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Series consists of registers documenting applications to purchase surveyed Crown land. Data elements include the file number, the name of the applicant, survey description including the legal description and district, V.C.L. or reverted, date of application and date received, disposition of application date, and amount of acreage. Volumes are arranged in alphabetical ranges by applicant last name.

Series consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings maintained by the Minister of Lands. The scrapbook covers the dates November 3, 1933 to March 30, 1934 documenting the first five months of Arthur Wellesley Gray as Minister of Lands following the November 2, 1933 election of T.D. Pattullo's Liberal Government. Newspaper clippings relate primarily to general political issues, government programs, and land issues.

Series consists of correspondence of the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. Correspondence includes copies of letters inward and outward, copies of reports and maps. Correspondence deals with land issues including pre-emption claims, land-use, Indian lands and land disputes. Correspondence also deals with public works issues such as the Esquimalt Graving Dock or with the administration of the department.

Many of the documents are stamped with a Lands and Works number indicating the year the document was received and the document number in the office (i.e. “423/78 refers to the 423rd document registered in 1878). The Dept. of Lands and Works then grouped together related documents by subject with the subject written on a blue piece of paper that also served as the file folder.

Series consists of a register documenting coal and petroleum licences. Data elements include: L.I., date,, no. to whom issued, to date from, location, amount of fee paid, renewed by no., renewal of no., assignments transferred to, L.I. There are four registers in this series including one register specifically for lot 4,593 East Kootenay district.

Series consists of a register documenting the name owner of the lease and the amount paid annually to the Crown. Data elements include the lot number, lessee, annual rent, date paid, receipt number, term, interest, total, and remarks. The register also notes whether or not the lease has been cancelled.

Series consists of meteorological statistics from Dominion and Provincial stations. The registers documents precipation and snowfall, and in some cases temperature from stations from throughout British Columbia including both rural and urban locations.

Series consists of a register listing applicants for pre-emptions who are unable to fulfill their responsibilities under the Land Act for pre-empting land due to active service or other duties associated with the 1914-1918 war. Service duties consist primarily of active military service but there are also cases where pre-emptors are offered exceptions to work in munitions factory, work as nurses, or in some cases, to tend to injured family members. The register is arranged by land district.

This series consists of registers documenting applications to purchase unsurveyed Crown land. Information includes the date a notice was posted in the government gazette, the name of the applicant, the amount of acreage applied for, the district, location of the acreage, and a remarks column documenting whether or not the application was successful and any Dept. of Lands correspondence numbers relevant to the application. The registers cover all areas of the province, unless otherwise noted. There is an applicant name index in each register. The series includes the following volumes:

GR-1069.II.133 - Applications to purchase unsurveyed lands. Kamloops, Nicola, & Osoyoos-Yale, 1874-1906
GR-1069.II.113 - Application to purchase under Amendment Act, 1891-1992
GR-1069.II.134 - Notices of applications to purchase unsurveyed lands, 1896
GR-1069.II.135 - Notices of application to purchase unsurveyed lands, 1899-1904
GR-1069.II.136 - Allowed applications to purchase unsurveyed lands, volume 1 [also includes cancelled applications], 1906-1910
GR-4265 - Allowed applications to purchase unsurveyed lands, volume 2 [also includes disallowed applications], 1910-1913

Series consists of letters inward to the lieutenant governors of British Columbia, enclosing copies of speeches made by the lieutenant governors of diverse provinces re: opening or closing legislative assemblies, or acknowledging receipt of same.

These volumes constitute a central registry of water records from ca. 1897 to 1909. Some volumes contain copies of records made prior to 1897, some dating back to 1864. Most of the records date from 1897 and consist of a standard form that was used until 1909. The following information appears on the form itself: the date of the grant, the name of the grantee, the purpose the water is to be used for, the point of diversion as well as the eventual location to which the water is to be diverted, using a legal lot description. All the volumes have indices by name of grantee and, occasionally, by stream name. For the most part, these records are arranged according to the water districts established in 1909, with two arranged by district s created in 1914 and two arranged by mining divisions. These records often duplicate the water records kept by government agents for the same time period, but often additions made by the local official were not sent to Victoria. Checking the government agent records is the only way to fully determine what water records exist at the local level. The same is true of records of water commissioners and recorders. While water commissioners and recorders tracked down water records, the government agent records are the most comprehensive. Since the Board of Investigation used these volumes during its examination of the province's water records, many of the forms bear the stamp of the Board of Investigation noting the cancellation of the record or the granting of a conditional license. The number of the board orders authorizing these actions links these records to conditional license registers, cancellation orders, Board of Investigation files and water rights maps.

Series consists of three registers of applications for Crown grants documenting the final transfer of ownership of land from the Crown to the applicant. This is a central register for the entire Province of British Columbia, and is arranged alphabetically by last name of the applicant. The register also includes a description of the district and lot, the date, and the name of the person who submitted the application to the central office (often a government agent on behalf of the applicant). The series also includes two volumes of mineral claims.

Series consists of an index to free miner's certificates throughout the Province. Fields include name, number and date.

Series consists of an index to mining claims in the Province. Each index is arranged alphabetically by name of claim and includes the following fields: name of claim, district, mining division, name of grantee, description of property, acreage, Crown grant number, and Crown grant date.

Series consists of public works contracts from the Dept. of Lands and Works. The contracts are for primarily construction and repairs of bridges and roads on Vancouver Island and the Mainland. There are also contracts relating to the construction so buildings including courthouses, and to other public facilities including wharves, fences, and water supplies. Some of the early documents also include some tender documents relating to the contracts.

Series consists of a register of certificates of improvement. Register records numbers 1220-1520. Register fields include date, record number, name of applicant, location of pre-emption claim, district, amount of acres, amount paid, and any notes. Notes may include a note stating the transaction was cancelled or Dept. of Lands correspondence numbers relating the land transaction.

Series consists of an index to pre-emptions. This is a register and alphabetical index to pre-emptions dated from 1871-1884. Pre- emptions are dated from 1-1599. The index includes a record no. and date of completion field providing evidence of whether or not a certificate of improvement was issued.

Series consists of a staff arrival and departure register documenting the work schedules of junior members of the Dept. of Lands and Works. Data elements include the date, name of staff member, occupation, arrival and departure.

Series consists of applications for pre-emption. The documents consist of handwritten applications often accompanied by a sketch map of the property. Each application is given a number by the Dept. of Lands and Works. The series includes the number 1 to 442.

The majority of the applications relate to properties on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands though some of the properties are also located on the Stikine River.

The series consists of certificates of purchase for land in various districts of the mainland Colony and Vancouver Island. Each form documents the name of the purchasor, the district and lot of the property and the price paid. A name index is at the front of the first volume.

Series consists of copies of mining licenses issued by gold commissioners. These provide individuals the right to prospect for minerals on Crown land. The licenses are from the Kootenay district, Omineca district, Coast district and Vancouver Island.

The series consists of correspondence inward with drafts of replies from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General. The series includes registers of letters received (1865-1870) and a rough index to letters received (1866-1867).

The series consists of registers of pre-emption claims to land on Vancouver Island and adjacent islands.

The series consists of registers of land sales in the districts of Cariboo, Cayoosh, Douglas, Hope, Langley, Lillooet, Lytton, New Westminster, Osooyos, Queensborough, Yale. The series includes records of lands sold or auctioned. The lot and section number, name of grantee, number of acres, payee, and dates of payment are recorded. The series also includes an index to land sales in Langley (1859).

The series consists of registers of pre-emption claims to land in the Colony of British Columbia including the districts of Douglas, Hope, Lytton, New Westminster, Similkameen, and Yale. The series also includes pre-emption registers for other districts of the Colony.

The series consists of hand-written applications to pre-empt land in the District of New Westminster.

The series consists of circular despatches sent to the governor of the Colony of British Columbia from the Colonial Office in London.