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The series consists of three volumes of alphabetical indexes to records created by the Nanaimo County Court between 1974 and 1990. The indexes are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff. The index lists the plaintiff, the defendant and the file number. This number corresponds to case numbers in the plaint and procedure books (GR-2129) and case cards (GR-3613).

The series consists of Nanaimo Supreme Court civil orders and reasons for judgment, 1900-2002. Civil court orders are the formal expression of the rulings of the court, whereas the reasons for judgment are the explanation that the court gives at the conclusion of a hearing, explaining why an order is being made.

The civil court orders date from 1900 to 1994 and contain divorce orders interfiled throughout. The orders are generally arranged by volume and folio number. The orders were originally added to a shannon file volume in file date order and given folio numbers from 1 to 200 or 300. Each volume is indexed.

Reasons for judgment, filed between 1985 and 2002, were not intermingled, but rather were housed separately in accordion files. They are arranged by court file number within each folder.

Series consists of one bench book for Colony of Vancouver Island Supreme Court of Civil Justice civil and criminal cases heard by Judge David Cameron at Fort Victoria from November 1853 to January 1856 and one criminal case at Nanaimo in May 1854. It also includes civil cases heard at Victoria in the Inferior Court of Civil Justice in 1856. The volume additionally served as a criminal record book for 1853, a cause book for 1856, and a Registrar's record book for 1853. It opens with a notation that Judge Cameron's commission was read and that he took his seat on 6 October 1853. The Registrar also notes that he received the court seal from Judge Cameron.

This series consists of 7 volumes of Vancouver Island Supreme Court fee books maintained by the Registrar, 1859-1870. The volumes record fees owing to the Supreme Court. Volume 2 also includes the registrar's office diary.

Although the colonies of Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia were united in 1866, the Supreme Court of each Colony remained as two separate Supreme Courts until they were merged in 1870 as the Supreme Court of British Columbia, based in Victoria.

This series consists of record books from the Victoria County Court, 1879-1888. Records include journals, ledgers, and a letterbook of correspondence outward, written by A.F. Pemberton, County Court Judge, Dec. 1879 - Dec. 1880; Edwin Leigh, Registrar, Feb. 1883 - Nov. 1884; and Harvey Combe, Acting Registrar, Jan. 1885 - Nov. 1886.

Adoption case files.

Adoption case files.

This series consists of 19 volumes of Victoria Supreme Court daily diaries, 1907, 1910-1912, 1916-1919, 1923-1932, 1934. Volume 1 includes weather reports as well as matters of the court.

The series consists of a record book volume created by the Police Court at Alert Bay between 1905 and 1910. The entries in the volume show the date, full description of the charge, and the sentence. Entries are handwritten by Walter Woollacott (Provincial Constable), George Ward de Beck (Indian Agent), William May Halliday (Indian Agent/Justice of the Peace) and Arthur William Corker (Justice of the Peace). During this period Alert Bay was part of the County of Vancouver for court purposes.

The series consists of several different indexes relating to bankruptcy in Victoria and across the country. The records were maintained in the Victoria Supreme Court, and although they generally relate to records created in the 1960s to 1990s, at least one volume dates to the 1920s and 1930s. Early indexes are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the bankrupt individual. Later indexes, particularly those dealing with the late 1980s, are divided first by year and then arranged alphabetically. The 1989 to 1990 index provides the name of the individual, the name of the trustee, and a file number. All file numbers appear to refer to cause book entries, which give a more detailed account of proceedings in the case.

The series also consists of a subseries of records maintained by the Victoria Supreme Court that relate to bankruptcy cases heard outside of Victoria. Many of these volumes index entries in the Canada Gazette, and list individuals in Ontario and across the country. There are also several volumes that index bankruptcies across the province, and include entries from places such as Barriere, Penticton, and Rossland.

Naturalization register, 1914-1917 (452-616); loose notices of certificates of aliens under Section IIA of the Naturalization Act, for 1908-1910; and correspondence regarding the Certificate of Naturalization for Frank Paulik, 1923.

Plaint and procedure book from Comox (Union), 1/1896 - 6/1898 (p 1- 45); plaint and procedure book from Cumberland, 1/1899 -24/1905 (pp. 47-272); City of Courtenay by-law register, 1915-1933, 1-202 (pp. 288-289 and 273-275); City of Cumberland by-law register 1904-1933, 1-102 (pp. 300, 286-287); naturalization register for Cumberland (1-459), 1897-1914 (pp. 290-299). (1 vol.)

Suitors' Fund register from 1898-1967 with some correspondence attached; a register of unclaimed suitors' funds, 1924-1967; and a list of funds for deposit with the Deputy Minister of Finance, Victoria for investment, 1949-1967. (1 vol.)

Minute books for civil and criminal cases. The volume in container 830889-0016 includes an index.

The series consists of orders and reasons for judgement concerning family law cases heard in the Nanaimo Supreme Court between 1984 and 1997. The records are arranged by case file number and are in roughly chronological order. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court, whereas reasons for judgement provide the explanation for the order. Reasons for judgement are given at the conclusion of a court hearing. Family law records include those relating to divorces, child custody, and family maintenance.

The records are covered by secondary 51450-25 of the Court Services Operational Records Classification Schedule (schedule 100152).

The series consists of original civil orders and reasons for judgement created between 1982 and 2001 by the Campbell River Supreme Court registry. Civil orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court and reasons for judgement provide the court's rationale. The records relate to a variety of civil matters, primarily motor vehicle accidents.

The records are arranged by file number and were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

Cumberland Supreme Court civil case files with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-2208) divorce and matrimonial files (GR-2328) and adoption files (GR-2329) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

The series consists of cause books and case record cards for divorces at the Victoria Supreme Court between 1968 and 1989. Cause books and case records cards can be used to find a volume and folio number, which can then be used to obtain a copy of the final divorce order. Cause books and case record cards are also often the only source of information for divorce cases that were dropped and never completed, as no final order would have been granted, and case files would have been destroyed.

Cause books were generally used until the mid 1970s. They were replaced by case cards, which were used until the courts turned to digital systems in the 1990s. The records are organized by case file number and provide a list of actions in a case.

The series consists of 11 volumes of a bills of sale indexes and registers created by the Victoria Supreme Court between 1861 and 1956. The registers list bills of sale for chattel mortgages and conditional sales and related volumes of nominal indexes. Most of the volumes relate to bills of sale in Victoria but one volume is an index to bills of sale on the mainland.

Firm index book (vol. 1) and individual index book (vol. 2) with registrations #743-1554. The entries give the registration number, the name of the firm, the names of persons composing the firm and the date of the declaration. There are annotations of dissolution date in red ink.

The series is a volume from the Courtenay County Court created between 1910 and 1970. It is a firm declaration book listing numbers 1-877. Includes notes re dissolution.

Declarations of partnership (Nos. 379-877).

Declarations of partnership (Nos. 115-378).

This series consists of 46 volumes of the Victoria County Court Registrar's daily diaries, 1906-1935.

This series consists of cash book, 1863-1864, 1865-1873, 1865-1867. Also a partial duplicate volume November 20, 1866 - December 1870

Personal and official papers of Victor C. Fawcett, Official Administrator of Nanaimo, ca. 1900-1940. Official papers (Files 1-10) include court documents, police records; the personal papers (Files 11-13) relate to Edgar and Myra Fawcett.

This series consists of copies of telegrams sent by registrar of the Victoria Supreme Court, 1899-1912.

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".

Administrative record books kept by the Official Administrator, Mr. McAloney (to 1908) and Frederick L. Leighton (after 1908). Volume 1 begins as a Nanaimo City Police record book and has the pages prior to July 1908 glued together at the top.

This series consists of Victoria Police Court record books, 1890-1924; magistrate's cash books, 1865-1871, recording fines and trade and liquor licenses; and a transcript of Regina vs. Lawrence, ca. 1896.