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Royal Commission on Coal in British Columbia (1913)

  • GR-0794
  • Series
  • 1913-1914

This series consist of the records of the Royal Commission regarding coal in British Columbia, 1913-1914. Commission records consist of correspondence, including letters patent appointing the commissioner, exhibits, reference material, documents received but not filed as exhibits, and a printed version of the report.

British Columbia. Royal Commission re coal in British Columbia

Commission of Inquiry Into the Affairs of Present and Past Boards of School Trustees of the City of Vancouver (1913)

  • GR-0795
  • Series
  • 1913-1914

This series consists of the records of the Commission of Inquiry Into the Affairs of Present and Past Boards of School Trustees of the City of Vancouver, 1913-1914. Commission records consist of Letter Patent appointing the commissioner and a copy of oath, Provincial Secretary's correspondence, exhibits, transcripts of evidence presented at proceedings and the original signed report(s).

The commissioner, Vancouver barrister Henry Osborne Alexander, was appointed to investigate the actions of past and present Boards of School Trustees of the City of Vancouver with regard to purchase and sale of school sites and school property, the purchase of furniture and supplies and generally all matters coming under the Board's jurisdiction. He was to investigate also the personal actions of all Board members, officers and employees, and appointments made by the Board.

British Columbia. Commission of Inquiry Into the Affairs of Present and Past Boards of School Trustees of the City of Vancouver (1913)

Royal Commission on Milk Supply in British Columbia (1912)

  • GR-0796
  • Series
  • 1912-1913

The series consists of commission records generated by the Royal Commission On Milk-supply in British Columbia, 1912-1913. Commission records include the report, correspondence - most of which are letters and three telegrams from a constituent to the Attorney General regarding milk legislation, and 10 photographs of barns, cattle, etc.

British Columbia. Royal Commission On Milk-supply in British Columbia

Commission on the Proposed Severance of Shaughnessy Heights from the Municipality of Point Grey (1914)

  • GR-0797
  • Series
  • 1914

This series consists of the records of the Commission on the Proposed Severance of Shaughnessy Heights from the Municipality of Point Grey,1914. The unit consists of evidence presented at hearings as well as the commissioner's report in which he recommended that the proposed legislation be dropped.

British Columbia. Commission on the Proposed Severance of Shaughnessy Heights from the Municipality of Point Grey (1914)

Commission Into Matters Connected With Occupants of Land Leased by the North Pacific Lumber Company (1913)

  • GR-0798
  • Series
  • 1913-1915

This series consists of the records of the Commission into the matters connected with the occupants of land comprised in the timber leases held by The North Pacific Lumber Company , 1913-1915. Commission records consist of typewritten transcripts of evidence presented at the proceedings, argument on behalf of the North Pacific Lumber Company and the report in which he recommended a settlement with the company.

British Columbia. Commission into the matters connected with the occupants of land comprised in the timber leases held by The North Pacific Lumber Company [1913]

Commission on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway records

  • GR-0799
  • Series
  • 1914-1924

This series consists of records of the Commission on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, 1924. The records consist of letter patent appointing the commissioner, Provincial Secretary's correspondence file Pi 9/24 (which contains the petition requesting the inquiry), transcripts of evidence presented at proceedings and the commissioner's original signed report. Also included are several Provincial Secretary files, 1914, relating to the following railways: Canadian Northern, Canadian Northern Pacific, Kettle Valley, Pacific Great Eastern, and Dolly Varden.

British Columbia. Commission on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (1924)

Royal Commission Re Albert Richard Baker, Chairman of the Game Conservation Board (1921)

  • GR-0800
  • Series
  • 1921-1922

This series consists of records of the Royal Commission Regarding Albert Richard Baker, Chairman of the Game Conservation Board. Commission records consist of letters patent appointing the commissioner, transcripts of evidence presented at proceedings, exhibits and the commissioner's original signed report and printed version.

British Columbia. Royal Commission Re Albert Richard Baker, Chairman of the Game Conservation Board

Commission of Inquiry under the Fort George Election Inquiry Act (1917)

  • GR-0801
  • Series
  • 1917

This series consist of the records of the Commission of Inquiry under the Fort George Election Inquiry Act, 1917. Commission records consist of transcripts of evidence presented at proceedings, exhibits and the signed report.

British Columbia. Commission of Inquiry under the Fort George Election Inquiry Act (1917)

Royal Commission on Municipal Taxation (1933)

  • GR-0802
  • Series
  • 1933-1934

This series consists of records of the Royal Commission on Municipal Taxation, 1933-1934. The commissioners, judge of the County Court of Vancouver, Andrew M. Harper (chairman) and Alexander McDonald Paterson, Reeve of Delta Municipality, were appointed on 22 May 1933. They were charged with investigating all matters relating to municipal taxation in British Columbia as well as the financial relationship between the Government of British Columbia and the municipalities. Commission records consist of Provincial Secretary correspondence file Pi 13/33 which includes a copy of the letters patent appointing the commissioners, transcripts of evidence presented at proceedings and the commissioners' original, signed report. In their report, the commissioners addressed responsibility for social services including mothers' pensions, administration of justice, schools and education, mental hospitals, unemployment relief, etc.

British Columbia. Royal Commission on Municipal Taxation (1933)

Commission Into All Matters Affecting the Value of Lands of the Former Songhees Reserve Apportioned to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway (1914)

  • GR-0803
  • Series
  • 1914

This series consists of the original signed report of the Commission Into All Matters Affecting the Values of Lands Forming Part of the Former Songhees Reserve and Apportioned to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, 1914, and correspondence regarding Howay's account for services.

British Columbia. Commission Into All Matters Affecting the Values of Lands Forming Part of the Former Songhees Reserve and Apportioned to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway [1914]

Commission on the Explosion in B North Mine, Coal Creek (1915)

  • GR-0804
  • Series
  • 1915

This series consists of the records of the Commission on the Explosion in B North Mine, Coal Creek. Commission records consist of the original signed report, in which he was highly critical of mine officials, and correspondence regarding his account for services rendered.

British Columbia. Commission on the Explosion in B North Mine, Coal Creek (1915)

Commission of Inquiry Into the Accident in the Number One Slope of South Wellington Coal Mines (1915)

  • GR-0805
  • Series
  • 1915

This series consists of the records of the Commission of Inquiry Into the Accident in the Number One Slope of South Wellington Coal Mines, 1915. Commission records consist of correspondence, transcripts of evidence presented at the hearings, and original signed report which includes a history of the mine.

British Columbia. Commission of Inquiry Into the Accident in the Number One Slope of South Wellington Coal Mines (1915)

Royal Commission on Electoral Redistribution (1914)

  • GR-0807
  • Series
  • 1914-1915

This series consists of the records of the Royal Commission on Electoral Redistribution, 1914-1915. Commission records consist of correspondence, the commissioners' reports which reflect their disagreement over proposed boundaries of districts in the East and West Kootenays, and maps.

British Columbia. Royal Commission on Electoral Redistribution (1914)

Commission on the Sale by Public Auction, 1909, of Suburban Lands in the New Westminster Land District (1916)

  • GR-0808
  • Series
  • 1916

This series consists of the records of the Commission on the Sale by Public Auction, 1909, of Suburban Lands in the New Westminster Land District, 1916. The commissioner, Vancouver lawyer Robert Wilson Harris, was appointed 28 April 1916 to investigate the sale and all dealings, transfers, payments, etc. of certain suburban lands in Point Grey in district lots 139, 140, 176, 538, 540, 206, 217 and 2027 in the New Westminster land district. Commission records consist of Provincial Secretary's correspondence file, evidence presented at the hearings (reproduced as an appendix to the report) and a signed copy of the commissioner's report.

British Columbia. Commission on the Sale by Public Auction, 1909, of Suburban Lands in the New Westminster Land District (1916)

Commission on the Economic Conditions and Operations of the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and Subsidiary Companies (1917)

  • GR-0809
  • Series
  • 1917

This series consists of records of the Commission on the Economic Conditions and Operations of the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and Subsidiary Companies, 1917. Commission records consist solely of the original signed report.

British Columbia. Commission on the Economic Conditions and Operations of the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and Subsidiary Companies (1917)

Commission to Investigate Charges Made by John S. Cowper (1917)

  • GR-0810
  • Series
  • 1917

This series consists of records of the Commission to Investigate Charges Made by John S. Cowper, 1917. This commission is commonly know as the Cowper Commission. Commission records consist of Provincial Secretary's correspondence file 14/17 which contains the Commissioner's original signed report and a separate file containing a transcript of the evidence presented at proceedings.

British Columbia. Commission to Investigate Charges Made by John S. Cowper (1917)

Commission on the 1916 By-Election in Vancouver (1917)

  • GR-0811
  • Series
  • 1916-1917

This series consists of records of the Commission on the 1916 By-Election in Vancouver, 1916-1917. Commission records consist of transcripts of evidence presented at proceedings, exhibits and the commissioners original signed report.

British Columbia. Commission on the 1916 By-Election in Vancouver (1917)

Commission to Consider, Investigate and Inquire Into the Matter Set Out in Section 58 of the Local Improvement Act (1920)

  • GR-0812
  • Series
  • 1920

This series consists of records of the Commission to Consider, Investigate and Inquire Into the Matter Set Out in Section 58 of the Local Improvement Act, 1920. The records consist of the transcript of proceedings.

British Columbia. Commission to Consider, Investigate and Inquire Into the Matter Set Out in Section 58 of the Local Improvement Act (1920)

Documents prepared for the Royal Commission on the Coasting Trade (1954-1955)

  • GR-0814
  • Series
  • 1941-1954

This series consists of documents prepared and accumulated by the Bureau of Economics and Statistics for British Columbia's case before the Board of Transport commissioners for removal of the mountain differential freight rate, 1948; and brief to the Royal Commission on the Coasting Trade, 1954.

British Columbia. Bureau of Economics and Statistics

Commission on Road Users Charges (1958-1959)

  • GR-0815
  • Series
  • 1958-1959

This series consists of records of the Commission of Inquiry into Road-user Charges, 1958-1959. Records include report, proceedings, exhibits and correspondence.

British Columbia. Commission of Inquiry into Road-user Charges [1958]

Public Utilities Commission records with regard to Vancouver Island natural gas 1972

  • GR-0828
  • Series
  • 1972

This series consists of records of the Public Utilities Commission, 1972. Records include proceedings at hearings pursuant to the Public Utilities Act in the matter of the application of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, Centennial Natural Gas Pipeline, Georgia Gulf Transmission, Malaspina Gas Pipeline, for the construction and operation of a pipeline or system to serve Powell River and Vancouver Island with natural gas.

British Columbia. Public Utilities Commission

Royal Commission on Mental Hygiene (1925)

  • GR-0865
  • Series
  • 1925-1928

This series consists of the records of the Royal Commission on Mental Hygiene, 1925-128. The records include correspondence, material gathered in the research process, reports to the commission, clippings, and reports of the commission. The series is divided into the following subseries:

A. Commission Correspondence
B. Minutes Of Commission Meetings:
C. Special Subject Files And Working Papers
D. Reports
E. Miscellany: Articles, Published Reports, Etc.

Royal Commission on Mental Hygiene

Commission on Coal (1921)

  • GR-0869
  • Series
  • 1921

This series consists of the records of the Commission on Coal, 1921. The records include transcripts of proceedings of hearings, exhibits, Mining engineer, R.G.E. Leckie's report and accountant P.A. Foster's report. Also included is the commissioner's report in which he recommended that the short ton be used in government compilations and all sales, dealers be licensed and required to submit monthly returns, that coal stocks be accumulated during summer months, grading standards be adopted, combines be dissolved, and an effort be made to reduce freight rates on both land and water.

British Columbia. Commission on Coal [1921]

Commission on the Overseas Vote in Connection With the British Columbia Prohibition Act (1917)

  • GR-0870
  • Series
  • 1917

The series consists of the records of the Commission on the Overseas Vote in Connection With the British Columbia Prohibition Act, 1917. Commission records include transcripts of proceedings for the eleven days of hearings in London during June and July 1917.

British Columbia. Commission on the Overseas Vote in Connection With the British Columbia Prohibition Act (1917)

Milk Inquiry Commission (1928)

  • GR-0871
  • Series
  • 1929

This series consists of the records of the Milk Inquiry Commission, 1928. Commission records consist of the original signed report which contains recommendations regarding the production and marketing of milk and milk products, as well as recommended changes in legislation regulating the marketing of milk and milk products.

British Columbia. Milk Inquiry Commission, 1928

Commission Regarding Campaign Funds (1927)

  • GR-0872
  • Series
  • 1927

This series consists of the records of the Commission Regarding Campaign Funds, 1927. Commission records consist of correspondence, proceedings, exhibits and the report in which the commissioners stated that they found no evidence to support the charges.

British Columbia. Commission Regarding Campaign Funds (1927)

Commission on Allegations of Frank Carlow (1927)

  • GR-0873
  • Series
  • 1927

This series consists of the records of the Commission on Allegations of Frank Carlow, 1927. Unit consists of correspondence, transcripts of proceedings, exhibits, and report in which the commissioner stated that no evidence had been presented to support the allegations made by Carlow.

British Columbia. Commission on Allegations of Frank Carlow (1927)

Commission on the Allegations of John A. Gauthier (1927)

  • GR-0874
  • Series
  • 1923-1927

This series consists of records of the Commission on the Allegations of John A. Gauthier, 1923-1927. Unit consists of correspondence, transcripts of the proceedings, exhibits, interim and final reports.

British Columbia. Commission on the Allegations of John A. Gauthier

Commission on Saanich Secession (1928)

  • GR-0875
  • Series
  • 1928-1929

This series consists of records of the Royal Commission regarding Saanich Secession, 1928-1929. Records of the commission include transcripts of proceedings of hearings, exhibits and the report.

British Columbia. Royal Commission re Saanich Secession

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