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British Columbia. Government Agent (Vernon) Osoyoos Division of Yale Land District
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works, Similkameen Division

  • GR-0825
  • Series
  • 1905-1920

This series consists of records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands, Similkameen Division, Yale District, 1905-1920. Records include two volumes of declarations for Certificates of Improvement, nos. 1-182 and 183-561. The declarations give a description of improvements made on preempted lands. Some certificates are from Osoyoos Division, Yale District. There is an index at the back of each volume. Some records may relate to Vernon and Fairview as well.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands

Records from the Vernon Government Agent office

  • GR-4172
  • Series
  • 1875-1904

This series consists of various records transferred from the Vernon Government Agent's office. Many of the records were created by predecessor Government Agents who worked in Yale, Osoyoos or other parts of the Okanagan District before an Agent was stationed in Vernon. The majority of the records are tax assessment rolls for the Okanagan District from 1880-1884. Other records include applications for the sale of unsurveyed land and pre-emption records; reference material likely from the sessional papers, including bills; cofferdam contract; and a statement of collectors of revenue; and an indexed register of collected taxes.

British Columbia. Government Agent (Vernon)

Water rights record books

  • GR-1908
  • Series
  • 1862-1944

The series consists of 19 volumes of water rights record books created between 1862 and 1944 by the Government Agent at Vernon, B.C.

The record books includes volumes of water licences, grants and indentures arranged by various licence or grant numbers for the Osoyoos district. The earliest volumes were used for multiple purposes and record fees paid for various purposes as well as additional information about land purchases and pre-emption claims.

British Columbia. Government Agent (Vernon)