Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1939-1946 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Serie
Volumen y soporte
3 volumes
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia administrativa
The Belleville Harbour Commission was established in 1889 by the Harbour Commissioners Act, Chapter 35. The Harbour Commissioners and Mayor were to appoint the Harbour Master with the approval of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries. The harbour and Port of Belleville were afforded the ability to collect harbour dues in 1870 through a by-law enacted by the Treasury Board of Canada. After the charter of the Commission in 1889, the by-laws and regulations were approved by the Governor General in 1911 and they were carried forward in 1947. The Harbour Commission was dissolved by a Federal decision in 1978.
W. C. Mikel lists the following Harbour Masters in his history of the City of Belleville:
- 1889 Alexander Waters
- 1891 D. Collins
- 1904 Sidney Vandervoort
- 1912 George Dulmage
- 1922 J. H. Carr
- 1931 Robert Goudy
- 1936 Joseph Waddell
George Oliver Tice took over from Joseph Waddell in 1945. He was listed as Harbour Master in the 1959 Vernon's Directory of Belleville. Mac Smith held the position in 1961 and 1963, with Don J. Barrett in the role in 1972 and 1974. In the 1986 directory, the post was not listed, suggesting that the Commission had been dissolved by that date.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Transferred by City of Belleville Recreation, Culture and Community Services department in April 2007.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Three registers of Harbour Dues paid by ships offloading cargo at the Port of Belleville between 21 September 1939 and 5 December 1946. The registers record the date; the name of the ship; the quantity and nature of the cargo; the recipient; the dues owing and the date they were paid. Entries are signed by the harbour master: Joseph Waddell until 5 October 1945 and George Oliver Tice after that date.