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Thomas New correspondence

The file consists of two letters written by Thomas New, on board the ship Daedalus, to his sister, Rebecca Coxen in Kent. The first letter is dated September 16, 1792, on board the Daedalus at Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound. The second letter is dated December 16, 1793, on board the Daedalus at sea. The Daedalus formed part of the Vancouver Expedition.

The first letter, from Nootka Sound, recounts a story of a Spanish boy found murdered on shore, surveying land, and encounters with Indigenous people. The second letter is incomplete, but appears to discuss sailing to Australia, including Sydney, Port Jacks, Lord Howe Island. The letter discusses taking convicts onboard from Australia as well as an Aboriginal man.

Papers relating to Delegation to Ottawa re claims

The file consists of documentation prepared by the Delegation of Allied Indian Tribes of British Columbia (also referred to as Allied Tribes of British Columbia) and presented to various Government of Canada bodies and individuals, including acting Prime Minister Foster, the Special Committee of the House of Commons considering Bill 14, the Senate Committee, as well as the press. The Delegation representing the Allied Indian Tribes of British Columbia in Ottawa was comprised of Peter Calder of the Nisga'a [Nishga] Tribe, George Matheson of the Tsimshian [Tsimpshean] Tribe, Peter R. Kelly of the Haida Tribe, and Chief Basil David of the Shuswap Tribe, and accompanied by Special Agent J.A. Teit.

The contents of the file provide a response to Bills 13 and 14 (proposed amendments to the Indian Act), and deal largely with land and settlement issues following the McKenna-McBride Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the Province of British Columbia, 1913-1916 (Bill 13), and enfranchisement (Bill 14). Documents in the file also provide a brief history of the formation of the Allied Indian Tribes of British Columbia.

The file consists primarily of carbon copies of submitted correspondence, however there are also some handwritten notes and 109 cards which include an individual's name and their role (typically either chief of delegate of a tribe).

Allied Indian Tribes of British Columbia

Interim unrevised report on Mothers' Pensions

The file consists of an interim, unrevised report on "The Administration of Mothers' Pensions in British Columbia, 1920-21 to 1930-31. It includes a summary of findings and recommendations with statistical tables appended.

British Columbia. Civil Service Commission

Vancouver Court of Appeal reasons for judgement re Strait of Georgia

The file consists of a photocopy of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Vancouver) reasons for judgement in the reference by the B.C. Lieutenant-Governor in Council concerning the ownership of the bed of the Strait of Georgia and related areas as set out in Order-in-Council No. 3459 approved the 31st day of October, 1974. It includes written reasons by the Hon. The Chief of Justice of B.C.; The Hon. Mr. Justice Bull; The Hon. Mr. Justice McFarlane; The Hon. Mr. Justice Seaton; and The Hon. Mr. Justice McIntyre; June 25, 1976.

British Columbia. Court of Appeal (Vancouver)

Railway Transport Committee decision re E&N passenger service

The file consists of a photocopy of a decision of Railway Transport Committee in the matter of the application by Canadian Pacific Limited (Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company) to discontinue its passenger service between Victoria and Courtenay; and in the matter of its suspension of service between Parksville and Courtenay, July 23, 1976.

Canadian Transport Commission

Script of play and notes by Llewelyn Bullock-Webster

The file consists of a script of play called "The Curse of Chirra-Poonge" by Llewelyn Bullock-Webster, Director of the Dept. of Education's School and Community Drama Branch. The accompanying note from the Provincial Drama Advisor said it was performed at Government House in the early 1930's.

British Columbia. School and Community Drama Branch

Memorandum with explanatory notes regarding voting regulations

The file consists of a 12 page memorandum created by Special Officer G.H. Ward for the Dept. of the Provincial Secretary in 1941. The memo concerns the B.C. general election held on October 9, 10, 11, 1941 and the B.C. Active Service Vote in the United Kingdom with explanatory notes re active service voting regulations.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary

Inquiry into scaling at Shoal Island log sort as requested by The Honourable T.M. Waterland, Minister of Forests on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council

The consists of a photocopy of a report to the Hon. T. M. Waterland, Minister of Forests, from Donald T. Grant, R.P.F., Regional Manager, Vancouver Forest District, regarding charges by forest companies of inaccuracies in log scaling at the Shoal Island Dry Land Sort facility, near Crofton. The report contains a chronological history of the inquiry, a full discussion of the conflict, supporting statistician reports, final submissions, and conclusions and recommendations.

Parties involved included Dougan Logging; G.W. Cox and Sons Logging; John Reid and Associates; Kyoquot Logging; Traer and Mahood Contractors; White and Davidson Logging.

British Columbia. Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)

Memorandum of Agreement re: Old Cariboo Road

The file consists of a signed agreement from 1928 between the Province represented by the Minister of Public Works and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR). The agreement sets out compensation to be paid by the CPR for each level crossing on the Old Cariboo Road between Haig and Spences Bridge that would be eliminated by the construction of the new provincial highway.

The agreement is accompanied by a photocopied letter from 1963 from the Office of the Attorney-General to the Chief Engineer of the Dept. of Highways instructing them to keep the agreement in their active files.

British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works

Victoria County Court case file

The file is from the Victoria County Court and is case file number 439/50 regarding H.R. MacMillan Export Co. Ltd., 1950. Civil case files may contain the notice of claim or notice of petition, writs and affidavits, orders and a final judgment.

British Columbia. County Court (Victoria)

Grand Jury report on various public facilities

The file contains a report of a Grand Jury from May 1906. The report is submitted by Henry Pim to Chief Justice Hunter and reports on an inspection of various facilities including City Jail and Police Court, offices, the Chinese hospital, the new General Hospital, the Alexandra Orphanage, the new Industrial School at Greer's Beach and the bridges over False Creek.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Vancouver)

Home Economics in British Columbia

The file contains a photocopy of a typescript of an article by Home Economics Branch director, Jessie L. McLenaghen, giving brief survey of the development of Home Economics in B.C. schools from 1895 to 1941. The article was intended for publication in "The School".

British Columbia. Home Economics Branch

Minute book of Victoria Special Sessions, Petty Sessions and Licensing Court

The file consists of one volume that was used by the Vancouver Island court system from 1853 to 1865. Initial use of the volume predates the creation of the Supreme Court of Civil Justice by several months, and its subsequent relationship with the Supreme Court is unclear. Later entries list charges made against the Court, and include a line for the Supreme Court of Civil Justice. An 1861 newspaper clipping tucked into the volume indicates that at least some of the records included in the ledger relate to a special magistates’ session that was held at the Victoria Police Court.

The volume includes entries from the Victoria Special Sessions and the Victoria Petty Sessions, as well as a listing of liquor licenses that were granted at the Victoria Licensing Sessions. The magistrates listed include David Cameron, Thomas James Skinner, Thomas Blenkhorn, Kenneth McKenzie, and E.E. Langford. The first entry of the volume is dated October 6 1853, and notes that David Cameron has been appointed magistrate for the District of Victoria.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Magistrates Court

[Appointments]

The file consists of four original appointments issued in London between 1858 and 1861. The records are signed by Queen Victoria and appoint individuals to specific positions within the structure of the colonial government in British Columbia. The appointments include those of Wymond Thomas Ogilvy Hamley to the post of Collector of Customs of British Columbia (1858), William Driscoll Gosset to the post of Treasurer of British Columbia (1858), George Hunter Cary to the post of Attorney General (1859) and Henry Pering Pellew Crease to the post of Attorney General (1861).

The appointments were addressed and sent to James Douglas in his position as governor and commander in chief of the colony of British Columbia.

British Columbia (Colony). Governor (1858-1864 : Douglas)

[Records relating to the House of Assembly and Commissioner of Roads]

The file consists of 2 records dated 1856 and 1860. The first is a copy of "A Bill for the Appropriation of Certain Moneys for the Use of the House of Assembly of Vancouver Island." The bill is dated 13 December 1856 and is signed by J.S.Helmcken in his role as speaker. The second record is a letter from the office of the Commissioner of Roads and is dated 1 June 1860. The correspondence is addressed to "His Excellency, the Governor" and requests funding to assist the commissioners in "making the Saanich roads." The letter is signed by John Tod, chairman.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Council

Records removed from probate files

The file consists of records that were found in collection at the BC Archives. They were located in November 2021 in a box of miscellaneous court records. The majority of these records had been pulled from files in GR-1304 (Victoria Supreme Court probate files) during the microfilming of those records in the 1980s. While the majority of the records in that box were reunited with their original files, the records in this file remain loose. Archives staff cannot be sure that they were all pulled from GR-1304 and they may belong to records in another series.

The file consists of 3 leather pocket books and several small scraps of paper. The file includes a receipt dated 1864 between an Edward Finch (?) and a P. Uhart (?).a receipt dated June 21 1864 at Victoria for payment between Peter McQuade and the Schooner North Star (master William McCulloch), a receipt dated at Victoria June 11, 1864 between Samuel Smith and Peter McQuade, a receipt dated at Kamloops July 31, 1873 mentioning an Alexander Smith, Joseph Bushie, and Edward [Chund?], a reciept dated at New Westminster February 4 [no date] regarding Sir Patrick Killey and William Farson (?), and a receipt written in French on 13 February 1865 between a Rene Sazet and a Pierre (?) Bonaparte. There is also a receipt dated November 2 1892 that mentions the estate of Morris Moss, as well as an M. Manson and an Alex McLean. The file also consists of material pulled out of GR-1304 file 1726 (Thomas Smith, d. 1892). These items are marked in the file but include an empty leather pocketbook, a copy of a poem entitled "When the Rye Come Hame," a receipt dated at Victoria on December 31, 1861 and a letter written by a James Smith in Charlotteville, January 2 1885. These records do not appear to relate to the Thomas Smith file and were removed in the 1980s.

Of the two remaining pocketbooks, one contains a Pacific Diary for the Year 1872 published in San Francisco. The diary itself is blank. The other notebooks is in very fragile condition and has various notes that have been crossed out. These include notes on Metlakakklah (sic), Fort Simpson, Skeena, Wrangel, Victoria. It also includes various assorted other notes.

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