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Commission on the Epidemic Outbreak of Small-Pox (1892-1893)
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1891-1894 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Commission on the Epidemic Outbreak of Small-Pox (1892-1893)
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48 cm of textual records
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Appointed under Order-in-Council, October 6, 1892; report dated February 20, 1893. Commissioners: Chief Justice Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie, of the Supreme Court, and Emil A. Praeger, M.D., of Nanaimo. The commission was charged with the inquiry as to the "channel and means through which the said epidemic of small-pox was introduced into the Province, referring to the outbreak which occurred in the beginning of July 1892."
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The series consists of records created by the Commission on the Epidemic Outbreak of Small-Pox, 1892-1893.
The records include transcripts of evidence, exhibits, commissioner's notes, printed matter, a manuscript report and other miscellaneous documents related to the Commission.
The notebook of Judge Begbie also contains notes regarding several other commissions which he was involved in between 1891 and 1894.
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Found in archives storage. Some records transferred from the Attorney General's papers. The series was accessioned as GR-0761 in April 1980.
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Accession number(s): GR-0761
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- Begbie, Matthew Baillie, Sir, 1819-1894 (Subject)
- Praeger, Emil Arnold (Subject)