'Management of the Royal Dockyards, 1672-1678' in Naval Miscellany, Volume 5

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Comprises transcriptions of correspondence exchanged mostly between the Navy Board and Royal Dockyard officials re labour relations; attempts to improve productivity; conflict with accumulation of traditional work practices; difficulties re local credit, supply of stores, finance of yards; etc. Largely drawn from Admiralty Papers [especially ADM106] in the National Archives