Área de título y declaración de responsabilidad
Título apropiado
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works correspondence inward
Tipo general de material
- Documento textual
- Material cartográfico
Título paralelo
Otra información de título
Título declaración de responsabilidad
Título notas
- Fuente del título: Title based on contents of the series
Nivel de descripción
Serie
Código de referencia
Área de edición
Declaración de edición
Declaración de responsabilidad de edición
Área de detalles específicos de la clase de material
Mención de la escala (cartográfica)
Mención de proyección (cartográfica)
Mención de coordenadas (cartográfica)
Mención de la escala (arquitectónica)
Jurisdicción de emisión y denominación (filatélico)
Área de fechas de creación
Fecha(s)
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1871-1883 (Creación)
- Creador
- British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works
Área de descripción física
Descripción física
44 cm of textual records and cartographic material; 3 reels of microfilm [B16901-B16903]
Área de series editoriales
Título apropiado de las series del editor
Títulos paralelos de serie editorial
Otra información de título de las series editoriales
Declaración de responsabilidad relativa a las series editoriales
Numeración dentro de la serie editorial
Nota en las series editoriales
Área de descripción del archivo
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
The Dept. of Lands and Works was established in 1871 under the Constitution Act (SBC 1871, c. 147). Prior to that, the origins of the department were in the offices of the Surveyor General for the Colony of Vancouver Island (1859-1866) and the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General for the Colony of British Columbia (1859-1871).
The mandate of the department was to grant permission for the pre-emption of unoccupied, unsurveyed, and unreserved Crown lands, issue Crown grants and grant leases of Crown lands, oversee all survey and map functions, and construct and repair roads, bridges and buildings for public services. It was also responsible for promoting immigration. The Dept. of Lands and Works was headed by the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General.
By 1899, the department was organized into two branches: Lands Branch and Works Branch. In 1908 the Dept. of Lands and Works was disestablished with an amendment to the Constitution Act (SBC 1908, c. 12). Its functions were assigned to two new departments: the Dept. of Lands (SBC 1908, c. 31) and the Dept. of Public Works (SBC 1908, c. 41).
Historial de custodia
Alcance y contenido
This series consists of letters inward to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, 1871-1883. Letters are arranged by file number. These letters were selected for transfer to the archives in 1937 and therefore do not appear on the microfilms of Lands letters inward that were made later.
Área de notas
Condiciones físicas
Origen del ingreso
Transferred to the BC Archives in 1937.
Arreglo
Oversized maps removed from files and stored separately.
Idioma del material
Escritura del material
Ubicación de los originales
Disponibilidad de otros formatos
Restricciones de acceso
There are no access restrictions.
Condiciones de uso, reproducción, y publicación
Instrumentos de descripción
Materiales asociados
Acumulaciones
Nota general
Accession number(s): GR-0868
Nota general
This series was previously described by the BC Archives under the title "Commissioner's correspondence".
Nota general
Location note: These records are stored onsite at the BC Archives. Please request them from the retrievals desk in the Archives reference room or use the self-serve microfilm cabinets in the Archives reference room.
Conservación
Use microfilm copy.