Identity area
Type of entity
Government
Authorized form of name
British Columbia (Colony). Post Office Dept.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Post Office Department
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1864-1871
History
The Post Office Dept. of the Colony of British Columbia was established in 1864 by the Postal Service Ordinance (27 Vict., No. 14). The main post office was established at New Westminster. The department was administered by a postmaster general who appointed Postmasters. The postal service legislation was revised in 1867 for the united colony of British Columbia by an ordinance to assimilate the law regulating the postal service (30 Vict., No. 25).
After confederation in 1871, responsibility for the postal service transferred to the Canadian government.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
A Government Name
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
15
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Michael Carter 2008-07-28
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Central Name Authority File
Maintenance notes
Created by: Michael Carter