Fonds consists of one book of fees, which records date, vessel name, master's name, voyage destination, and amount paid at Shelburne and Yarmouth; one small sum book for the port, which was also used as a diary and account book; 2 records of licences of vessels, which includes name of vessel, owner and vessel specifications; 6 registers of vessels entering port; 5 registers used to record vessels departing port; 3 registers of outport reports; 1 register of seamen discharged at Yarmouth; 2 registers of seamen shipped at Yarmouth; 2 registers of all vessels involved in the coasting trade in regards to the Port of Yarmouth; and 1 account book of goods received into the customs warehouse; register used to record outgoing vessels included records of collecting stations' for outports. The 1926-1946 register of seamen shipped includes records regarding crew changes for M.V. Bluenose. Also included are accounts of vessels registered to the port of Yarmouth (1924-1967), bills of sale and declaration of ownership certificates.