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The series consists of copies of inquisitions and inquests selected from GR-1372, Colonial Correspondence (1852-1872). It includes inquisitions (inquests) conducted during the colonial period, including the following:
-Vancouver Island (Colony), 1859 - 18 Nov 1866 numbered VI 1859/1 to VI 1866/4
-British Columbia (Colony), 1859 - 18 Nov 1866 numbered BC 1859/1 to BC 1866
-British Columbia (United Colony), 19 Nov 1866 - 20 Jul 1871 numbered BC 1866/2 to BC 1871/3

The files usually contain an inquisition form, which indicates the name of the deceased, the coroner's name, where the inquest was held, the date, names of the members of the coroner's jury and the cause of death.

These inquests were filed in the Colonial Correspondence under the name of the coroner or person conducting them. The indexing was incomplete and only those inquests held by persons whose last name begins with letters from A-M have been listed. It is not known whether this section of listings is complete.

To locate unindexed colonial inquests, researchers should look under the heading "deaths" in the index to miscellaneous correspondence inwards to the British Columbia Colonial Secretary, 1858-1863 (C/AB/30.lKl/l). Letters to which the index refers will be found in the Colonial Correspondence under the name of the author of the letter. Researchers should also look in indexes under the names of the Gold Commissioners, since they acted as coroners. Indexes of correspondence inward to the Colonial Secretary should be checked generally for references to deaths.

Series consists of selected coroners' inquisitions (inquests) for 1865-1937. Records were chosen by BC Archives staff for retention in their original paper format for historical purposes. Most, if not all, records can be found on microfilm in GR-1327 and GR-1328. Inquisitions are investigations in which a coroners’ jury rules on the cause of death. Inquisition files often contain witness statements, transcripts, autopsy reports, and findings.

Selected papers from the following projects: design and building of the Vancouver Court House, alterations to the Victoria Court House, design and building of Government House, Victoria, B.C., and the design and building of the Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Originals for some papers in this microfilm may be found in GR-0830.

Papers relating to the building of the Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.; lists of drawings, spreadsheet of contractor bids, accounts, letters, inventories, extras and alterations, landscaping, payments, etc. Also included are letters concerning the second design competition and one sheet, dated 1896, of costs for the Nanaimo Courthouse.

The series consists of one bound volume of handwritten journal entries by the senior constable of the Provincial Police Force in Greenwood, B.C. These daily reports cover the period June 1920 to August 1921. Only half of the journal was used.

The entries cover the day-to-day activities in a brief format, usually only a few sentences per day.

The series consists of correspondence, reports, surveys, research material, and meeting minutes and agendas documenting ongoing issues and special research projects into issues affecting seniors. The records were created by the Office for Seniors, a division of the Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors between 1986 and 1995. The series also consists of newsletters from various seniors’ centres and associations, and correspondence with the federal departments of Health and Welfare and Veterans’ Affairs. The series contains the records of the Frail Elderly Task Force and a federal project on elder abuse. Much of the correspondence within the series is between members of the general public and the Office for Seniors. Major topics of correspondence include requests for assistance or information. The files address issues that affect all seniors in general, such as housing or health, as well as issues that affect particular population segments, such as Native elders.

Records are arranged alphabetically by subject. Records are covered by Seniors' Issues and Project Files ORCS 44000-20.

This series consists of Colony of Vancouver Island Police Sergeant's report book, Jan. 20, 1863 April 3, 1865, and April 8, 1865 - Oct. 25, 1866.

This series contains sessional clippings books of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The records consists of newspaper accounts of the debates, along with notices of motion, petitions, committee reports, etc. Volumes also contain editorials from major newspapers in New Westminster, Vancouver and Victoria.

This series consists of Provincial Normal School sessional registers of students at Victoria 1927-1956 and Vancouver 1938-1956.

Records are arranged by school (i.e., Victoria or Vancouver), then academic year, and then alphabetically by student last name. Registers include only the following fields of data for each student: name; city/town of residence; age on Sept. 1st in years and months; academic standing; intelligence rating; grades for professional and special methods courses, teaching practice, personality, and attitude; standing awarded (yes or no); diploma issued (yes or no); and remarks (e.g., passed or withdrew).

This series consists of a lot register for the Shawnigan land district. Includes list of lots giving pre-emption or crown grant numbers, purchasers' names, etc.

Sheriff's receipt book for cases in all courts at the Victoria Court Registry, 1879-1883.

This series consists of a sheriff's record book from 150 Mile House, Sept. 1900 - Jun. 1904.

Sheriff's record book for the Vernon Court Registry, 1897, 1913-1915.

Series consists of silviculture opening records created by the South Vancouver Island district and its predecessor the Port Alberni Forest district from 1943-2008. The ministry defines silviculture as “the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis.” These files document the historical silviculture treatment work that has been undertaken on specific areas of land that are referred to as openings.

The files may contain a wide variety of record formats including textual records, photographs and maps. The textual records include computer printouts, photocopies, cards, reports and correspondence. Pre-1980 documents are usually photocopies but there are also many original documents from those years.

Most files are quite small. They usually consist of a map of the area and a computer printout titled the History of Crop Establishment and Tending. These computer printouts are dated from 1986 or 1990. They provide a history of crop establishment and tending and provide information regarding prescriptions, site preparations, reforestation and stand tending.

There are also larger files that contain a variety of other documents. These include prescription documents (which provide the management plan for the area), stand tending cards and reports (that show what forest treatments were taken), traverse sheets (that provide location information), pruning examination cards and printouts, planting reports, final harvesting reports, site preparation reports. Pre-1970 documents usually consist of copies of logging inspection reports.

The files are arranged numerically by a classification number. The first part of that number corresponds with the National Topographic System location codes and the second part of the number consists of a sequential number applied to each file.

Ministries responsible for the creation of this series, and the dates of the responsibility, are:

Dept. of Lands 1943-1945
Dept. of Lands and Forests 1945-1962
Dept. of Lands, Forests and Water Resources 1962-1975
Dept. of Forests 1975-1976
Ministry of Forests 1976-1986
Ministry of Forests and Lands 1986-1988
Ministry of Forests 1988-2005
Ministry of Forests and Range 2005-2010

Classified as 18750-20 in the Forests Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

This series contains records relating to pre-emptions, subdivisions, Crown Grants, and town sites in Similkameen District. Consists of five registers, including Register of Town Lots, Tulameen, B.C.

This series consists of records of the Water Commissioner, Fairview, B.C., related to water rights, 1873-1929. Contains copies of water grants, applications, indentures, expropriations, agreements, letters inward from the Comptroller of Water Rights and Deputy Comptroller 1919-1923; and water rights determinations by the Board of Investigation. Also includes water rights records pertaining to the Grand Forks Water District, Osoyoos Water District and the Okanagan Valley generally.

This series consists of Similkameen Division of Yale Land District lot registers for lots 1- 4016. The earliest entries date from 1861 and all volumes were superceded by 1932 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1932). The registers list lots in numerical order and record the alienation of land from the Crown (by purchase, pre-emption, lease, etc.). Information may include the name of the purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates issued (including Crown Grants), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books. There is an alphabetical name index in each volume.

This series consists of a Similkameen Division of Yale Land District subdivision lot register for lots 1-4 of District Lot 2708. Earliest entries from 1312 and the volume was cancelled in 1928. The records are arranged numerically and record the alienation of land from the Crown (by purchase, pre-emption, lease, etc.). Information may include name of the purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates issued, dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books. The volume contains an alphabetical name index.

This series consists of two Similkameen Division of Yale Land District town lot subdivision registers of District Lot 2450S, Block B and Block A, lots 1-271F, and 280-348. The records relate to irrigated lands in the southern Okanagan. Earliest entries from 1921 and bother volumes were superseded in 1923 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1923).

The records are arranged numerically, and record the alienation of land from the Crown (by purchase etc.), within the Southern Okanagan Irrigation Project at Oliver (B.C.) Information may include the name of purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates (including Crown Grant), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files, and water agreements, There is an alphabetical name index in each volume.

The series consists of records created by the Skeena Gold Commissioner between 1897 and 1934. It includes correspondence transferred from the Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia to the Mining Recorder, Port Simpson; register of mineral claims and certificates of work. It also includes 103 volumes of counterfoil books-Mineral Act.

The series consists of skills development and fair wage investigation case files created between 1992-2004 by the Ministry of Skills Development and Labour (2001-2005), and its predecessors: Ministry of Labour (1996-2001), the Ministry of Skills Training and Labour (1993-1996), and the Ministry of Labour and Consumer Services (1986-1993) in British Columbia. These records document the investigation of alleged non-compliance with fair wage legislation, which was enacted in 1993 and rescinded in 2001. The Skills Development and Fair Wage Act (RSBC 1996, c. 427) required that all privately contracted work on public construction be done by certified trades’ people who received a minimum standard of pay based on prevailing union rates. This function is no longer performed by the Employment Standards Branch.

The records consist of project report forms and supporting documents, site visit report forms, investigation status report forms, site closure forms, demand for employer’s records, audit records, determinations, compliance orders, violation tickets, appeal records, court documents, and copies of payment. The files are arranged by construction project name. A few of the files are arranged by topic. These records are classified under 72100-60 skill development and fair wage investigation case files of the Employment Standards ORCS (schedule 112971).

Cause book (indexed).

The series consists of summonses, receipts, lists of debts, and correspondence created during the course of small debts cases in Clinton between 1914 and 1915. The records are arranged by case number. At least some of the records in this series appear to have passed through the custody of the Government Agent at Clinton, although they appear to have been ultimately managed by the Small Debts Court. The records are covered by ORCS 51360-20 under Court Services schedule 100152.

The series consists of one ledger that includes both advance and refund information as well as balances from the Barkerville Small Debts Court. The first ten pages of the ledger appear to have been used by the Government Agent in Barkerville, and provide information on cash advances and refunds from 1941 to 1948. Many of the advances were made to police constables, and included in the ledger are several “Authority for Cash Advance” forms addressed to the Government Agent at Barkerville and signed by Sergeant T. R. Baker, who may have been provincial police sergeant Thomas Raymond Baker.

The second half of the ledger includes a list of receipts and disbursements for the Small Debts Court, presumed to be at Barkerville.

Case files from appeals. The registry has numbered these files 1-8.

Civil case files. Orders and judgments from 1918-1924 and 1927 can be found in GR-2393.

Conditional sales and lien notes indexes, 1913-1937 and 1938-1949.

Criminal case files.

Contents summary

Box 1: 1920-1924

Box 2: 1925-1928

Box 3: 1929-1931

Debt attachment book.