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204486115 | 204788144 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Air Pollutants: UK Emissions of Selected Gases from All Sources
Million tonnes
Source: National Environmental Technology Centre
regulations for emissions such as carbon
dioxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen and
particulate matter. Three EC Directives
agreed during the UK Presidency, and whi... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Air Pollutants: UK Emissions of Selected Gases from All Sources**
**Million tonnes**
- Carbon monoxide
- Sulphur dioxide
- Nitrogen oxides
- Black smoke
**Source:** National Environmental Technology Centre
---
**Regulations for emissions such as carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen and particul... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486117 | 204805723 | 26: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Activities such as these are important in
assuring continued interest in SET among
young people making educational and career
choices. They also help to enhance the
public’s ability to relate to scientific issues in
general and to make informed judgments
about scientific developm... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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189742219 | 189881032 | Peterhead ■
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: 0 20 40 60 80 miles
: Conventional power stations (1,000 MW and over)
: Nuclear power stations
: Under construction
: Power-producing reactors of the UKAEA or BNFL
: Hydro-electric power stations (over 45-MW capacity)
: Pumped storage schemes
: Boundary of the SSEB and NSHEB
: Hartle... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486089 | 204586555 | 8
BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Britain, as in all countries before the development of medical science, by high death
rates and, in particular, by very high infant and maternal mortality. Immigration
from the continent of Europe was an influence at certain times, for example, that of
Flemish weavers in the fourteenth a... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Britain, as in all countries before the development of medical science, by high death rates and, in particular, by very high infant and maternal mortality. Immigration from the continent of Europe was an influence at certain times, for example, that of Flemish weavers in the fourteenth... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486116 | 204791459 | Abbeys and Priories: p. 1, English Heritage Photo Library; p. 2, Crown Copyright, Historic
Scotland; p. 3, Lester Tipton; p. 4, Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Millennium Products: Design Council; p. 2, TX1 taxi—Edmund Clark, Europa XS Keith
Wilson.
Sport: PA Photos and: p. 1, top—EPA, bottom—Gerry Penny; p. 2, top—EPA... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Millennium Products:** Design Council; p. 2, TX1 taxi—Edmund Clark, Europa XS—Keith Wilson.
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189742213 | 189840602 | 6
Social Welfare
The British social welfare system comprises the National Health Service, the
personal social services and social security. The National Health Service pro-
vides a comprehensive range of medical services which are available to all
residents, irrespective of means. Local authority personal social servic... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486104 | 204702331 | Acknowledgment is made for photographs to: General Council
of British Shipping for National Sea Training School (facing p.
39); British Steel Corporation for Basic Oxygen Steelworking
Plant (facing p. 134); British Aircraft Corporation for Geostationary
Scientific Satellite (between pp. 134 and 135); Vickers Ltd. for
L... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The front cover shows an artist’s impression of the Great Seal of the Realm which is affixed to State docum... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486092 | 204614323 | 242
BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Society of Film and
Television Arts
Assistance to
British Film
Producers
Cinema
Licensing
and Film
Censorship
The National Film Theatre, on the south bank of the Thames, in London,
shows films of outstanding historical, artistic or technical interest; it holds
a unique position as a ci... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
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204486095 | 205332263 | INDUSTRY
261
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is a voluntary non-profit-making
body incorporated by Royal Charter. It prepares and promulgates standards
in respect of, inter alia, quality, performance, dimensions, testing methods
and codes of practice. Voluntary acceptance of such standards by manufac-
turers, b... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The British Standards Institution (BSI) is a voluntary non-profit-making body incorporated by Royal Charter. It prepares and promulgates standards in respect of, *inter alia*, quality, performance, dimensions, testing methods and codes of practice. Voluntary acceptance of such standards by manufacturers, buyers an... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486111 | 204752329 | BRITAIN 1995: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
significant contribution to the economy,
directly providing over 180,000 jobs. In 1993,
10.9 million visitors spent about £2,000
million in Scotland.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
About 75 per cent of the land area of
Scotland is devoted to agriculture. Much of
this is rough grazi... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204882223 | 204937642 | UK 2005 Appendix B
Significant dates in UK history
1775-83: American War of Independence leads to loss
of the Thirteen Colonies
1800: Act of Union unites Great Britain and Ireland
1805: Battle of Trafalgar, the decisive naval battle of
the Napoleonic Wars
1815: Battle of Waterloo, the final defeat of Napoleon
1825: ope... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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: 1800: Act of Union unites Great Britain and Ireland
: 1805: Battle of Trafalgar, the decisive naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars
: 1815: Battle of Waterloo, the final defeat of Napoleon
: 1825: opening of the Stockton and Darlington Rai... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742213 | 189840680 | SOCIAL WELFARE
125
SAFETY OF
MEDICINES
RESEARCH
THE HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
restrictions on the extent of advertising and expenditure on it; the wording and
presentation of government health warnings on packets and advertisements;
and the reduction of the tar yields of cigarettes. Since 1964 the cigarette manu-
facturers ha... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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restrictions on the extent of advertising and expenditure on it; the wording and presentation of government health warnings on packets and advertisements; and the reduction of the tar yields of cigarettes. Since 1964 the cigarette manufacturers have applied a voluntary code of practice designed to prevent excessiv... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486111 | 204752849 | BRITAIN 1995: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Scrutiny of public expenditure is carried
out by House of Commons select committees
(see p. 58).
European Union Affairs
To keep the two Houses informed of EU
developments, and to enable them to
scrutinise and debate Union policies and
proposals, there is a select committee in each
Hou... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Scrutiny of public expenditure is carried out by House of Commons select committees (see p. 58).
European Union Affairs
To keep the two Houses informed of EU developments, and to enable them to scrutinise and debate Union policies and proposals, there is a select committee in each House (s... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204882222 | 204929706 | Economic affairs
29 Finance and other service industries
being upgraded. By 2005 plastic cards will be
authorised in the UK by the customer keying in
his or her PIN (personal identification number)
rather than by signing a receipt.
National Savings and Investments
National Savings and Investments (NS&I)
{www.nsandi.com... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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being upgraded. By 2005 plastic cards will be authorised in the UK by the customer keying in his or her PIN (personal identification number) rather than by signing a receipt.
**National Savings and Investments**
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) (www.nsandi.com), an exec... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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BRITAIN 1971: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Davis Cup (for men) and the Federation Cup competition (for women). Women players from Britain and the United States of America also compete annually for the Wightman Cup.
Golf
Golf originated in Scotland, where for centuries it has borne the title of the Royal and Ancient Gam... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | ||
204486101 | 204687342 | INDEX
Page
London—contd.
newspapers
..
. . 4 2 4> 4 2 6
police
.. 104, xos, 106, 107, 108
population 16, 17, 147, 170, 254, 352
port of and docks . . 253, 340, 341, 342
radio tower
..
. .
. . 363
School of Economics see Univer-
sities, below
Stock Exchange . .
..
. . 217
taxicabs . .
. .
. .
.. 353
telephone informatio... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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London—contd. Page
Page
London—contd. Page
Page
London—contd. Page
Page
London—contd. Page
Page
London—contd. Page
Page
London—contd. Page
Page
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189742219 | 189877574 | GOVERNMENT
53
Non-
Departmental
Public Bodies
Advisory
Bodies
The work of some departments (for instance, the Ministry of Defence) covers
Britain as a whole. Other departments (such as the Department of Employment)
cover England, Wales and Scotland, but not Northern Ireland. Others, such as
the Department of the Enviro... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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189742215 | 189856774 | INDEX
453
Bill 304
bus and coach services 303—4
Department of 55
equipment manufacturing
244-8
inland 299-308
passenger services 303—4, 305—7,
311,313
policy 311-12, 313
ports 308—10
public transport operators 303—4
railways 305—8
urban 307—8
roads 299—304
haulage 302—3
safety measures 301,312, 314—15
sea 310—12
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Bill 304 bus and coach services 303–4 Department of 55 equipment manufacturing 244–8 inland 299–308 passenger services 303–4, 305–7, 311, 313 policy 311–12, 313 ports 308–10 public transport operators 303–4 railways 305–8 urban 307–8 roads 299–304 haulage 302–3 safety measures 301, 312, 314–15 sea 310–12 taxis 304... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486111 | 204755722 | AGRICULTURE, THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND FORESTRY
thin poor ones of highland Britain to the rich
fertile soils of low-lying areas such as the
fenlands of eastern England. The climate is
generally temperate, though rainfall
distribution over Britain is uneven. The
South East receives only about 600 mm a
year, compared with... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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10.0% Forestry
10.0% Urban
77.0% Agriculture
**Land Use in Britain**
In 1993 there were some 244,200 farm holdings in Britain (excluding minor holdings), with an average size of 70.2 hectares (173.4 acres)—again excluding minor holdings. About two-thirds of all agricultural land is owner... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486102 | 204693296 | PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCES
4°5
FORESTRY
NUCLEAR
ENERGY
the Secretary of State for Scotland, was appointed to supervise the programmes
of the research laboratories and stations. Responsibility for the Torry Research
Station (which is concerned with the handling and preservation of the fish
catch and with studies of fish ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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the Secretary of State for Scotland, was appointed to supervise the programmes of the research laboratories and stations. Responsibility for the Torry Research Station (which is concerned with the handling and preservation of the fish catch and with studies of fish as food) was transferred from the DTI to the Mini... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486091 | 204602831 | 2
BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
and the westernmost point of Ireland is approximately io° 30' West. It is just under
600 miles in a straight line from the south coast of Britain to the extreme north and
rather over 300 miles across in the widest part. Owing to the numerous bays and
inlets no point in the British Isles ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The seas surrounding the British Isles are every... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742218 | 189871009 | 66
BRITAIN 1989: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Functions and
Services
A candidate for election as councillor normally stands as a representative of
one of the national political parties, or of some local interest, or as an
independent. Candidates must be British citizens, other Commonwealth
citizens or citizens of the Irish Rep... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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A candidate for election as councillor normally stands as a representative of one of the national political parties, or of some local interest, or as an independent. Candidates must be British citizens, other Commonwealth citizens or citizens of the Irish Republic, and aged 21 or... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486102 | 204688863 | 72
Internal
Organisation
of Local
Authorities
BRITAIN 1974: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
reorganised, local authority functions will be shared between the county and
district authorities; as far as possible these will be mutually independent.
Broadly, county authorities will be responsible for strategic planning, trans-
port c... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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BRITAIN 1974: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
reorganised, local authority functions will be shared between the county and district authorities; as far as possible these will be mutually independent. Broadly, county authorities will be responsible for strategic planning, transport co-ordination, most highways, weights and me... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486116 | 204793604 | THE LABOUR MARKET
PATTERNS OF EMPLOYMENT
Some 29.2 million people aged 16 and over
were classed as economically active 1 in the UK
in April-June 1999, of whom 27.4 million
were in employment: 15.1 million men and
12.3 million women (see Table 11.1).
Employment is growing following a decline
during the recession of the ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486098 | 205336423 | REDGAUNTLKT.
des moments oil il n’etait en etat de recevoir
personne. Ce fut au milieu de ces images que
s’feteignil a la fin le flambeau qui autrefois
brilla sur la Grande-Bretagne avec un si terrible
eclat, et qui enfin fut etouffe sous ses propres
cendres; a peine en resta-t-il un souvenir, a
peine sa disparition fu... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Birth Rates and Death Rates in Britain 8
Expectation of Life at Birth in England and Wales 9
Age Distribution of United Kingdom Population 11
The Royal Family: Genealogical Tree 27
Functional Analysis of Defence Personnel 1969-70 120
Functional Analysis of Defence Expenditure 1969-70 120
Organisation of the National ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486095 | 205336059 | INDEX
545
Page
PAL see Broadcasting, colour trans-
mission
PAYE (income tax scheme). . 131, 377
Packaging . .
. .
298, 308, 421
Paint industry
..
. . 249, 299
Paper and board industry . . 247, 248,
259, 308
Parishes (Church of England)
. . 188,
189
Parkend
. .
..
..
.. 335
Parking, street
..
. .
•. 355
Parks, National
... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Page
PAL see Broadcasting, colour transmission
PAYE (income tax scheme) 131, 377
Packaging 298, 308, 421
Paint industry 249, 299
Paper and board industry 247, 248, 259, 308
Parishes (Church of England) 188, 189
Parkend 335
Parking, street 355
Parks, National 178, 179, 181
Commission 179
Scottish Nationa... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486107 | 204729371 | 418
BRITAIN 1991: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Investment and
Unit Trusts
COMPANY
FINANCING
INSTITUTIONS
Finance Houses
Leasing
Companies
people belong to occupational pension schemes and about 3-5 million to
personal pension schemes. The market value of assets held directly by
pension funds rose fpom £2,000 million in 1957 to... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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people belong to occupational pension schemes and about 3·5 million to personal pension schemes. The market value of assets held directly by pension funds rose from £2,000 million in 1957 to some £215,000 million at the beginning of 1989, when 13 per cent was in British governmen... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486091 | 204607524 | AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY
351
worth about £160,000 a year, are captured by long lines and by eel nets placed in river
weirs.
Fishing for sport by rod and line in rivers, lakes, streams and canals is wide-
spread. Salmon grilse and sea-trout are the most important catches, and the fishing
rights command high r... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Fishing for sport by rod and line in rivers, lakes, streams and canals is widespread. Salmon grilse and sea-trout are the most important catches, and the fishing rights command high rentals. There are also extensive fishings for brown tr... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742210 | 189820647 | 66
Rates
BRITAIN 1981: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
poundage which they were required to give to householders. The formula for
distributing the ‘needs’ element was subject to annual variations.
The Government has proposed a new system for the distribution of rate
support grant to local authorities in England and Wales, to take... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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poundage which they were required to give to householders. The formula for distributing the ‘needs’ element was subject to annual variations.
The Government has proposed a new system for the distribution of rate support grant to local authorities in England and Wales, to take effect from 19... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486105 | 205419256 | Buying and
Selling
London's whole-
sale markets
play a leading
part in the
distribution of
foodstuffs,
particularly
imported
supplies.
Covent Garden
market - fruit and
vegetables. | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Buying and Selling
London’s whole-sale markets play a leading part in the distribution of foodstuffs, particularly imported supplies.
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204486114 | 204777744 | ECONOMY
decay or contaminate land, and £1 a
tonne on other waste.
Stamp Duty
Certain kinds of transfer are subject to stamp
duty. Transfers of shares attract duty at 0.5
per cent of the cost, while certain instruments,
such as declarations of trust, have small fixed
duties of 50p or ^1. Transfers by gift and
transfers ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Stamp Duty**
Certain kinds of transfer are subject to stamp duty. Transfers of shares attract duty at 0.5 per cent of the cost, while certain instruments, such as declarations of trust, have small fixed duties of 50p or £1. Transfers by gift and transfers to charities are exempt. The July ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486113 | 204768878 | JUSTICE AND THE LAW
Life Sentence Prisoners
People serving life sentences for the murder of
police or prison officers, terrorist murders,
murder by firearms in the course of robbery
and the sexual or sadistic murder of children
are normally detained for at least 20 years.
The release on licence of prisoners serving
man... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486092 | 204613959 | Decca Navigator in
a Comet of British
European Airways.
ms. | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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: Stellar interferometer built for Manchester University.
: Decca Navigator in a *Comet* of British European Airways. | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486095 | 205330664 | H4
BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
The Mentally
Disordered
The Physically
Handicapped
Health Centres
Treatment for mental disorder is provided as part of the National Health
Service. Patients can consult the family doctor, and receive specialist advice
at hospital out-patients clinics, as they would for any other kind of... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The Mentally Disordered
Treatment for mental disorder is provided as part of the National Health Service. Patients can consult the family doctor, and receive specialist advice at hospital out-patients clinics, as they would for any other kind of illness and can enter hospital for in-patient treatment without form... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486089 | 204594056 | INDEX
565
Page
Page
N
NATO see North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
sation
NETAC see Nuclear Energey Trade
Associations’ Conference
Natal care see Welfare: children, mothers
National Advisory Committee on the
Employment of Older Men and
Women . .
. .
. .
. .
. . 454
National Advisory Council on Education
for Industry and Comm... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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National Federation of Anglers . . . 504
National Federation of Community Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486088 | 204578768 | GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
37
mittee of Selection (a body of eleven members drawn from the three main
parties in the House at the beginning of each session) and up to thirty
additional members; in all cases the parties are represented in proportion
to their numbers in the House. The procedure of a standing committee... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Various other committees exist to deal with... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
FAMILY
ALLOWANCES
NATIONAL
INSURANCE
The Insured
Population
Australia, Canada and New Zealand there are agreements on national
insurance and family allowances. There is an agreement with Guernsey on
family allowances only, with Cyprus on national insurance, and an agreement
with the Ir... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Australia, Canada and New Zealand there are agreements on national insurance and family allowances. There is an agreement with Guernsey on family allowances only, with Cyprus on national insurance, and an agreement with the Irish Republic which covers national insurance and contains some industrial injuries provisio... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486103 | 204696988 | SOCIAL WELFARE
Home Nurses,
Midwives and
Health Visitors
Group Practices
and Health
Centres
HOSPITALS AND
SPECIALIST
SERVICES
Hospitals
135
There are about 11,500 retail pharmacies under contract to the National
Health Service in Great Britain. They are responsible for the dispensing of all
prescriptions except for the... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Home Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors**
Health authorities are und... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486090 | 204599282 | AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY
349
council is to improve the marketing and distribution of, and develop the trade in,
horticultural produce. Its functions include giving information about supply, demand
and prices; encouraging better grading and standardisation; and carrying out research
into marketing and distrib... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
made for secondary education varies to some extent between areas. In some areas,
different types of school specialise, in particular in the later years, in different types
of course, with arrangements for the transfer of pupils between schools where desirable;
in some areas, flexibilit... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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made for secondary education varies to some extent between areas. In some areas, different types of school specialise, in particular in the later years, in different types of course, with arrangements for the transfer of pupils between schools where desirable; in some areas, flexibil... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486116 | 204791368 | Pentland
Hills
Clyde
Muirshiel
Southern
Upland
Way/
Pembrokeshire
‘Coast Path
Major Conservation
and Recreation Areas
■ 15
opcyatuc
Way
■v West Highland
Loch 'j Way
Lomond \ L
,
F,,e
Path
Lake
District
Proposed
Shetland
Orkney
Islands
Islands
National Parks
(Regional Parks in Scotland)
Forest Parks
and Forest Recreatio... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Major Conservation and Recreation Areas**
**Orkney Islands**
**Shetland Islands**
**National Parks (Regional Parks in Scotland)**
**Forest Parks and Forest Recreation Areas**
**Community Forests (England)**
**Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (National Scenic Areas in Scotland)**
**Heritage Coasts (Engla... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742216 | 189862819 | 430
BRITAIN 1987: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Sports Councils
Countryside
Commissions
Private
Sponsorship
Responsibility for the organisation and promotion of sport is largely decentral-
ised, and most sports and recreation facilities are provided by local authorities.
The Government provides financial and other assistance th... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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BRITAIN 1987: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Responsibility for the organisation and promotion of sport is largely decentralised, and most sports and recreation facilities are provided by local authorities.
The Government provides financial and other assistance through a number of official bodies and schemes. This 'arm's ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486111 | 204757763 | BRITAIN 1995: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Sixth-form colleges are schools which may
provide non-academic courses in addition to
academic ones. Tertiary colleges offer a
range of full-time and part-time vocational
courses for students over 16, as well as
academic courses.
Most other children attend grammar or
secondary modern ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Sixth-form colleges are schools which may provide non-academic courses in addition to academic ones. Tertiary colleges offer a range of full-time and part-time vocational courses for students over 16, as well as academic courses.
Most other children attend grammar or secondary modern school... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486094 | 204630391 | 206
BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Botany
The
Parliamentary
and Scientific
Committee
THE LEARNED
SOCIETIES
and development on telecommunications systems, electronic devices and
materials. Amongst its current projects are: trans-oceanic cable systems
capable of carrying up to 1,000 conversations and the high-frequency lo... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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and development on telecommunications systems, electronic devices and materials. Amongst its current projects are: trans-oceanic cable systems capable of carrying up to 1,000 conversations and the high-frequency long-life transistors required for them, the development of electronic t... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742216 | 189858282 | OVERSEAS RELATIONS
93
THE
INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMY
Britain favours the continuing evolution of the existing world economic system
with its free flow of trade and capital, and has defended the independence of
efficient international institutions like the International Monetary Fund, the
World Bank and the General Agreement... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Britain favours the continuing evolution of the existing world economic system with its free flow of trade and capital, and has defended the independence of efficient international institutions like the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. As constituted these ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486111 | 204753538 | 9
Overseas Relations
Administration of Foreign
Policy
109
International Organisations 110
Britain’s Dependent
Territories
114
European Union Policy
116
International Peace and
Security
119
Central and Eastern Europe 120
Other Regions
122
Arms Control
123
Human Rights
125
International Crime
127
Development Co-operation... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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| Administration of Foreign Policy | Central and Eastern Europe | 120 |
|:--- |:--- |:--- |
| International Organisations | Other Regions | 122 |
| Britain’s Dependent Territories | Arms Control | 123 |
| European Union Policy | Human Rights | 125 |
| International Peace and Security | Internation... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742219 | 189882527 | 414
BRITAIN 1990: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
The Department
of Trade and
Industry
General
Industrial
Innovation
Aeronautics
Research
Es tablishmen ts
The major part of MoD R & D expenditure (some £1,760 million in 1987-88)
is on the development of individual items of equipment. Most of this takes place
in industry, and repre... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The major part of MoD R & D expenditure (some £1,760 million in 1987–88) is on the development of individual items of equipment. Most of this takes place in industry, and represents the bulk of government expenditure on R & D in industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry
Al... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486084 | 204555095 | 238
BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
mum number of patients’ names to be on one principal’s list has been reduced from 4,0©©
to 3,500. The average number in England and Wales is about 2,400.
Between 18,000 and 19,000 general medical practitioners (principals and assistants) out
of a total of about 21,000 in England and Wa... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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mum number of patients' names to be on one principal's list has been reduced from 4,000 to 3,500. The average number in England and Wales is about 2,400.
Between 18,000 and 19,000 general medical practitioners (principals and assistants) out of a total of about 21,000 in England and ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486097 | 204653920 | PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCES AND THE ARTS
Advisory
Council on
Technology
Committee on
Manpower
Resources
for Science and
Technology
Other
Government-
sponsored
Research
Transport
Fuel and Power
Meteorology
Building
Land Use and
Planning
189
The Ministry, among other things, has responsibility for engineering
standards and... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The Ministry, among other things, has responsibility for engineering standards and weights and measures and for the British Standards Institution (see p. 247). It has direct control of a number of research stations and establishments (see p. 193); it also aids with grants about 40 autonomous industrial research as... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204882222 | 204929953 | Economic affairs
29 Finance and other service industries
guidance and information is published. It will
also enable the OFT to formally approve
business-to-consumer codes of practice.
The marking and accuracy of quantities are
regulated by weights and measures legislation.
Other law provides for the control of medical
... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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guidance and information is published. It will also enable the OFT to formally approve business-to-consumer codes of practice.
The marking and accuracy of quantities are regulated by weights and measures legislation. Other law provides for the control of medical products, and c... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486096 | 204648291 | TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
347
Labour
Tanker
Terminals
In 1966 shipping arrivals and departures at BTDB docks totalled over
90 million net registered tons (including fishing vessels), and the total cargo
handled was about 53 million tons.
Certain ports and docks used largely for the cross-channel services of the
rail... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Certain ports and docks used largely for the cross-channel services of the railways are administered by the British Railways Board: exampl... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742219 | 189881552 | TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
343
Development
Services
Cargo Services
ports for container traffic are Felixstowe, London and Southampton, and those
for roll-on traffic are Dover (Britain’s leading seaport in terms of the value of
trade handled), Felixstowe, Grimsby and Immingham, and Harwich. Other
traffics that have ex... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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ports for container traffic are Felixstowe, London and Southampton, and those for roll-on traffic are Dover (Britain’s leading seaport in terms of the value of trade handled), Felixstowe, Grimsby and Immingham, and Harwich. Other traffics that have expanded in recent years are minerals, vehicles and forest product... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486101 | 204687082 | INDEX
Page
Agriculture—contd.
fertilisers
. .
. . 314, 331, 466
Fisheries and Food, Ministry of 44,
49, 57, 73, 133, 174, 193, 320, 321,
324, 328, 329, 332, 334, 390, 391, 396,
398, 399
food supplies, home grown 312-8, 321
fruitgrowing
..
..
316-7
glasshouse crops ..
.. 316, 317
government support for . .
320-5
grants ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Agriculture—contd. Page
fertilisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
189742210 | 189825899 | 458
BRITAIN 1981: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Prest, A. R. and Barr, N. A. Public Finance in theory
and practice. 6th edn.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pringle, Robin. A Guide to Banking in Britain
Methuen
Revell, Jack. The British Financial System
Macmillan
Self-regulation at Lloyd's. Report of the Fisher
Working Party
Corporation ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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| ISBN | Price | Price | Price |
|------|--------|--------|--------|
| 0 297 | 77649 | 1979 | 8-95 |
| 0 416 | 81220 | 1975 | 3-25 |
| 0 333 | 14925 | 1973 | 3-95 |
| 0 10 | 179370 | 1977 to | Various |
| 0 10 | 179370 | 1980 | 10-50 |
| 0 11 | 630759 | 1979 |... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486105 | 205420738 | 4 66
BRITAIN 1977: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
£
ISBN
Annual Reports:
Agricultural Marketing Schemes. HMSO
Animal Health Services in Great Britain. HMSO
Department of Agriculture for Scotland:
Agriculture in Scotland. HMSO
Farm Incomes in England and Wales. HMSO
Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland. Belfast, HMSO
Inter... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Annual Reports:**
Agricultural Marketing Schemes. HMSO
Animal Health Services in Great Britain. HMSO
Department of Agriculture for Scotland:
Agriculture in Scotland. HMSO
Farm Incomes in England and Wales. HMSO
Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland, Belfast, HMSO
Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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BRITAIN 1989: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Compensation
and
Reparation
Other Measures
Prisons
The courts may order an offender to pay compensation for personal injury, loss
or damage resulting from an offence. The Government favours the courts
making full use of their compensation powers. Under the Criminal Justice Act
198... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Compensation and Reparation**
The courts may order an offender to pay compensation for personal injury, loss or damage resulting from an offence. The Government favours the courts making full use of their compensation powers. Under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 courts in England and Wales will be required to gi... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486113 | 204769658 | ECONOMY
Table 11.8: Public Expenditure Plans
Control Total
Cyclical social security
Central government debt interest
Accounting adjustments"
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and dividend receipts
£ thousand million
1995-96
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255.6
14.5
2... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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| | 1995–96 Estimated outturn | 1996–97 Forecast | 1997–98 Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Total | 255.6 | 260.2 | 268.2 |
| Cyclical social security | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
| Central government debt interest | 20.1 | 22.2 | 25.0 |
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125
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
Civil
Proceedings
Court. Affiliation appeals are heard by the Crown Court, as are appeals from
decisions of the licensing committees of magistrates. Appeals from the High
Court and county courts are heard in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and
may go on to the Hous... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**JUSTICE AND THE LAW**
Court. Affiliation appeals are heard by the Crown Court, as are appeals from decisions of the licensing committees of magistrates. Appeals from the High Court and county courts are heard in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and may go on to the House of Lords, the final court of appeal ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486086 | 204565131 | V. INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTION
The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to become highly
industrialized. Eleven people work in mining, manufacturing and building for every
one in agriculture. The United Kingdom is one of the world’s largest exporters of
manufactured goods per head of population an... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTION**
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204486087 | 204573828 | THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
227
for British textiles from India and other eastern countries, and by the continued
high level of overseas investment.
The new problems confronting British industry and trade in the twentieth
century became apparent after the first world war. Textiles from India and Japan,
where labour costs were... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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for British textiles from India and other eastern countries, and by the continued high level of overseas investment.
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Libraries
Libraries in
Education
authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians and readers. It encourages an
interest in books and arranges exhibitions in Britain and overseas.
The British Library, created in 1973 from a merger of the British Museum
Library with other libraries and... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204882221 | 204913357 | GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
is the UK national agency for many EU
education and training programmes. It also
hosts the Secretariat of the new UK National
Commission for UNESCO (UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation),
inaugurated at the start of 2001.
Further Reading
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Depar... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Department for International Development Department Report 2001. The Government's Expenditure Plans 2001-02 to 2003-04. Cm 5111. The Stationery Office, 2001.
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Chemicals and
Man-made
Fibres
for example, GEC won a £250 million contract to supply two 985-megawatt
turbine generators to China in 1986.
The domestic electrical appliance sector is dominated by a few large firms. The
major electronic consumer goods produced are radio and televis... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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BRITAIN 1988: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
for example, GEC won a £250 million contract to supply two 985-megawatt turbine generators to China in 1986.
The domestic electrical appliance sector is dominated by a few large firms. The major electronic consumer goods produced are radio and television sets, music centres and... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486101 | 204685483 | 3 68
Manpower
Research and
Planning
BRITAIN 1973- AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
underground work in coal mines. Women are chiefly employed in the food,
drink and tobacco industries; the manufacture of electrical goods, textiles and
clothing; the distributive trades; the financial, professional, scientific and
miscellaneous serv... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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underground work in coal mines. Women are chiefly employed in the food, drink and tobacco industries; the manufacture of electrical goods, textiles and clothing; the distributive trades; the financial, professional, scientific and miscellaneous services; and public administration.
The numbe... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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and in Scotland. The schemes were revised in 1949 when the Legal Aid and Advice
Act and the Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent. These
Acts were introduced to improve and extend the existing arrangements in civil
proceedings so that no one would be financially ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486095 | 205335123 | SPORT
Bozvls
Mountaineering
Ski-ing
Athletics
473
Public interest in polo has increased in recent years and large numbers of
spectators attend inter-club tournaments and matches between high-handicap
teams composed of players from several countries.
The game of bowls has been played in Britain since the thirteenth cent... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Public interest in polo has increased in recent years and large numbers of spectators attend inter-club tournaments and matches between high-handicap teams composed of players from several countries.
**Bowls**
The game of bowls has been played in Britain since the thirteenth century. Nowadays the flat green game... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486088 | 204580289 | BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
146
The same ministers have a general responsibility for supervising the operation
of health control at seaports and airports, the primary object of which is to prevent
the introduction of infectious disease into the country. This health control is
undertaken by health authorities using th... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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The same ministers have a general responsibility for supervising the operation of health control at seaports and airports, the primary object of which is to prevent the introduction of infectious disease into the country. This health control is undertaken by health authorities using ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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WALTER SCOTT.
— Je vous laisse le soin de soute-
nir tous les feux de cette batterie, pre-
vot. Mais repondez-inoi en homrae, —
pensez-vous que Summertrees agisse
loyalement avec moi?
—Loyalement? — le voilaquivient —
loyalement ? Je suis un homme franc,
M. Fairford — mais n’avez-vous pas
dit loyalement?
— Je 1’ai ... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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including bulky rubbish such as old cars, on open land. They may, for health reasons, declare ‘smoke control areas’, in which the emission of smoke from chimneys constitutes an offence. River authorities (see p. 297) are responsible for the prevention of pollution of rivers.
Vo... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486117 | 204802582 | SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
law, including the rules of evidence, and of the
nature and purpose of sentencing. There are
over 30,000 lay magistrates and 90
stipendiary—legally qualified and salaried—
magistrates in England and Wales, and 4,000
justices of the peace in Scotland. In Northern
Ireland there are 17 resident... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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law, including the rules of evidence, and of the nature and purpose of sentencing. There are over 30,000 lay magistrates and 90 stipendiary—legally qualified and salaried—magistrates in England and Wales, and 4,000 justices of the peace in Scotland. In Northern Ireland there are 17 resident magistrates (drawn from p... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486111 | 204755982 | TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
from which motor vehicles are excluded for
all or part of the day. Controls over on-street
parking are enforced through excess charges
and fixed penalties, supported where
appropriate by powers to remove vehicles. In
parts of London wheel clamping is also used
to immobilise illegally parked... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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from which motor vehicles are excluded for all or part of the day. Controls over on-street parking are enforced through excess charges and fixed penalties, supported where appropriate by powers to remove vehicles. In parts of London wheel clamping is also used to immobilise illegally parked vehicles.
In 1992 the Go... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486101 | 204680504 | 1 THE LAND AND THE
PEOPLE
THE PHYSICAL BACKGROUND
Britain, formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, forms the greater part of the British Isles, a group of islands lying off
the north-west coast of Europe. The largest islands are Great Britain (compris-
ing the mainlands of England, W... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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THE PHYSICAL BACKGROUND
Britain, formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, forms the greater part of the British Isles, a group of islands lying off the north-west coast of Europe. The largest islands are Great Britain (comprising the mainland of England, Wa... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486106 | 204720739 | AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY
Forestry
Education and
Research
Forestry in
Northern
Ireland
285
Forestry education is the responsibility of the education departments. Degree
courses in forestry and associated studies are provided at four universities
and there are supervisory level courses.
The Forestry Training C... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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more selective approach to roadbuilding would be adopt ed with emphasis on specific schemes instead of a strategic network of motorways and trunk roads.
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Communications
The Post Office undertakes scientific research on a wide range of subjects relating
to telephone, telegraph and radio systems which is carried out by the Research
Branch of the Engineering Department. Examples of such research are the gradual
introduction of automatic di... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Communications**
The Post Office undertakes scientific research on a wide range of subjects relating to telephone, telegraph and radio systems which is carried out by the Research Branch of the Engineering Department. Examples of such research are the gradual introduction of automatic dialling for long-distance... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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**Page**
**Political—contd.**
party broadcasts ... 438
party system ... 33-5
Pollution, prevention of:
air ... 4, 69, 132, 174
rivers ... 174
sea (by oil) ... 207, 329
water supply ... 196, 296, 297, 314
Polo ... 456
Polytechnics ... 154, 161
Pomeroy Forestry School ... 325
Poole ... 245, 460
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189742214 | 189848532 | TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
279
Road Safety
Great Britain’s accident record is considerably better than that of most other
countries even though it has one of the highest densities of road traffic in the
world. In 1983, 5,400 people were killed on the roads, about 71,000 seriously
injured and 231,400 slightly injured.... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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**Road Safety**
Great Britain’s accident record is considerably better than that of most other countries even though it has one of the highest densities of road traffic in the world. In 1983, 5,400 people were killed on the roads, about 71,000 seriously injured and 231,400 slightly injured. A comprehensive framew... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486113 | 204769957 | BRITAIN 1997: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
nearly 48,300 jobs. Inward investment is
playing an increasingly important role in
Britain’s economy, with overseas firms
providing 18 per cent of all manufacturing
jobs, 24 per cent of net output, 32 per cent of
manufacturing investment and about 40 per
cent of manufacturing exports.... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Appeals
Scotland
District Courts
Sheriff Courts
The High Court
of Justiciary
pleaded guilty to some or all charges, 17-5 per cent were convicted after trial
and 17 per cent were acquitted on all counts.
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Acts of
Government
alone eligible to succeed, and although succession is not bound to continue in
its present line, it can be altered only by common consent of the member
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alone eligible to succeed, and although succession is not bound to continue in its present line, it can be altered only by common consent of the member nations of the Commonwealth of which the Queen is Sovereign.
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189742215 | 189853576 | FRAMEWORK OF INDUSTRY
215
Industrial
Association
PRODUCTIVITY
AND
COMPETITIVE-
NESS
through The Stock Exchange. The leasing of equipment may also be regarded as
a form of finance. Other sources of finance for industry include the Government
(see p 223), the European Community and specialist financial institutions.
Capi... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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through The Stock Exchange. The leasing of equipment may also be regarded as a form of finance. Other sources of finance for industry include the Government (see p 223), the European Community and specialist financial institutions.
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preserve their character and traditions, certain newspapers and periodicals (including *The Guardian* and *The Observer*) are governed by arrangements which vest ownership of the undertaking in trustees, or operate it in accordance with a deed of trust, or provide that the trans... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | ||
204486091 | 204605730 | PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCES AND THE ARTS
217
or Ariel, with British instrumentation, was successfully launched on 26th April, 1962,
from Cape Canaveral by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA). Plans have already been made for launching a second Anglo-American
satellite about the middle of 1963. Bec... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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or *Ariel*, with British instrumentation, was successfully launched on 26th April, 1962, from Cape Canaveral by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Plans have already been made for launching a second Anglo-American satellite about the middle of 1963. Because of the enormous cost involved, ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
205336772 | 205408289 | THE BRITISH ISLES
II
The populations of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and of each
of the principal regions of England were in every case greater in 1951 than in 1931,
whereas in the period 1921-31 the populations of Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland had declined. The greatest increases were in the ea... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486088 | 204582031 | BRITAIN: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
276
rent at which the holding might reasonably be expected to be let by a willing
landlord in the open market to a willing tenant. The arbitrator must, however,
ignore any improvements or dilapidations caused by the tenant and any landlord s
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204486117 | 204802764 | SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
• The Chancery Division deals with
disputes relating to land, wills,
companies and insolvency.
• The Family Division deals with matters
relating to divorce and the welfare of
children.
About 270 county courts deal with claims
in contract and in tort, with family matters
(including divorce an... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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- The Family Division deals with matters relating to divorce and the welfare of children.
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204486112 | 204765134 | HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
focusing on coronary heart disease, smoking
I and alcohol misuse.
Almost all health authorities have their
own health education service, which works
I closely with health professionals, health
| visitors, community groups, local employers
and others to determine the most suitable
local progra... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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focusing on coronary heart disease, smoking and alcohol misuse.
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189742211 | 189829331 | FRAMEWORK OF INDUSTRY
193
Development
Agencies
Rural
Industries
Tourism
Small Firms
industrial premises. Manufacturing and service industry projects which create jobs
may be eligible for grants of up to 50 per cent of the cost of new fixed assets, interest
relief grants, factories on favourable rental terms, and grants... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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industrial premises. Manufacturing and service industry projects which create jobs may be eligible for grants of up to 50 per cent of the cost of new fixed assets, interest relief grants, factories on favourable rental terms, and grants to assist with setting-up costs and research and development costs. These indu... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
205336772 | 205410187 | INDUSTRY
151
Higher education in forestry is provided at several universities, suitable graduates
being recruited by the Commission as forest officers.
In 1946 Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, was opened by the Commission as
a forestry research station. Grants are made for research on special forestry problems
of a f... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Higher education in forestry is provided at several universities, suitable graduates being recruited by the Commission as forest officers.
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£ million
TABLE 28
BRITAIN'S
INVISIBLE
OVERSEAS
TRANSACTIONS
1964-69
| | Invisible Balance (net) | Total Invisibles | | Governmenta (net) | | Transport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Debits | Credits | | Shipping (net) | Civil Aviation (net) |
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204486111 | 204754747 | WORLD WAR II REMEMBERED
VE Day, London 1945.
Veterans gather on the
beach at Arromanches
in Normandy, France,
for a service to
commemorate the D-Day
landings.
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204486108 | 204732764 | SOCIAL WELFARE
arrange for the provision of services by
doctors, dentists, pharmacists and opticians,
and administer their contracts. Community
health councils represent local opinion on the
health services provided. (In Scotland this
function is exercised by local health
councils.)
In Northern Ireland health and socia... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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for this station. The Fylingdales station completes the chain of three early
warning stations that would supply information about missile attacks to
western defence headquarters. The others are in Thule, Greenland, and
Clear, Alaska.
Britain makes annual contributions towards the defen... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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189742212 | 189838067 | SPORT AND RECREATION
399
Field Sports
Golf
Cricket is also played by women and girls, the governing body being the
Women’s Cricket Association, founded in 1926. Women’s cricket clubs
have regular week-end fixtures, and junior sides play both eleven and six-a-
side competitions. Test match series are played against Aust... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486110 | 204745413 | BRITAIN 1994: AN OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Commons, a Bill is usually referred to a
standing committee for detailed examination
(see p. 55). If the House so decides, the Bill
may be referred to the whole House sitting in
committee. The committee stage is followed
by the report stage in the whole House,
during which further ame... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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189742216 | 189862494 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
405
Other
Collections
History), the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum, the National
Gallery, the Tate Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the Imperial War
Museum, the National Army Museum, the Royal Air Force Museum, the National
Maritime Museum, the Wallace Collection, the Geolog... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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204486105 | 205420283 | 22 Broadcasting
Broadcasting
Authorities
The British
Broadcasting
Corporation
Broadcasting by television and radio in Britain is regulated by the Home
Secretary under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts 1949 and 1967, which prohibit
the sending or receiving of wireless communications, except under licence.
Two public bodies—t... | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Broadcasting by television and radio in Britain is regulated by the Home Secretary under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts 1949 and 1967, which prohibit the sending or receiving of wireless communications, except under licence.
Two public bodies—the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Independen... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
204486095 | 205334447 | LABOUR
425
employment exchanges provided a nation-wide service for putting employers
in touch with workers and vice versa. In 1917 the exchanges were transferred
to the newly created Ministry of Labour. (The factory inspectorate was
added to its responsibilities in 1940.) This department is today the principal
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employment exchanges provided a nation-wide service for putting employers in touch with workers and vice versa. In 1917 the exchanges were transferred to the newly created Ministry of Labour. (The factory inspectorate was added to its responsibilities in 1940.) This department is today the principal instrument of ... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... | |
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and technical); Odhams Press, Limited, which (in addition to two newspapers)
publishes about 19 periodicals, including some with very high circulations;
Hulton Press Limited, which publishes fewer titles but whose magazines have
very large circulations; and the Thomson-Leng group, the largest publishers
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and technical); Odhams Press, Limited, which (in addition to two newspapers) publishes about 19 periodicals, including some with very high circulations; Hulton Press Limited, which publishes fewer titles but whose magazines have very large circulations; and the Thomson-Leng group, the largest publishers of magazin... | [{"column_name": "markdown", "model_id": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR", "processing_date": "2025-10-22T18:00:11.260906", "resolution_mode": "large", "base_size": 1280, "image_size": 1280, "crop_mode": false, "prompt": "<image>\nFree OCR.", "prompt_mode": "free", "batch_size": 512, "max_tokens": 8192, "gpu_memory_utilizati... |
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