Oct.31^st 1739

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Penzance (Boatmen)	Henry Rendall James Sainders Mathew Skinner Brian Tonkin	10 10 10 10	George Mathews John Foster William Martyn John Grosse Jun.	25 20 20 20	March 20^th 1732 Ditto Ditto Ditto	15 10 10 10

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705	Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
St Ives		James Faggotter Jacob Phillips	50 20	July 24^th 1723 Nov. 20^th 1722	50 20

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Plymouth	Arthur Keay	60	Henry Tolcher Allowed in Incident	50 4

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705	Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
Plymouth (Boatmen)		William Fabyan James Tappar Samuel Tapley John Langworthy	20 20 20 20	Sept. 4^th 1713 Ditto Ditto Ditto	20 20 20 20

Port	Establishment on the 25^th Oct. 1705		Establishment on the 5^th of Jan. 1779		Date of increase of Establishment.
St Mawes	Officers Name	Sal.	Officers Name John Roberts A further allowance	Sal 25 5	Oct. 27th 1737 May, 23, 1776	25 5

Padstow	John Croker	5
Hayle	John Stone	5

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