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SUMMARY: Lyle Kahl, Social Credit MLA for Esquimalt (1975-1979) discusses some of the problems of his constituency.;

The item is a black and white photograph of H.M.S. Warspite in drydock at Esquimalt, BC, probably taken by Charles Macmunn in the 1890's

Register, containing only two entries; contains many printed advertisements.

The series consists of scrapbooks made by Naval Officer Alfred Charles Wurtele, containing clippings and memorabilia of the 1951 provincial by-election in Esquimalt and his career as Reeve.

Blank receipt forms (3) issued to Royal Navy vessels at Esquimalt and Victoria harbours for supplies of biscuit and bread provided under contract by McKenzie.

Notes and typescript re: organization and activities of Royal Navy and Canadian Naval Service on Pacific coast, 1914-1918. Includes details of vessels in Esquimalt, submarines constructed in B.C., naval hospital, signalling school, Prince Rupert drydock, and Royal Naval College. Transcripts of Admiralty telegrams and casualty reports also included, along with photographs and plans of defences at Seymour Narrows. Notes apparently prepared by Naval Service staff, ca. 1919.

The item is a "Book of Reference" notebook which lists the owners and occupiers of land in Esquimalt district and Victoria West.

The item consists of one album of approximately 150-200 large scale, or mammoth plate, photographs depicting landscapes, architecture, and people in Victoria (Esquimalt, the Gorge, James Bay) as well as Madeira, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, Paraguay, Melbourne, New Zealand, Kamakuya (Kamakura, Japan), Honolulu, the Sandwich Islands, Chili, Jamaica, Egypt, and possibly the Sudan.

Photographers include Felice Beato and Javier Lopez. Photographs of B.C. taken by Frederick Dally. All photographs have been captioned by the album creator, most with elaborate script in red and black ink and some in pencil.

At the top of the first page a portrait of a man has been adhered and captioned “Rear Admiral G. Phipps Hornby” (1785-1867). In the centre of the page is an image of approximately seven sailing vessels with the caption “The Flying Squadron, 19th July, Plymouth, 1869.” At the bottom of the page is an image of numerous men posed aboard a ship, with a dingo. Their names have been captioned below.

Files from National Archives of Canada, RG 9 (Dept. of Militia and Defence) relating to defence policy in British Columbia. Files contain information on militia organization and equipment, defence plans (including defences against submarines), and uniforms, badges, honours, etc., for the 31st Regiment, British Columbia Horse, the 5th Regiment, British Columbia Light Horse, and the British Columbia Hussars. There is also a file on the transfer of the B.C. Horse from Salmon Arm to Eburne.