[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. 6. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUNDS OF PUBLIC LOANS. [15TH MARCH, 1866.] Printed at the Government Printing Office, New Westminster.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. 7. AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAWS RELATING TO LICENCES. [22nd MARCH, 1866.] Printed at the Government Printing Office, New Westminster.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. 8. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE REAL ESTATE OF INTESTATES. [22nd MARCH, 1866.] Printed at the Government Printing Office, New Westminster.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. 9. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF FERRIES AND BRIDGES. [23RD MARCH, 1866.] Printed at the Government Printing Office, New Westminster.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. 1. AN ACT TO ENLARGE THE TIME LIMITED BY “THE HAREWOOD RAILWAY COMPANY ACT, 1864.” …. [15TH FEBRUARY, 1866.] Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1866.

[Coat of arms ] ANNO VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. II. AN ACT TO AMEND “THE LIQUOR LICENCE ACT, 1861.” …. [8TH JUNE, 1866. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1866.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. III. AN ACT RESPECTING BARRISTERS AND ATTORNEYS AT LAW. [30TH JANUARY, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. IX. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MANNER OF TAKNG THE VERDICT OF A JURY IN CIVIL CASES. [16TH JUNE, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. V. AN ACT TO AMEND “THE LAND REGISTRY ACT, 1860.”. [8TH APRIL, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. VI. AN ACT RESPECTING COMMON SCHOOLS. [15TH MAY, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. VIII. AN ACT TO REPEAL A PORTION OF “THE FIRST TELEGRAPH ACT, 1864.” [16TH JUNE, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XI. AN ACT TO IMPOSE LANDING PERMIT DUES ON THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN STOCK AND CARCASSES. [16TH JUNE, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XII. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT PASSED IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO, ENTITLED “AN ACT TO REPEAL AND AMEND THE LAWS AFFECTING TRADE LICENCES.” [16TH JUNE, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XIV. AN ACT TO APPLY THE SUM OF FOURTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS OUT OF THE GENERAL REVENUE OF THE COLONY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND AND ITS DEPENDENCIES TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE. [21ST JUNE, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XV. AN ACT TO IMPOSE A TAX OF ONE HALF OF ONE PER CENTUM UPON ALL REAL ESTATE WITHIN THE CITY OF VICTORIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATING THERETO. [24TH JUNE, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XVII. AN ACT TO EXPLAIN “THE CHIEF JUSTICE’S SALARY ACT, 1864.” [4TH JULY, 1865. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1865.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. I. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA ON THE 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D., 1864. [5TH NOVEMBER, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. II. AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING PER ANNUM FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE OF THE COLONY FOR THE SALARY OF A CHIEF JUSTICE. [5TH DECEMBER, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. IX. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED “AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WOODEN BRIDGES IN VANCOUVER ISLAND AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.” [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. VIII. AN ACT TO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR TO PAY OUT OF THE GENERAL REVENUE SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CIVIC PURPOSES. [8TH JUNE, 1864. ... RECEIVED MY ASSENT THIS 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 1864. A.E. KENNEDY, GOVERNOR. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

City Aid Act.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. X. AN ACT TO REPEAL THE “VANCOUVER ISLAND STAMP ACT, 1862.” [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

Rare Harries imprint.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XI. AN ACT TO PREVENT THE UNAUTHORIZED ISSUE OF BANK NOTES AND PAPER CURRENCY. [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

Rare Harries imprint.

[coat of arms] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. XIX. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ISRAELITE CONGREGATION NAMED “THE EMANUEL OF VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND.” WHEREAS, A CONGREGATION OF ISRAELITES OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA BEING DESIROUS OF FULFILLING THE ORDINANCES OF THEIR RELIGION, HAVE FORMED THEMSELVES INTO A CONGREGATION UNDER THE STYLE OF “THE EMANUEL OF VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND,” AND HAVE ESTABLISHED CERTAIN RULES AND ARTICLES EMBODIED IN ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION FOR THEIR GOVERNMENT. BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED ... [there follows X numbered paragraphs] ... PASSED THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2D JUNE, 1864. ... PASSED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 16TH JUNE, 1864. ... RECEIVED MY ASSENT THIS 7TH DAY OF JULY, 1864. A.E. KENNEDY, GOVERNOR. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company, 1864.Original folio printings, never bound, of the draft and final act legally establishing the first Jewish Congregation in western Canada, the oldest surviving synagogue in Canada, housed in what is now the oldest surviving synagogue building on the West Coast of North America. The synagogue was founded in 1859 and the present synagogue building was built in 1863. Unrecorded original printed acts, the Harries imprint very rare indeed.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XV. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CLOSING OF WELLS UPON UNENCLOSED LANDS IN VANCOUVER ISLAND AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XVI. AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS WITHIN THE COLONY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND, AND TO SECURE THE SECRECY AND FIDELITY IN THE TRANSMISSION OF TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES. [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORLÆ REGINÆ. No. XVII. AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND “THE FIREMAN’S PROTECTION ACT, 1861.” [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed By Authority Of The Government By Harries And Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XVIII. AN ACT TO AUTHORISE THE HAREWOOD RAILWAY COMPANY (LIMITED) TO MAKE A RAILWAYSFROM DEPARTURE BAY, NANAIMO DISTRICT, TO THE HAREWOOD COAL FIELDS IN MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VANCOUVER ISLAND. [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORLÆ REGINÆ. No. XX. AN ACT TO IMPOSE A TAX OF ONE HALF OF ONE PER CENTUM UPON ALL REAL ESTATE WITHIN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATING THERETO. [7TH JULY, 1864. VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND: PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT BY HARRIES AND COMPANY. 1864.

[Coat of arms A] ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ. NO. XXI. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNOR TO APPROPRIATE CERTAIN MONEYS FOR THE COMPLETION OF A DREDGING MACHINE AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES CONNECTED THEREWITH. [7TH JULY, 1864. Victoria, Vancouver Island: Printed by Authority of the Government by Harries and Company. 1864.

File consists of two documents: Record; and Jury List. Plaintiff claiming money owed to him by the Defendant for the conveyance of goods and for work and labor done in the amount of $700.

Affidavits of Lung Lui and Goon Gan.

-Lung Lui was being held aboard ss. Victoria pending application for him to be deported from the United States to China. In order that he could be landed at Victoria, a $50 head tax was paid to the Collector of Customs.

File consists of one document; affidavit of G. Ainsworth. Case regards Ainsworth wanting to purchase Lot 564, Group 1, Kamloops, Division of Yale District.

[Coat of arms] B.C. Immigration Board. ASSISTED IMMIGRATION. OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION BOARD, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 12TH AUGUST, 1870. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A SCHEME OF ASSISTED IMMIGRATION, ON AN EXTENDED SCALE, BEING CONTEMPLATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, ... BY ORDER OF THE BOARD, B.W. PEARSE, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE RIGHT REV. THE BISHOP OF COLUMBIA, CHAIRMAN, [etc.].

Lays out conditions for emigrants who will be required to report himself or herself at some Port of Embarkation in England. Struggling with a depressed economy and in serious debt, and still not part of the Canadian Confederation, BC hoped to encourage massive numbers of English immigrants to swell the ranks of landowners and taxpayers. This was the first such BC Colonial scheme; others followed, none as effective as the Vietnam War. Rare, unrecorded except as a possible 1871 imprint, by Kaye Lamb in 1939 BCHQ.

File consists of one document: correspondence from the department of the Ministry of Agriculture. Case regards solicitation to act as arbritrators in the case of a claim for compensation for expenses incurred in the putting of the steamer ship "Prince Alfred" into quarantine.

File consists of fourteen documents: affidavit of A.S. Farwell; (7) writ of summons; affidavit of E. Bodwell; affidavit of service; affidavit of J. Walls; statement of claim; appearance; affidavit of H. Abbott. Case regards the Defendants to be ordered to convey the described properties to the Plaintiff (a trader) and that the Defendants to be ordered to release to the Plaintiff all their titles and interest in the said properties.

File consists of two documents: summons; affidavit of E. Irving. Notice to attend in court regarding the debt of $5,780 with interests and costs owed to the Plaintiff.

THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. “THE TAX SALE REPEAL ORDINANCE, 1867.” COLONIAL SECRETARY’S OFFICE, 1ST AUGUST, 1868. Printed every Saturday at the Government Printing Office, Victoria, British Columbia.

Shows amounts repaid or paid to other purchases.

This series is composed of legal documents concerning court cases involving Chinese and Aboriginal people as both witnesses and defendants. The collection documents early relationships between colonial society and Chinese and Aboriginal individuals within a legal context in British Columbia and provides documentary evidence of those relationships including first-hand narratives from all participants. The documents reveal the way in which the 19th century justice system in British Columbia related to those people of Aboriginal and Chinese descent.

Consists of eighty-two files pertaining to charges against Aboriginal and Chinese individuals and all the supporting court documents. There are 340 documents from 1862 to 1891. Most of this material either passed through or was created in the court systems of the day resulting in sworn testimony giving first hand accounts of events. Some of the documents may have been interpreted into English by court interpreters. Judge Augustus Pemberton (1808-1891) was appointed the magistrate and commissioner of police for Vancouver Island by Governor Douglas in 1858 and served as a county court judge in Victoria from September 23rd, 1867 to January 14th, 1881. Pemberton oversaw all but fourteen of these charges.

File consists of four documents: affidavit of C. Mason; (2) letters of correspondence; affidavit of C. Bach. Case regards a debt owed by the Defendant to the Plaintiff for $583.13 for brewing materials, sold and delivered (overdue account).

No. of Plaint – 723

Summons; Invoice for £26.18.6; Judgment Confessed

• Vereydhen is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £28.5.2. The amount is due for goods and services sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

File consists of 3 documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Judgment by Default. Plaintiffs claim $1,507.50 principal and interest due to them as holders on a promissory note with the Defendant.

File consists of three documents: Judgment by Default; Writ of Summons; and Affidavit of Service. Plaintiffs claim $7,754 principal and interest due to them as payee on a promissory note

File consists of one document: Judgment by Default. Plaintiff claims $250 principal due to them as payee on a promissory note with the Defendant

File consists of four documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Bill of Costs; and Judgment by Default. Plaintiff claims $338.25 principal and interest due to them as payees on a promissory note.

File consists of five documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Judgment by Default; Sheriff's Notice, Affidavit of Mills and Stephens. Plaintiff claims $1,000 principal due to them as payees on a promissory note. Defendants are owners of the schooner, the "Nanaimo Packet."

(2) Affidavit of Service; (2) Writ of Summons; Judgment by Default; Costs against Thornhill; Costs against Lewis.

-Plaintiff claim $686.12 for debt and $20 for costs on an unpaid promissory note with the defendant.

The 1858 Gold Rush on the Fraser River in British Columbia brought an influx of miners to the area, resulting in an economic boom for the colonies.
Following the end of the gold rush, however, came a time of financial strain in the 1860s and many individuals suffered personal financial loss. In 1862, a bankruptcy court was established as a formal structure to resolve insolvencies. Series includes documents related to the colonial bankruptcy court including adjudications, affidavits, declaration, deeds, notices, petitions, proofs of debt, receipts, report, statements of account, summons, and wills.

File consist of two documents: affidavit ro hold bail; affidavit of Felix Neufelder. Case regards the Defendant owing money to lumber merchant for goods sold and delivered. Defendant is about to leave B.C. for Ontario and Plaintiff is asking that he be apprehended.

File consists of two documents: summons; appearance.

File consists of two documents: Schedule "A" - Bill of Costs; Affidavit of Barnard. Plaintiff stating that Schedule "A" is a full true and particular account of the monies paid and disbursed by him on account of the partnership dealings and transactions between himself and the Plaintiff