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Letterbook regarding scaling

• GR-0965
• Series
• 1906

This series consists of a letterbook containing press copies and some typed carbon copies of correspondence and accounts of the Supervisor of Scalers concerning timber scaling.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Letter of tender from John R. Gilmer re painting contract

• GR-0989
• Series
• 1893

This series consists of a letter of tender from John R. Gilmer regarding a painting contract, 1893.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Account records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works

• GR-1042
• Series
• 1859-1863

Series contains account records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works Lytton. Account of H.M. Ball with Lands and Works Department, 1862-1863; list of horses purchased for the Lytton district by the government, 1860; list of permanent ...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Letter inward regarding proposed water legislation and City of Victoria's water supply

• GR-1127
• Series
• 1871

Letter inward to Premier John Foster McCreight from Robert Beaven, 22 December 1871, regarding proposed water legislation and City of Victoria's water supply. Contains 1 page.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Correspondence relating to safes and locks at the Parliament Buildings

• GR-1155
• Series
• 1874-1894

This series contains miscellaneous correspondence relating to safes and locks at the Parliament Buildings. It includes a letter to F.M. Rattenbury from M.W. Waitt regarding vault door combinations.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Pre-emption record of Joseph Trainer at Oyster Bay, Cowichan District

• GR-1156
• Series
• 1873

This series contains a pre-emption record, Cowichan district, of Joseph Trainer at Oyster Bay, Chemainus. The series contains one page.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Correspondence and other material

• GR-1178
• Series
• 1890

This series contains a three page letter to the Surveyor General, William S. Gore, regarding a logging road in the Vancouver area. Letter/file number 1322/90. Includes sketch map.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Records submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works by the Government Agent at New Westminster and others

• GR-1214
• Series
• 1896

The series contains records providing evidence of a bush fire which occurred on July 4, 1896 near Port Moody submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works by the Government Agent at New Westminster and others.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Letters inward to John Clapperton, Government Agent, Nicola

• GR-0369
• Series
• 1885

Letter inward to John Clapperton, Government Agent, Nicola, from William Smithe, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, 15 September 1885, concerning a water dispute between Messrs. Palmer and Scott.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Water Clauses Consolidation Act

• GR-0838
• Series
• 1897

This series consists of the Water Clauses Consolidation Act, 1897, including an index at the front.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Correspondence and receipts

• GR-0852
• Series
• 1858-1863

This series consists of Colony of British Columbia Department of Lands and Works records, 1858-1863. Records include receipts for payments for lots and some correspondence regarding sales of land in Queensborough, Yale, and Hope.

British Columbia (Colony). Lands and Works Dept.

Miscellaneous papers referring to pre-emptions on Vancouver Island

• GR-0892
• Series
• 1861-1873

This series consist of miscellaneous papers referring to pre-emptions on Vancouver Island (mainly letters inward), 1861-1873.

Vancouver Island. Dept. of Lands and Works

Certificates of purchase

• GR-1521
• Series
• 1859-1944

This series contains acknowledgements of moneys received by the Lands Department pursuant to the pre-emption or sale of crown land. These certificates of purchase include district, legal description of land, acreage, date and terms of payment, na...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands

Minutes of Executive Council relating to lands and resources for which no approval notices received

• GR-1134
• Series
• 1906-1910

This series contains copies of Minutes of Executive Council (orders-in-council), relating to lands and resources for which no approval notices received.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands

Records relating to the South African War Land Grant Act

• GR-1173
• Series
• 1901-1903

This series contains papers relating to the South African War Land Grant Act. It includes statutes with notations, published nominal rolls of Canadian contingents for special service in the field in South Africa, and lists of applicants for land ...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Index to orders-in-council relating to lands and public works

• GR-1403
• Series
• 1872-1882

This series contains an index to orders-in-council relating to lands and public works. Information is arranged alphabetically by subject (1 vol.).

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Indentures of Conveyance

• GR-1066
• Series
• 1874-1878

Indentures of Conveyance of church lands by the Bishop of British Columbia to Charles Thomas Wood, Archdeacon of Columbia, Henry P. Wright, Archdeacon of Vancouver, and John Foster McCreight; includes lands and church sites at Victoria, Esquimalt,...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Department of Lands correspondence inward

• GR-0897
• Series
• 1901-1910

This series consists of Semi-official correspondence inward received by the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works (1901-1908) and the Chief Commissioner of Lands (1908-1910). Arranged alphabetically.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Crown Lands records

• GR-1088
• Series
• 1877-1980

This series includes correspondence files relating to the administration, management, conservation and development of Crown lands and natural resources. Series 1: early chronological series (files created, 1877-1911). Series 2: 1912 series (files...

British Columbia. Surveys and Land Records Branch

Correspondence and other material, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works

• GR-1381
• Series
• 1863-1896

This series contains miscellaneous records of the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. The records consist of correspondence, receipts, accounts, petitions relating to pre-emptions, ferries, roads, public works, leases, and tax assessments. In...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Cariboo Government Agent correspondence and other material

• GR-0216
• Series
• 1860-1938

The series consists of records created by the Government Agent and the Gold Commissioner of the Cariboo District, between 1860 and 1938. It includes correspondence inward and outward; court, mining, land, financial and administrative records.

British Columbia. Government Agent (Cariboo District, B.C.)

List of lands advertised to be sold for delinquent taxes, Ashcroft district

• GR-0037
• Series
• 8 Oct 1902

The series consists of a volume probably created by the Government Agent in Ashcroft on behalf of the Dept. of Lands and Works. The volume contains a list of lands to be sold in October 1902 for non-payment of taxes and includes the name of the p...

British Columbia. Government Agent (Ashcroft)

Correspondence

• GR-0981
• Series
• 1858-1864

This series consists of indexes to letters received. Arranged chronologically and includes index to miscellaneous correspondence and reports; index to correspondence from the Governor, the Attorney-General, the Assistant Commissioners of Lands and...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Lillooet pre-emption records

• GR-0985
• Series
• 1861-1862

This series consists of pre-emption records recorded at Lillooet by Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works, Andrew Charles Elliott.

British Columbia (Colony). Lands and Works Dept.

Hope and Yale District lands records

• GR-0986
• Series
• 1861

This series consists of miscellaneous land records. Includes register of deeds for towns of Hope and Yale to Feb. 1861; various pre-emption claims for Yale District, April - May 1861.

British Columbia (Colony). Lands and Works Dept.

Pre-emption records signed by Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works

• GR-1041
• Series
• 1871-1873

Series contains pre-emption records, Omineca District, signed by Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works. (Only seven pre-emption record forms are completed; the remainder are blank).

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Correspondence

• GR-1055
• Series
• 1883-1885

This series includes notes on various inward letters in Lands Dept. vaults, 1883-1885. Contains a brief synopsis of contents of selected letters.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Records of the Assistant Land Commissioner and pre-emption certificates

• GR-1084
• Series
• 1884-1887

This series contains the records of the Assistant Land Commissioner, New Westminster, relating to pre-emptions. It includes pre-emption certificates Nos. 1-100, 967-1063, New Westminster District, (2 vols.) Nominal index.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Appeal book and judgements

• GR-1208
• Series
• 1906

This series contains an appeal book and judgements of the British Columbia Supreme Court in the case of James S. Emerson, timber dealer v. Robert T. Skinner, Provincial Timber Inspector, regarding the seizure of three booms of cedar under the Timb...

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

Records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands

• GR-1376
• Series
• 1885-1907

This series contains records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands, Nicola. The records include a register of water records in the Nicola Water Recording District and a nominal index.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works