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This series consists of a Nelson Land District land register for Sections 1-6A, Lots 7-40G, and lot 50 on Vancouver Island. Earliest entries date from 1871 and the volume was superseded by 1931 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1931).

The registers list land 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. The volume contains an alphabetical name index.

Series consists of applications for pre-emption. The documents consist of handwritten applications often accompanied by a sketch map of the property. Each application is given a number by the Dept. of Lands and Works. The series includes the number 1 to 442.

The majority of the applications relate to properties on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands though some of the properties are also located on the Stikine River.

This series consists of an Alberni Land District lot register for lots 1-291 on Vancouver Island. The earliest entries are from 1872 and the volume was superseded by 1947 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1947). The register lists lots in numerical order and records 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. A summary of the auction sale of subdivided lots from the Eastern portion of District Lot 1, is shown on pp. 86-90. The volume contains an alphabetical index of names.

This series consists of a Cowichan Land District land register, Sections I- 21 (including Saturna Island) on Vancouver Island. The earliest entries date from 1872 and the register was superseded in 1929 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1929). The register lists the sections 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 issue (including Crown Grants), 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 a Cowichan Land District land register for Range 1, Section 1 to Range 10, Section 10 of the Sahtlam District of Cowichan on Vancouver Island. Earliest entries from 1873 and the volume was superseded in 1929 (i.e. no further entries were added after 1929). The register lists the land in numerical order and records 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. The volume includes an alphabetical name index starting on page 81.

This series contains various papers and letters as outlined below:

Admiralty and Secretariat Papers: New General Series, 1873-1875. Includes extracts from vol. 6283 of series [re: torpedo boats, conveyance of contraband by neutrals, etc.]; -vol. 6296 [General Letters from Admirals, Plymouth Sound]; vol. 6299 [General Letters from Commander-in-Chief, North American and West Indies Station]; and vol. 6302 [General Letters from Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]. Also includes extracts from series volumes 6306 - 6308 [General Letters from Captains, "A-Z"]. Last volume relates to desertion of R.N. personnel from H.M. ships in Esquimalt, 1874.

This series consists of a Cameron Land District land register for Section 1, Lot 3-4, 8-10 on Vancouver Island. The volume was superseded in 1875 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1875). The register contains one pre-emption entry and some notes. Information may include the name of purchaser dates and numbers of certificates issued., (including Crown Grants), along with cross references to other registers.

The series consists of mining leases filed at Victoria and arranged by mining district. The records were created by the Chief Gold Commissioner between 1876 and 1930.

This series consists of a Sayward Land District land register for lots 1-843 on Vancouver Island. This register is a summary of pertinent land information from 1882-1915. The register lists lots in numerical order, and records the alienation of land from the Crown (by purchase, pre-emption, lease, etc.). Information may include the name of the purchaser, lease number, dates and numbers of certificates issued (including Crown Grants), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books. Hernando Island and Cortez Island each have their own pages. No index is available.

This series consists of a Sayward Land District lot register for lots 1-612 on Vancouver Island. Earliest entries date from 1882 and the volume was superseded in 1945 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1945).

The register lists lots in numerical order and records 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. The volume contains an alphabetical name index.

John Frederick Corfield was born in 1884 in South Cowichan and died in Victoria in 1978. He pursued a number of different careers, including, draughtsman, salesman, and resort operator. During his lifetime, he operated the Deep Cove Resort (North Vancouver), Shoal Harbour Marine Service (Sidney), and the French Creek Lodge (Parksville).

Records include documents regarding his apprenticeship in San Francisco; army service in Palestine, 1917-1919; a letter from Robert Service, 1940; a letter to his brother Herbert from A.E. Robinson regarding the Corfield Athletic Club; and a Corfield farm ledger, 1883-1884. Photograph collection, mainly of Deep Cove (North Vancouver), Shoal Bay (Sidney) and Duncan area, transferred to Visual Records accession 197905-17.

Published material transferred to the BC Archives library: "Sub-division of Corfield Farm, Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island" (16 pages) Rotary Club of Vancouver, [Bulletin], number 42, 18 Feb 1921 Mutter, Jean, "Mud-Pup : a sequence in light verse" printed by Diggon-Hibben, Victoria, BC (2 copies) Lynn Valley Lodge number 122, Lynn Creek, BC, A.F. and A.M., B.C.R. (Announcement of meeting], 31 Aug 1945.

The series contains records relating to mining leases (3 vols.). Volumes 1 and 2 are entitled Records of Mining, Leases and are registers of leases issued. They are arranged by Mining District. Included are entries for lease number, date and description of the lease, name of lessee, lot and locality of the lease, annual rental and other fees, expenditure requirements, date of assignment and assignee, letter reference numbers and cancellation information. Volume 3 is a record book of applications for mining leases recorded at Victoria, B.C., for the Stikine and Liard Mining Divisions of Cassiar District and Victoria District.

This series consists of a Sayward Land District Township register for townships. 3, 6, and part of 7 on Vancouver Island. Earliest entries date from 1884 and the volume was superseded by 1948 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1948).

The land is listed numerically by Sections within Townships, and records 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. The volume contains an alphabetical name index.

The series consists of Henry Fry's diaries of surveys in 1885, 1887 and 1889; field notes of surveys carried out mainly on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Cariboo; and field notes of surveys on various mineral claims and fractional mineral claims carried out on Vancouver Island 1885-1911. The series also contains some field notes of surveys carried out by W. Ralph 1886, M. Boyd 1904-1905, J.B. Green 1908, and R.C. Mainguy 1910, 1919 and 1923.

This series consists of pre-emption records for Vancouver Island, including Alberni, Barclay, Clayoquot, Nootka, and Rupert Districts. Consists of Certificate of Pre-emption Books (20 vols.), arranged numerically with nominal indexes. Includes name of pre-emptors date and location of pre-emption, disposition and further transactions, with some sketches.

This series consists of one volume recording land use and alienation in the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway belt (E&N Railway) from 1886-1907. This area of land was transferred to the Railway from the Canadian government. After the completion of the railway in 1886 some land was conveyed or sold off to settlers. The volume documents patents issued by the Dominion government, preemption conveyances issued by the E&N Railway Co., conveyances of land not pre-empted. Some records also relate to the conveyance of mineral or subsurface rights.

The records related to land in the entire railway belt which covered most of south eastern Vancouver Island, including the following land districts: Alberni, Cedar, Chemainus, Comiaken, Comox, Cranberry, Cowichan, Ladysmith, Mountain, Nanoose, Newcastle, Oyster, Quamichan, Shawnigan, Somenos, Wellington and others.

The creator of this volume is unclear, but estimated to be the Department of Lands and Works.

The series consists of copies of correspondence, chiefly from Alexander Begg (b.1825) [British Columbia Emigration Commissioner] to the Marquis of Lothian [Secretary of State for Scotland], concerning proposed Crofter settlement on Vancouver Island. There is additional correspondence from J.H. Turner [B.C. Minister of Finance] to Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with appeals from Highland crofters interested in the settlement. The series also includes documents from the government of British Columbia and the United Kingdom re financing the settlement, British Columbia government emigration pamphlets, and tracts from the British Columbia Development Company and the Vancouver Island Development Syndicate.

There are also documents and provincial government bills dealing with the establishment of deep sea fisheries, plus newspaper clippings, parliamentary reports, and Pacific Coast Steamship Company brochures.

The series consists of an assortment of over 600 black and white photos and negatives, largely attributed to Ernest Crocker. Many of these are of familiar Crocker themes, such as World War One, houses and buildings in Victoria, portraits of families and individuals, as well as scenic photos, taken largely on Vancouver Island, but also British Columbia as well as overseas. In addition, there is some ephemera in the form of postcards, advertising brochures, correspondence to Ernest Crocker, sales receipts with regards his many clients who purchased his photos, as well as his price lists. Within the series is the embossed metal stamp for 'Trio'.

Other material within the series consists of items that was apparently collected by Crocker during his lifetime. This includes correspondence and postcards, photos by other photographers, and a piece of artwork by John P. Peters.

Given the large volume of other Crocker material in this fonds, it is possible that there are duplicates of some of his photos (notably those relating to WW1), within this series. There is also material that is unique, however, such as the 'Trio' stamp, his correspondence, and order slips.

The dates of the series are from 1887 to around the end of World War 2 in 1945.

The series consists of records created by the Gold Commissioner between 1887 and 1905. It includes record claims for Bear River and Vancouver Island, a register of Free Miners' certificates and registers of conveyance.

Diaries of H.E. Church, 1890-1933; account book and personal papers of R.H. Church, 1927-1969; business papers re the Church ranch; papers of the Big Creek Stock Breeders Association, 1923-1969. H.E. Church emigrated from England to Canada in 1886. He homesteaded on Sheep Creek in Southern Alberta from 1887 to 1897, farmed at Comox, B.C. from 1897 to 1902, and in 1903 moved to Big Creek, B.C.

The series consists of correspondence; research notes for articles and books; diaries and narratives; financial papers; clippings of articles and reviews; and samples of paper produced by B.C. Paper Manufacturing Company, Alberni, 1894. A narrative of a journey from Ucluelet to Village Island, 1896, is also on microfilm.

This series consists of a Cowichan Land District land register for various lots on Vancouver Island and other islands, including: Galiano Island, Mayne Island and Pender Island. The entries are arranged numerically by lots within local areas, i.e. individual islands. Records date from 1891 onwards and the volume was superseded in 1929 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1929).

This volume is a continuation of an unknown previous register and records 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. The volume contains an alphabetical name index.

The series consists of records relating to The "Province" Exploring Expedition of Vancouver Island, 1894 and 1896.

The first expedition, sponsored by the Province newspaper was led by the Rev. William W. Bolton and explored Vancouver Island from Cape Commerell to Woss Lake in the summer of 1894. The second, which was organized by John William Laing but led by Bolton, explored the area between Woss Lake and Alberni in 1896.

The series consists of Bolton's pencil journals covering the 1894 expedition (2 vols.); a scrapbook of clippings from the Province of Bolton's journal entries, 1894 and 1896, with introductions and some additional articles; transcripts of the Province articles; and a notebook listing photographs taken and giving barometer, thermometer, and pedometer readings.

The series also includes three maps that were originally stored with the scrapbook and ten water colours by T.B. Norgate which were physically part of the scrapbook.

Daily diaries kept by Maitland-Dougall as Chief Constable at Duncan, August 1, 1892 - January 31, 1897, and at Hazelton Police District, August 10, 1909 - May 8, 1911 (folders 1 and 2); notebooks kept as Stipendiary Magistrate, Duncan, October 25, 1916 - August 20;, 1923, August 21, 1923 - December 14, 1926, and June 11, 1931 - March 19, 1932 (folders 3-5). Loose correspondence and clippings re Maitland-Dougall's retirement removed from folder 5 and filed in folder 6 with loose material such as reports, correspondence and tailor's bill removed from other folders. Commissions as Police Magistrate, Cumberland, and Stipendiary Magistrate, Counties of Nanaimo and Victoria, (folder 7).

Presented by R.S. Bayne, Victoria, 1985.

This series consists of an index to the records of the Pacific Station at Esquimalt. The original records to which this index refers have been catalogued at the BC Archives GR-3256. Although the microfilm in GR-3256 covers volumes 1-39, this index only indexes volumes 1-22. Volumes 23-39 have not been indexed.

The series consists of 77 b&w prints of photographs taken by Thomas Burroughes Norgate in July and August, 1894 while on the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, sponsored by the Province Newspaper and led by Willam Bolton.

The photographs are in two runs: the first 48 are prints and numbered on the back from 3 to 95. They are listed in
MS-2777, vol. 4, with missing numbers are crossed out in the list as being "N.G" or no good. Most of the photographs have captions written on the back in pencil and are dated in conjunction with Bolton's journal.

The second run consists of 27 prints mounted on card, numbered from 1 to 87, again with gaps noted as N.G. in the list of photographs. They have identifications or captions hand written on the front of the card.

The photographs were taken by Norgate at Alert Bay, Fort Rupert, Coal Harbour, Nimpkish River, Kla-anch River, Woss Lake, Clayoquot, Alberni and other places the expedition encountered en route. Many of the photographs show Indigenous people as well as the landscapes and waterways the team traversed.

Walter Thomas Dawley was a storeowner, mining recorder, Justice of the Peace and Deputy Returning Officer.

Records include correspondence, account books, telegrams, invoices, freight bills, etc. relating to Dawley's store and hotel at Clayoquot and to his stores at Nootka and Ahousat. The correspondence also reflects his activities as mining recorder, justice of the peace and deputy returning officer.

Registrar's cash books.

The series consists of prints of photographs and glass slides created by J.W. Laing, which document the 1896 Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition he took with the Rev. William Bolton, C.W. Jones, John Garver and Edgar Fleming. The photographs were taken by Fleming during the expedition in July and August 1896, which started in Alert Bay and ended in Alberni. The 14 glass slides were made to accompany Laing's lecture on the beauties and resources of Vancouver Island.

The photographs depict the landscape, rivers and lakes the expedition traveled through as well as First Nations communities, towns and villages in the Northern and central part of Vancouver Island. There are also photos of the expedition team on canoes and rafts and in camp.