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Plaint and procedure books, 1895-1911, 1915-1923; 1940-1956 (some indexed). Also includes list of cases heard at Nelson, 1899.

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.

The series consists of three volumes of record books kept by magistrates at Fernie between 1907 and 1914. Each volume contains notes of cases held before the Fernie magistrates.
Volume 1: Mar-Aug 1907
Volume 2: Sep 1908 - Jul 1910
Volume 3: Aug 1910 - Oct 1914.

The series consists of one volume of a cause book listing the proceedings in matters concerning probates proved in the Supreme and County Courts of Golden between 1955 and 1980. The cause book is arranged chronologically, and lists the probate number, the name of the deceased, and a list of the activities involved in proving a will, along with their associated costs. The volume can be used as a backup index to Golden’s probate records. The cause book also lists which estates were administered by the Official Administrator.

There is a nominal index to the volume in the front of the ledger.

The series consists of minute books from the Supreme Court of Cranbrook and the County Court of Cranbrook from 1960-1968. The books include information from criminal court, assizes, appeals and citizenship court cases. Most entries include dates, names of defendant, names of lawyers, names of jurors, names of witnesses called, exhibits, and other events of individual trials. Trials are organized by date, and are not indexed. Trials may not have an associated file number. Volume 1 covers 1960-1963, volume 2 covers 1963-1966, and volume 3 covers 1966-1968.