Área de título y declaración de responsabilidad
Título apropiado
Land registry office correspondence
Tipo general de material
- Documento textual
Título paralelo
Otra información de título
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Título notas
- Fuente del título: Title based on contents of the series
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Serie
Código de referencia
Área de edición
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Declaración de responsabilidad de edición
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Mención de la escala (cartográfica)
Mención de proyección (cartográfica)
Mención de coordenadas (cartográfica)
Mención de la escala (arquitectónica)
Jurisdicción de emisión y denominación (filatélico)
Área de fechas de creación
Fecha(s)
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1885 (Creación)
- Creador
- British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works
Área de descripción física
Descripción física
5 cm of textual records
Área de series editoriales
Título apropiado de las series del editor
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Otra información de título de las series editoriales
Declaración de responsabilidad relativa a las series editoriales
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Historia biográfica
The Dept. of Lands and Works was established in 1871 under the Constitution Act (SBC 1871, c. 147). Prior to that, the origins of the department were in the offices of the Surveyor General for the Colony of Vancouver Island (1859-1866) and the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General for the Colony of British Columbia (1859-1871).
The mandate of the department was to grant permission for the pre-emption of unoccupied, unsurveyed, and unreserved Crown lands, issue Crown grants and grant leases of Crown lands, oversee all survey and map functions, and construct and repair roads, bridges and buildings for public services. It was also responsible for promoting immigration. The Dept. of Lands and Works was headed by the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General.
By 1899, the department was organized into two branches: Lands Branch and Works Branch. In 1908 the Dept. of Lands and Works was disestablished with an amendment to the Constitution Act (SBC 1908, c. 12). Its functions were assigned to two new departments: the Dept. of Lands (SBC 1908, c. 31) and the Dept. of Public Works (SBC 1908, c. 41).
Historial de custodia
Alcance y contenido
This series consists of correspondence inward received by the land registry office from January to December 1885. The correspondence may be written by members of the public interested in purchasing or pre-empting land, or other government employees, particularly Government Agents located around the province. The majority of the correspondence is administrative in nature, regarding the filing of records at the land registry office or the transmittal of payments related to land applications. Records are arranged by their chronological file number from 1/1885 to 291/1885.
Área de notas
Condiciones físicas
Origen del ingreso
Accessioned in 1981.
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Restricciones de acceso
There are no access restrictions.
Condiciones de uso, reproducción, y publicación
Instrumentos de descripción
Materiales asociados
Acumulaciones
Nota general
Accession number(s): G81-051
Nota general
Location note: These records are kept in offsite storage and must be specially ordered. Please write to request that they be ordered in at least five business days prior to your visit.