Record

RefNoCD/63
AltRefNoCD 862-865
LevelFile
TitleDocuments on the Safeguarding of Industries Act 1921, for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society
Date1923
DescriptionDocuments and letters relating to the Safeguarding of Industries Act 1921, which put heavy import taxes on items such as optical glass, laboratory porcelain, hosiery latch needles, metallic tungsten, and synthetic chemicals. Contains correspondence with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, who discuss ways for scientists to get their parcels through customs faster, and wish to know if the Act has had an effect on British science.
Extent6 items
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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