The word stannary is historically applied to: The principal role of a stannary town was the collection of tin coinage, the proceeds of which were passed to the Duchy of Cornwall or the Crown. With the abolition of tin coinage in 1838 (following extensive petitioning by the Cornish tin industry for simplification of the taxation rules), the princip... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stannary
Stan'na·ry adjective [ Latin stannum tin, an alloy of silver and lead.] Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works. « The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.» Blackstone. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/184