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Correspondence outward (indexed letterpress volume) from Grand Forks Supreme Court registrar, S.R. Almond.

Assignments (indexed).

Plaint and procedure books: Volume 1: 1/1897-104/1900; Volume 2: 105/1900 - 135/1902: Volume 3: 1/1903 - 376/1908 (indexed) with naturalization lists on pages 7, 53, 71, 153, 253, 319, and 350.

Minute book from Supreme and County Courts at Greenwood.

Transcripts of 4 cases (Rex vs Max Hunger et al; Rex vs John Press; Rex vs William Condratow; and Rex vs Peter Queen) heard before C.H. Phillips, a Stipendiary Magistrate in and for the County of Kootenay.

Indexes (1907 and 1911-1962) and indexed cause books (1907-1916; 1921-1925) to criminal cases heard under the Speedy Trials Act. (4 vol.)

Assignment of book debts.

Registrar's minute books, 1908-1916; 1920-1944. Volume 6 is indexed and has both Supreme and County Court minutes; an interpreter's oath and 1939 Assize schedule are glued onto the front cover. (6 vols.)

Registrar's minute book for criminal cases. (1 vol.)

Index to Mechanics' liens and to Woodmen's liens. (2 vol.)

Indexes to Bills of Sale, Chattel Mortgages, Assignments and Lien notes. Although these volumes have entries for the years 1903-1963 they are not complete. The records these indexes cover are found in GR-2198 and GR-2513. (6 vol.)

Receipts issued by J.R. Nolan, F.E. Hughes, D.H. Bruce and K.D. McRae as Official Administrator, Jul 1934 - Apr 1942; Oct 1943 - Feb 1947. There are also receipts issued by J.R. Nolan as Small Debts Court Magistrate, 1934-1939.

Banking records from the Fernie Registry with the Canadian Bank of Commerce. They include: copies of deposit slips made by the Official Administrator, 1934-1947; copies of deposit slips and cheque stubs made by the Small Debts Court Magistrate, 1934-1940; and an unidentified bank book in account with the Minister of Finance, 1932-1941.

Naturalization register.

Registrar's record books for civil and criminal proceedings in both County and Supreme courts. Volume 1 is indexed, lists 15 constables active in 1911 for South East Kootenay Police District, gives a newspaper clipping describing the naturalization procedure and contains the following oaths: the King's Oath or Chicken Oath (used by Chinese), the Oath of Interpreter, Affirmation, Oath of Foreman in Civil Jury trials, Oath of Jurors, Oath of Stenographer, Japanese Oath, and the witnesses' oath in French and English. Volume 2 lists 14 constables active in 1916 in the South East Kootenay Police District and the oaths.

Index (front and back) to Chattel mortgages and Bills of Sale (1285-1394).

Indexes (front and back) to Conditional sales and lien notes.

Firm index book.

Adoption case files.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

The series consists of one indexed cause book on microfilm (1901-1959) and one unindexed volume (1959-1977). The volume running from 1959 to 1977 has a sheet of paper in the front listing divorces found in the ledger. All other cases are unindexed.

Cause book (indexed).

Cause book (indexed).

Notebook with entries in 3 different hands. Most of the book (starting at a page numbered 34) is an Assize record book kept by A.T. Bushby. This starts with a handwritten copies of oaths used in court: for Jurors in Lunacy, Grand Jurors, Foremen of the Jury, Petit Jurors (criminal and civil), Witnesses, and Interpreters; also a copy of the "7 Steps to Opening of Court". Starting December 1864, there are notes on criminal cases and bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up, Chancery and probate cases, many held in Chambers. G.A. Walkem, H.P. Walker, Mr. Barnston and A.R. Robertson are mentioned as Attorneys, Oliver Hare as the Official Assignee. February 15, 1865 Clement Francis Cornwall is admitted on the Roll of British Columbia to practice as barrister at Law; November 25, 1865, Robert Edwin Jackson (Drake and Jackson, Victoria, VI) applied to be admitted to practice in British Columbia as a solicitor. For each Assize there is a list of Jurors: New Westminster (March 25, April 1, May 3, 1865); Lytton (May 13, 1865); Lillooet (May 23, 1865); Quesnellemouth (June 10,1865); Richfield (June 20, 1865); New Westminster (June 28 - Jul 14, 1865); Richfield (July 20, 1865); Kootenay (September 18, 1865); Lytton (November 6, 1865); Yale (November 11, 1865); New Westminster (November 17, 1865 - March 1867). This notebook corresponds with the more detailed Begbie benchbook GR-2025, volume 5). Bill of Sale record of registrations (1-10) kept by Oliver Hare for "Keithley and Mouth of Quesnelle district, 1873"; one page, dated 1877, lists three mining claims at Keithley Creek.

The series consists of four volumes of offence and complaint books dating from 1924 to 1949. Two books appear to have been kept concurrently for the period 1943 to 1947. Offences do not appear to be duplicated between them. The volumes provide a brief description of the offence, the action taken by authorities, and the result. The volumes cover a variety of offences, from unattended livestock to allegations of domestic abuse. Typical entries list the name of the complainant(s) as well as names of those interviewed or searched. A nominal index is included in the front of the 1943-1947 and 1943-1949 volumes.