Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Collector of Customs, Knysna
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- CKN
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1881 – 1954
History
A signal’s post, with a pilot boat and crew, was established at Knysna in 1818 after the river Knysna was proved to be a safe port.
It was, however, only in 1881 that Knysna was proclaimed a Free Port and considered fit for importation and exportation according to section 15 of Act No 10 of 1872.
Mr J Campbell acted as Examining Officer in Charge of Customs as from January 1881 and was appointed Sub-Collector, Examining Officer and Warehouse keeper on 19 December 1881.
The Resident Magistrate and Civil Commissioner also held the position of Collector of Customs.
On 7 September 1954 the Knysna Harbour was withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the South African Railways and Harbours Administration.
Places
Western Cape Province.
Southern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Knysna.
Southern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Knysna.
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
CKN
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
20 April 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
The Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser.
Cape of Good Hope Blue Books.
Civil Service List.
Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette.
Cape of Good Hope Blue Books.
Civil Service List.
Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette.