The series consists of correspondence and contracts between Surveyor General W.S. Gore, on behalf of the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, with various contractors regarding three public works projects. The projects are the building of the Victoria Law Courts, correspondence and contracts from February to June 1887; Kamloops bridge, correspondence and contracts from March 1887 to February 1888; and Lillooet Bridge, correspondence and contracts from August 1887 to March 1888.
The series is a register containing applications for permits to use crown land kept between 1922 and 1934. It includes the name of the person or company applying, the file number, licence number and annual fees paid. Glued into the front inside cover is a memorandum from the Comptroller of Water Rights noting the annual fees under the Water Rights Act.
The item is a preprinted survey book used to record sales of water frontages in New Westminster sold by public auction in December 1860. The entries list block, lot, name of lessee, amount paid and remarks.
The item is a volume used to record sales of suburban lands in the District of Yale in 1860. The entries list block, lot, name of purchaser, amounts and dates of payment and land title notes.
The item is a record book containing records of lands sold or auctioned in the district of Douglas. The volume is arranged by block and lot number and includes the name of purchasers with amounts and details of payment.
The item is a record book containing records of lands sold or auctioned in the district of Cayoosh. The volume is arranged by block and lot number and includes the name of purchasers with dates and amounts of payment.
The item is a record book noting receipts and payments into Treasury for land sales in the New Westminster district. It is arranged by date and lists the name of the payee, a description of the land, and amount paid.
The item is a pre-emption register kept for the country lands in the district of Similkameen. The register lists the record number, the name of the pre-emptor, the size and price of lot and payment details and notes about surveys and title deeds.
The item is a pre-emption register kept for the country lands in the district of Douglas. The register lists the record number, the name of the pre-emptor, the size and price of lot and payment details.
The file contains suburban land sale receipts from various registers, for lots sold at Langley and New Westminster, 1860 to 1866. The records include the name of the purchaser, the date and the amount paid. In most cases, only the counterfoil remains. There are also a few miscellaneous cancelled timber licences and a mining licence at the end of the file.
The item is a notebook kept by Peter Leech containing inventories and notations as well as lists of supplies issued to various people and the occasional chronometer reading.
The item is a pre-printed parish observation book with the names Richard Baines and William Lockhart written on the first page. The book contains a few pages of observations taken of an unknow place and a sketch map.
The file contains a letter from ex-Royal Engineer William Haynes to the Lands and Works Dept. in 1870, requesting a military grant of land near the Fraser River, accompanied by a sketch map. The file also includes an agreement dated December 16, 1870, to supply goods and food to crew of the steamer "Sir James Douglas" with a list of associated costs.
The letters have Lands or Works file numbers written on them and were probably part of a larger series of Lands and Works correspondence.
The file contains correspondence from H.O. Tiedemann to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works including a copy of a report and a journal of exploration made by Tiedemann in 1862 on behalf of Alfred Waddington of the country between Bute Inlet and Alexandria, to determine the best line for a trail. A transcript of the journal, probably made by Archives staff, is also included. There is also a letter from 1869 requesting information on coal land claims on Baynes Sound near Comox.
The letters have Lands file numbers written on them and were probably part of a larger series of Lands and Works correspondence.
The file consists of miscellaneous correspondence to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and other officials. It includes applications and references to fill the vacancy at the Race Rocks lighthouse and other government positions as well as letters about roads and crown lands and drafts of reports and petitions for expenditures.
Some of the letters have a Lands file number written on them and were probably part of a larger series of Lands and Works correspondence.
The file consists of miscellaneous correspondence to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and other officials regarding pre-emption and investigations into other land matters.
Some of the letters have a Lands file number written on them and were probably part of a larger series of Lands and Works correspondence.
The file contains certificates of claim for land in the Colony of British Columbia, numbered from 823 to 1388. Each scrip allows the entitled person to claim 20 acres of land within twelve months of issuance and to exchange it for a certificate of conveyance. The scrips are signed by the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Richard Moody are numbered, dated and made out to a person. They also include provisions to transfer the scrip on the back of the form and notes about the lots exchanged for the scrip. The scrips are made out to William Ross, John Hale, Hugh McRoberts and John Thorne, who may have acted as land agents.
The file contains an application to pre-empt land for a hay ranch in 1867 and for meadow land in 1868 from Andrew Weldon. The application has details about the land requested including sketches of the area.
The item is a register book containing applications for crown grants. The volume is arranged alphabetically and by year and includes the name of the person or company requesting the grant, the description and location of the lot, the date and the name of the person applying for the grant (either the requestor or someone acting on their behalf). At the end of the book there are lists of person notified to show cause why their pre-emption claims should not be cancelled for non-occupation.
The item is a volume registering applications for mineral claims. The volume is arranged alphabetically by name of the mineral claim and by date and includes a description of the claim and the name of the applicant.
The file consists of applications to pre-empt parcels of land on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands from 1871 to 1872. Many are accompanied by sketch maps of the lots claimed and correspondence. The applications are in chronological order and have lands file numbers written on the first page. These file numbers have been crossed out and replaced with pre-emption numbers P239 to P413.
Series consists of one chronological record book from the Nanaimo coroner's office, 1866-1905, recording inquests and showing the name of the deceased; cause of death; date of death; date of inquest; name of the coroner; names of the jurors; and the name of the medical officer. Accidental or unusual deaths, some of which may have been the subject of inquiries, are also listed. There is also a loose list of accidental deaths in Nanaimo district prior to 1866.
