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The fonds consists of Christies' diary describing the voyage from England to Victoria and life in Victoria and Nanaimo. Fonds includes rough farm accounts to 1876. Fonds also includes a typescript of the diary and farm account notes created by the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.

The fonds consists of the log book of the ship Grace Darling, as kept by Captain David Gilmore.

This series consists of an index of correspondence from the Department of the Provincial Secretary, 1872-1875.

This series contains correspondence of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly [J. Roland Hett] from the period 12 November 1873 to 14 January 1875. The records are presented as letterbook copies in 1 volume.

This series contains 1 page of prison returns for June 1875.

The fonds consists of two photograph albums created by Charles Horetzky around 1875.

The fonds consists of Gardiner's diaries of his explorations in Northwest B.C.

Letters probate and letters of administration (indexed) from the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of Vancouver Island, 1861-1869 and from the British Columbia Supreme Court (Victoria) 1870-1875.

The fonds consists of correspondence, indentures, and deeds of Jeremiah Nagle.

Register of Justices of the Peace and dates of commissions, June 19, 1872 - May 25, 1875 [pages 100-103].

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 The volume was superseded in 1875 (i.e. no further entries were made after 1875).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 fonds consists of letters of introduction, correspondence, agreements, indentures, and a record of investments as well as journals from various trips taken into the interior of B.C.

The fonds consists of bankruptcy records of the Tye Chung Lung Company.

This series consists of records created by Road Commissioners from various road districts in the Colony of Vancouver Island, from 1861-1875. This includes the Victoria, Esquimalt, Esquimalt Town, Lake, Saanich, Metchosin, Sooke and Highlands Road Districts.

The records include financial records such as cash books, account books, road tax assessment rolls and ledgers. These track the fines and taxes collected for each district, and the expenses for road construction and maintenance. Some records indicate the individuals who paid for and worked on specific roads in the Victoria area that are still in existence today.

Other records include correspondence and minute books recording the decisions and priorities of the commissioners. These indicate where and how roads were constructed as the colony was growing.

The fonds consists of letter books (1841-1844; 1851-1855) correspondence inward (1851) and journals (1842-1843; 1859-1962) created by various employees at Fort Simpson. It also contains some extraneous material added in to the individual volumes.

The fonds consists of a diary kept by Dow in 1875.

The fonds consists of Weir's diary and notebook.

The fonds consists of Green's diaries relating to survey work for the Canadian Pacific Railway and a survey of Saltspring Island.

The fonds consists of an account book listing goods received and sent.

The series consists of correspondence and applications made to the Colonial Dept. of Lands and Works between 1859-1871, and its successor agency, the Provincial Dept. of Lands and Works between 1871-1874 regarding land pre-emptions in the Lytton district.

Series contains the records of the Assistant Gold Commissioner, Lytton, B.C. relating to pre-emptions. Letters inward to Henry Maynard Ball, April 12, 1860 to December 3, 1860, and letters inward to John Boyd, 1870-1871. Includes correspondence, notices, and other papers on pre-emptions at Nicola Lake, Boston Bar, Lytton, Cache Creek, Kamloops and in the vicinity of various Indian Reserves. Also an account of moneys received by the Collector of General Revenue, Similkameen, 1861.

The fonds consists of Humphrey's diary of his survey expedition.

This series consists of records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works, Lillooet District. Records include four volumes of pre-emption records. Volume 1, Records of Pre-empted Lands in the Lillooet District, nos. 1-330 (1860-1869); includes notices of water records nos. 1-114 (1865-1869) and later notices of cancellations and Crown grants. Volume 2, pre-emption claim certificates, nos. 331-418 (1870-1874, 1881). Volume 3, pre-emption claims, nos. 89-128 (1862-1863) consisting of sketches pasted into ledger of cash collected for road tolls, 1862-1865. Volume 4, preemption claims, nos. 20-88 (1861-1862), no. 120 (1863) and nos. 187-200 (1865-1866), including sketches.

The fonds consists of Tiedemann's sketchbook, journal, and report to Alfred Waddington regarding an exploration of Bute Inlet in 1862.

The fonds consists of clothier's sales and account books of McLean and of Scotch House.

This series consists of three volumes of record books from the Colony of Vancouver Island Police and Prisons Department, and later and Colony of British Columbia Police, 1858-1873. Records include an account book, 1858-1863 (contains also some fire department accounts); requisition book, 1859-1861; record of constable's clothing and advance warrants, police and gaol, 1866-1873.

Letterbook of correspondence outward from the Attorney General's office January 1872 - October 1872 (McCreight) and January - September 1873 (Walkem) regarding policing In the province. Indexed. There is a list of constables, and clerks of the bench and their location glued to the inside cover of the volume.

The series consists of correspondence and applications made to the Colonial Dept. of Lands and Works between 1862-1871, and its successor agency, the Provincial Dept. of Lands and Works between 1871-1873 regarding land pre-emptions in the Cariboo district. Some of the correspondence regarding mining interests originated with William Cox, the Gold Commissioner for the Cariboo district.

Series contains pre-emption records, Omineca District, signed by Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works. (Only seven pre-emption record forms are completed; the remainder are blank).

This series contains a pre-emption record, Cowichan district, of Joseph Trainer at Oyster Bay, Chemainus. The series contains one page.