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Commissioners' Report 1792: Proposals for Revenue & Administrative Reform of Isle of Man

Source
16 March 1792

Formal report by David Reid (Commissioner of Inquiry) to the Lords of the Treasury, proposing sweeping administrative and revenue reforms for the Isle of Man. Covers transfer of customs management to English or Scottish Boards, officer discipline, prevention of smuggling (Geneva, brandy, tea, tobacco, salt), licensing regulations, and rejection of a warehousing scheme. Highly relevant to post-1765 Revestment governance and revenue enforcement.

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