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NameThe London Office of the Inspectorate General of Chinese Maritime Customs; 1874-1948
BiographyA Chinese governmental tax collection agency and information service. Although controlled by central Chinese government, it was established and staffed mainly by foreign workers and consuls to collect maritime trade taxes during the time of the Taiping Rebellion. After this, however, its responsibilities grew to include, amongst other things, domestic customs and postal administration, harbour and waterway management, weather reporting, anti-smuggling operations, economic management and education. The London Office sent people from across Europe to serve in China. It liased with the British Foreign Office and the bureau which dealt with loans to China. Although the Chinese Maritime Customs service continued to exist until 1950, the London Office was closed in 1948.
RulesInternational Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Sourcehttps://www.gale.com/binaries/content/assets/gale-us-en/primary-sources/china-from-empire-to-republic/cfer-bickers-part-2-london-office-files-essay-.pdf (accessed 22/10/2019)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Maritime_Customs_Service (accessed 22/10/2019)
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MCR/4/2/11China: Plant collections, cultural products etc. 5 Oct 1853-31 Aug 1914
MCR/4/2/2China: Economic Products1861-11 Jan 1904
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