1.0Find a Lawyer in India - Legal Directory | Legal Indiahttps://www.legalindia.com/directoryFind a Lawyer in India - Legal Directory | Legal Indiahttps://www.legalindia.com/directoryrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="L7PVRFzGAz"><a href="https://www.legalindia.com/directory/customs-kolkata">Customs Kolkata</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.legalindia.com/directory/customs-kolkata/embed#?secret=L7PVRFzGAz" width="600" height="338" title="“Customs Kolkata” — Find a Lawyer in India - Legal Directory | Legal India" data-secret="L7PVRFzGAz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.legalindia.com/directory/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Customs Kolkata The foundation stone of the old custom house building was laid by Lord Hastings on 12 February 1819. It was situated on the river bank and contiguous to the anchorage of trading vessel to the port of Calcutta. The first vessel arrived at Calcutta Dock in June 1892. It was the Portuguese who first used Garden Reach anchorage about 450 years ago. Since then Garden Reach anchorage was used on maritime activities. Lord Cornwallis developed Diamond Harbour anchorage between 1759 and 1782, while Calcutta jetties were first commissioned in the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1899, the custom house was renovated and re-established in the same place where it was earlier erected in 1819, having an extended area of seven bighas(approx). For additional construction, land was acquired at a price of Rs.1200 per cottah during 1890-91.https://i0.wp.com/www.legalindia.com/directory/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1512512