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Fines book for Vancouver District Police Court, June 1925 - Jan 1949.

This series consists of 13 volumes of individual firm indexes from the County Court of Vancouver, 1894-1964.

Individual indexes to partnership declarations found in GR-2568.

Record books of cases heard before Judge McInnes

Minute book of cases heard before Judge H.D. Ruggles, Nov 1919 - Nov 1931. Also includes lists of interpreters, official stenographers, and typists.

Minute books of cases heard before Judge David Grant, Jun - Oct 1928; and Judge J.N. Ellis, Oct 1928 - Dec 1931.

Minute books of cases heard before Judge David Grant, Oct 1912 - June 1928. Also includes cases heard by Judge F.W. Howay, Jan - Oct 1912.

Minute book of cases heard before Judge W.W.B. McInnes, Feb - Sep 1917; and Judge H.S.Q. Cayley, Oct 1917 - Jan 1932.

Minute books of cases heard before Judge S.D. Schultz, Jan 1914 - Jun 1917; and Judge H.D. Ruggles, Oct 1917 - Oct 1919.

Minute books of cases heard before Mr. Justice W.H.P. Clement, 1912-1922.

Minute books of cases heard before Mr. Justice D.A. McDonald, 1922-1931.

Certificates of limited partnership (indexed) stuck into an indexed scrapbook. Most partnerships are for a term of 1 year or 5 years.

Two letters inward with enclosures from Vancouver School Board regarding land acquisition and school construction. Includes two maps.

Lists, receipts and correspondence (1940-1950) regarding exhibits from criminal trials (1947 and 1949) in the Vancouver Police Court, County Court and Supreme Court arranged alphabetically.

The series is a memoranda from the Registrar of Companies (Victoria) indicating dissolution of partnerships registered in the Vancouver County Court. The memoranda are stapled to a photocopy of the certificate of partnership.

The series consists of the general office files created by John Melville between 1966 and 1977. Melville was the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Dept. of Labour from 1967 to 1972 and then the Director of Manpower, Training and Development from 1973 to 1977.

The files include correspondence, including drafts created by Melville for the Minister and Deputy Minister of Labour; administrative circulars; news releases; estimates, committee files, correspondence with the Women's Bureau; reports and other general office records.

The series consists of a record book created by the Vancouver Immigration Dept. in 1903. Between 1900 and 1908, British Columbia passed nine acts which empowered officials to require prospective immigrants to pass a written test in any language of Europe prior to admission. Of the nine acts, eight were disallowed by the federal government and one (1907) was reserved by the Lieutenant-Governor.

The book records the names and passport numbers of Japanese passengers coming into the Port of Vancouver, the date of arrival, the name of the ship, where the passenger was from, and whether or not they were allowed to pass into Canada.

Cause books for proceedings under the Mortgagor's and Purchaser's Relief Act, 1934 (indexed). (3 vols.).

The series consists of records created by the Dept. of Public Works engineer between 1900 and 1912. Records include correspondence, memoranda, plans, and specifications concerning the Vancouver Court House.

This series consists of duplicate auctioneers records for auction sales of Crown land in the New Westminster Land District. Sales include: Hastings townsite District lot 540, 1906; North Vancouver, District Lot 2027 in Group 1, 1906; and in 1908, a further sale of lands in North Vancouver. Information may include date of sale, name and address of highest bidder and amount bid, deposit, and terms of sale. Also included is a copy of the brochure detailing the forthcoming sale and a summary of receipts for the 1906 sale.

This series consists of auctioneers records for 1913 auction sales of Crown land in the New Westminster Land District. Sales include Hastings townsite, lots 1-138; Kitsilano, District Lot 540 G.1, Lots 1-101; and Point Grey, District Lots 538 and 176 G.1. Information may include date of sale, name and address of highest bidder and amount bid, deposit, and terms of sale. No index is available.

This series contains two operational files from the Vancouver Forest District. The first file, coded MTS X4, is a Timber Management file from 1912-1917. The contents refer to Timber Sale X4 to Young and Scott of Point Grey, B.C. covering lands within the municipality of Point Grey, bounded, in part, by Sixteenth Avenue and the Musqueam Indian Reserve. The second file, which is uncoded, concerns the transfer of records to Victoria from the Supervisor of Scaler's office.

Partnership records documenting declarations and dissolutions of partnership. GR-0930 is the index to these volumes by the name of the firm rather than the name of the partners.

The series consists of a photograph album created in 1932 by the Provincial Board of Health to document the 1932 outbreak of smallpox in Vancouver. The album contains 47 b&w photographs taken of patients at the Vancouver General Hospital. The photographs are nude shots of 17 individuals, male and female, both adult and children, who either survived or died of smallpox. Strips of paper have been pasted over the eyes and the patients have been identified by initials only in order to provide some privacy. The photographs were taken over several days and show the progress of the disease in several individuals. They are accompanied by case histories of each patient which includes the patient's initials, age, symptoms, vaccination history, history of disease in patient and whether they lived or died. The album also contains two studio portraits of three siblings who did not contract the disease because they had been vaccinated.
The photographs were taken at the Vancouver General Hospital under the direction of A.K. Haywood, M.D., General Superintendent. Copies were sent to Dr. H.E. Young, Provincial Health Officer who had multiple copies of the album made up and sent to Health Officers across Canada and the United States.

Reasons for judgement of the Honourable Chief Justice Allan McEachern in the case of Delgamuukw, also known as Ken Muldoe, suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all members of the House of Delgamuukw and others vs. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the province of British Columbia and the Attorney General of British Columbia. Case no. 843/1984 (Smithers registry), heard at Vancouver, B.C., July 6-7, 1989.

Speedy Trials record books, 1893-1905; 1916-1951.

The series consists of applications, certificates of appointment, oaths, certificates of dismissal and indexes for Special Constables under the Railway Act filed at the Vancouver Court Registry between 1903 and 1996. Appointments were made by a Vancouver Police Magistrate or a Vancouver Stipendiary Magistrate (or Deputy) or the Chief Commissioner of Police for the Dominion of Canada on the recommendation of member of the Department of Investigation for the railway company. Certificates of dismissal were issued by the Superintendent or an Inspector of the Department of Investigation of the railway company. This collection has records for the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, the Great Northern Railway and Via Rail Canada.

This series contains the Lands Service records relating to the University Endowment Lands [UEL] adjacent to the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. They contain ledgers of lot sales which show purchase payment, improvement tax schedules, and interest charges. Boxes have nominal indexes. Box 5 is oversized. For related records, see GR-1068.

This series contains records relating to the University Endowment Lands. Correspondence, memoranda, special reports, progress reports on the master survey plan and general administration of the University Endowment Lands, 1945-1958. Applications for employment, 1935-1936. Tenders for contract for Development Unit Nos. 1 and 2, 1926-1928.

This series contains a register of auction sales of lots at Esquimalt, Hastings, Lulu Island, New Denver, Nelson, New Westminster, Vancouver, and Victoria. The register shows the name of the purchaser, a legal description, the amount paid and the terms of payment.