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Cause book (indexed). (Missing entries: Feb - Oct 1952 and Apr - Jul 1956).

Criminal assize calendars for Victoria. Also includes criminal assize calendars for Yale, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Clinton, Richfield, Kamloops, Quesnellemouth, Cassiar, Laketon, Glenora and Lytton, 1870s.

Mechanics liens, unnumbered (1906-1909) and #26 to 448 (1910-1927).

Correspondence, agreements, invoices, financial records, etc. from the administration of the estate of Thomas Spelman (Kamloops probate 997/1884).

Probate cause book (indexed), 1891-1941; copies of wills, 1903-1912 and copies of civil suit orders, 1896. There are a few entries from the Supreme Court.

Record books of financial transactions and minutes kept by Official Administrators Frederick J. Fulton and A.D. Mcintyre at Kamloops and other locations.

Photocopy of alphabetical index to Kamloops probates numbers 2300-8100.

Indexes to Registers of Bills of Sale, 1893-1923; 1923-1954.

Presentments of Grand Juries from 1909-1913, 1918 and 1929 after visiting public institutions of Kamloops and district. They report on Tranquille, public schools (poor ventilation), the Provincial Gaol (overcrowded), Provincial Home, Court House (poor lighting), Royal Inland Hospital, Land Registry Offices, Old Mans Home, Provincial Police (who need a regular uniform), roads and bridges. In 1911, the need for accommodation for the travelling public is mentioned. In Spring 1913 there is concern about the inadequacy of the Indian Act to punish those supplying liquor to Indians, hardship to the city of Kamloops when prisoners are released with no means to pay their fares home, more rigorous enforcement of the Offensive Weapons Act and inadequate pay for Provincial constables. The presentment from 1929 expresses concern about "the menace of assault" for teachers.

Series consists of floodplain maps that of the Thompson and South Thompson Rivers between Kamloops and Chase. The Water Investigations Branch created these maps between 1973 and 1975 to document areas that were susceptible to flooding.

The maps were bound in a volume and were numbered sequentially. There is an index at the front of the volume. Each map is also stamped with the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the BC Lands Service since the floodplain information was overlaid on maps that were originally maps were originally created in 1970 and 1973. All maps are 65 x 92 cm.

There are two groupings of maps. The first 33 maps show the Kamloops area from 1973-1974. These have a 1:2500 scale. These maps are stamped with the project number 73-81-0 and the file number 161673.

The second grouping consists of 27 maps of the South Thompson River from Kamloops to Chase. These have a 1:5000 scale. The project number of these maps is 74-109t-0.

The series consists of several cause books for bankruptcy created in the Supreme Court of Vernon between 1921 and 1980. The cause books cover the Interior Region of BC, including Vernon, Penticton, Kelowna, and Kamloops. The cause book for the period 1921 to 1973 has been microfilmed, but the corresponding index is available in the original book format only. Page 1 of the 1921-1973 cause book has a note signed by G. Hunter, C.J.B.C., dated 12 April 1921 appointing Leonard Norris as Registrar in Bankruptcy for Vernon. The volume functions as a cause book for the Bankruptcy Court of British Columbia and the Bankruptcy Court of Canada for 1921-1923. In 1923 the entries read "In the Supreme Court of British Columbia - In Bankruptcy."

Indexes are not available for the period 1973 to 1980. The index covering the period 1921 to 1973 lists the name of the party and the corresponding page in the cause book. Typical cause book entries list the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), as well as a list of proceedings in the bankruptcy case. Entries are arranged chronologically.

The series consists of Kamloops Supreme Court civil case files from 1868 to 1949 as well as several County Court files that appear to have become interfiled at some point of the records's history. Files before 1914 have a Clinton or Yale Registry stamp even though the hearing seems to have been in Kamloops. Records in accession G88-103 were transferred separately, and include a notice of sheriff's sale from Prince Rupert, an assortment of loose law stamps, correspondence regarding cases, and oaths of allegiance for Norman Bole of New Westminster and William Ward Spinks of Kamloops. It is unclear how some of the ephemera came to be included with these records.

The series consists of receipts, financial tallies, and other notes that may have been created by ETW Pearse during his time as government agent at Kamloops. The records largely relate to the County Court case of Rex v. Marshall. The series also includes several trade licenses signed by Pearse dated June 1915, as well as inward correspondence sent by the Provincial Police. Although the provenance and creator of the records is unclear it appears that they were created by ETW Pearse in his capacity as government agent at Kamloops. The series also consists of a list of 71 men with their place of residence and occupation. This list appears to be in Pearse’s handwriting and is undated. Orders in council indicate that Pearse held a number of positions, including those of government agent, gold commissioner, registrar of vital events, and registrar of voters. It is therefore supposed that the list of men is a list of eligible voters in the area around, or slightly prior to, 1915.

The records were found loose in a volume of records from Kamloops County Court, and it is likely that they were subsumed into the Court as the responsibilities of government agent were assumed by other offices.

This series consists of records of the Commission on the Provincial Gaol at Kamloops, 1898, including a typewritten report of Commissioner Albert Beck, correspondence, and handwritten notes of evidence.

The series consists of ten reports sent to Frederick Hussey in 1905 and 1911, in his capacity as Superintendent of Provincial Police and Inspector of Gaols. The wardens at each of the Provincial Gaols at Victoria, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Nelson and Kamloops returned an annual summary of the activity of the gaol with attached monthly reports and annual returns of the prisoners received. The reports include: lists of staff and salaries; financial expenditures, prisoner work statistics and number of prisoners in custody including the name, age, country of origin, profession, crime, sentence and conduct of each.

This series contains an index to probates, nos. 1-1,500. Note that the files are not arranged in date order so several probates from 1928-1936 (numbered 1501 and higher) are not included in this index. See GR-1562 for probate files 1-2715 (1895-1946).

Probate cause books, 1884-1979 and case record cards, 1979-1983, and copies of wills, 1878-1911. A few entries are from the County Court. Cause book entries for probate numbers 2253 (1942) to 8188 (1982) are indexed. See GR-1577 for an index to probate numbers 1 to 1500 and GR-2990 for probate numbers 2300-8100. For probate files 1 to 2715 (1881-1946) see GR-1562 and for probate files 2716 to 8944 (1946-1984) see GR-3001. For probate files to 1992 see accession 83-1116.

This series contains Kamloops probate/estate files 1-2715.

Criminal case files from Kamloops and Clinton, 1883-1902; 1906-1949. Includes Assize, County Court, Speedy Trials, informations, depositions, indictments from many places (Ashcroft, Lytton, 150 Mile House, Vernon, Fairview, Quesnel, Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Lillooet, etc.)

The series consists of copies of calendars for various county court sessions held between 3 July 1912 and 4 February 1914. The records list the number of the suit, the style of cause, and any remarks, such as whether the case was adjourned or if an appeal had been made. The cases listed in the calendars relate to those listed in the plaint and procedure books described in GR-1652 and were held before Judge Swanson.

Conditional sales agreements, #! - #2110.

Indexes to Mechanic's Liens and to Woodmen's Liens, 1894-1913; 1928-1984.

Orders and judgements (indexed).

BC Provincial Police Court record books showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting officer, name of gaol or lockup, order or conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks", 1940-1946; 1946-1948; 1948-1950.

Record book for criminal cases mostly under the Speedy Trials Act (index volume). Ca. 1944 this volume takes the form of a minute book for criminal cases.

Bankruptcy record book.

Registrar's record books for civil cases. (2 vols.)

Record book from Assizes at Kamloops, Clinton, and Lytton, June 1885 - Dec 1894; Oct 1904. This volume is a combination of record book, minute book, judgments, and bench book.

The series consists of a letterbook containing crime reports produced or collected by Sergeant John William Hooker during the course of his duties as a British Columbia Provincial Police (BCPP) officer while posted to Coquitlam, Grand Forks, Nelson, Smithers, Prince George, Clinton, Ashcroft, Spence’s Bridge, Merritt, and Kamloops between 1932 and 1944. The records cover a variety of crimes and social issues—particularly in small, rural communities. In addition to generic social issues, the records from Grand Forks (file 3) relate primarily to Doukhobors, and include reports on the settlement of Gilpin.

The majority of the reports were produced by Hooker. Some supplemental records (copies), such as an inquest, inward correspondence in relation to particular cases, and a reason for judgement are interfiled with the crime reports.

The records are arranged chronologically and by detachment location. The records do not capture all crime reports filed in a particular district, but were likely selected by Hooker. Some of these files have been labeled in pencil “Personal file.” The records consist primarily of crime reports on standard BCPP letterhead. Each report contains the district, detachment, and the date, as well as an overview of the case and persons involved.

Some of these records may also be available in GR-1388: Correspondence and other material created by the British Columbia Provincial Police Force of the Yale district. John William Hooker's personnel card, which provides details of the service of constables, including marital status, date of first appointment, station, and various postings, can be found in GR-0091, vol. 30-31.

Fines book for Police Court in City of Kamloops, Apr 1931 - June 1938.