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JOHNSTON, Esq. - . EDGAK C!KOW BAKEB, Esq., M. P. - - . COUNCIL. (8) Prksident Vice-Pkesioknt •Seouetaky UOBEKT WARD, Ehq. THOMAS EARLE, Esy. J. H. TURNER, Esy. A. A. GREEN, Esy. RODERICK FINLAYSON, Ehq. J. H. TODD. Esq. 8. J. PITl'S. Esq. E. ('. NEUFELDER, Esq. ARBITRATION BOARD. (12) THOS. EARLE, Esq. A. A. GREEN, Esq. J. H. TURNER, Esq. RODERICK FINLAYSON, Esq. 8. J. PITTH, Esq. J. H. TODD, Esq. ROBERT WARD, Esq. E. C. NEUFELDER, Esq. A. J. LANGLEY, Esq. H, F. HEI8TERKAN, Esq. JOSHUA DAVIES, Esq. JAMES FELL, Esq. t i ^•\ hi MEMBERS. NAME. OCCUPATION. Aloxnnder, It. II. Hiikcr. Ed^ar Crow, M.P. Biiles, JiimcH ChoHtnt'y, Uarniird, F. H. Bate, Mark, HuUen, W. F. UurnH, Hohcrt, Cliarlcs, William, t'larkc, Win. Raymond. ('oHKhlan, Jolin, ("roasdailp. H. K. Drake, M. W. T., M.IM'. Ounsmuir, Uoht. M.P.!', Daviea, Josiiua, Earle, Thomas, Fhcrts, D. M. EngliPh, M. M. Fell, James, Ferguson, J. li. Kinlayson, Roderick, Foster, F. W. (irant, John, M.P. P. Hreen, Alex. Alfred, (Iray, Alex. Blair, (loodacre, Lawrence, Heisterman, Henry F. HigKins, David W. Hibben, T. N. Karris, D. R. Manager Saw Mill. ( "onveyuncer and Notary, Public Accountant, Transfer ('o. and M. (\ Express Co, Manager Vancouver Coal Co. Accountant, Manager Rank B. N. .\. InHpeeting Chief Factor H. B.Co. Harbor Master, Port Warden, Rritrkmaker and (Contractor, Land Agent, Harrister-at-law. Proprietor Wellington C(»iliery, Auctioneer an(' Com. IVIerciiant, .Merchant, Barristor-at-law, Salmon Tanner, Grocer, Rookneller and Staticmer, Lloyd's Agent, .Merchant. Merchant, Ranker, Merchant, Rutcher, Fire Insurance and Land Agent, Editor "Daily Colonist," Stationer, Civil Engineer, RKSIUKNOK. Hastings. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Nanaimo. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Departure Bay. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. New WestniinstfT. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Clinton. Cassiar. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. 11 ,1 h i NAME. 6 MEMBERS Coutiuuar Hay ward. ClmrloH. Irviii»(, John, .loliiirtton, MHttlii'w 'I'. JuckHon, llobtut E. .)cffr. Lloyd. Jun.-H. A. W. Iiiui«l«y, Alfred J. LcMiWonbcFK, Loopold, Ijenovcu, David, l.aidlaw. .Fm*. A. Marvin, Edwir. Marvin, ICdward M. Mason, Henry 8. Miller, Mnnron, Monteitii, Willimn, MoriBon, GeorRo, Mara, J. A.. M.P.P. Morton, ("liarlea, McQuado, Peter. McQuade. E. A. McAlister, John, Nenfelder, E. C. Nelson, Hugh, Nicholley, John. Ofner, A. Onderdonk, Andrew, PittB, Sidney J, Pooley, ChaH. E., M.P.P Pollard, William. Prior, Edward (i . Hithet. Robert P. Redfern. Charles K. Ueid, James, M.P. orODPATION. Contractor and Muildor, ManftK'T C. P, N. Co. Merchant, HarriHtor-iit.Law, Clothier, Cheir.istand DruKKJHt, A^ent Canada Life Insiiraiue i'n. CheniiHtand nruRnist, Ileal EHtjite AKent. Corn Factor, Sahnon Cannor, ?il, Noitli, .M. Spars, J«)Hpph, SprinKor, Hpiij. Tyw. Thomas Jl. Todd, Jacob H. Turn(>r, John H. Van VolkonburKli. Honj. Vowpll, A. W, U'illinmH, Robert T. Ward. WiJliiini ( '. Ward, Robert, WilHon, William, Weiler. Jolui, Warren, Jamr>H D. WriK'ht, G. B. Wood. W. F. rd'i'ATioN. Iron Founilcr, Merchant, (iroccr, liiimber .Merchant. ('lii'iuiHl and Di-iiif^^iHl, • 'oiitractoraiid Hnildcr, ' (iiiiiHniith. I DrajM'r, (Vmtractor, P. Af,'t. Confoderation Ijifc Inw. Co. , Painter. Ac. Manager Saw Mill. i Merchant, ' Merchai.t. .Merchant, Hutchor. (iold ( 'ommiwHioner. Rook-binder, Ranker, Merchant, Clothier, Furniture Dealer, Steamboat Owner, Merchant, (■ommiBsion .Men^hanl. RKHIDKNCK. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victnria. Victoria. Moodyviile, Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Cassiar. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Vi(!t()ria. Victoria. Kamlooi)>i. Victoria. FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OK THK British Columbia Board of Trade, iSth JULY, 1883, TO 4tli JULY IHf*'.. Victoria, B. C. 4tli July, 1884. To the Members of the B. C. Board of Trade : Gentlemen, — Your Committee, consisting as usual of the President, Vice-President and Secretary, appointed by Council to draft a report of the business transacted, and mat- ters affecting Trade and Commerce, that have come within the notice of the Board during the past twel\ e months, beg to submit for the information of the Members assembled in Annual Convention the following digest of things effected, and a synoptical sketch of matters undertaken by Council, as in their opinion aflFecting our commercial interests and as cr)ntemplating an increase of Trade. MEMBERSHIP. At the commencement of our fiscal year we had a member- ship of 83, though very soon afterwards (6th July '83) two members were struck off the roll of the Board, under clause (h), section VIII., and clause 1, section XI. of the By-Laws, and have since left the Province, thus reducing our number to 81; on the 6th July, 1883, three were added, and brought the number up to 84; viz : .H (II ' M' •i:: 10 F. S. Barnard, Manager Transfer Co'y Victoria . William Hpriucf Trader and Ship Owner Barclay Sound. John Nicholles Insurance Agent Victoria. Again, on 5th October the following gentlemen were elected members, and brought the strength to 80; viz : G. B. Wright Contractor Munroe Miller Printer Kamloops. Victoria. On the 4th of January, 1884, it was further augmented by the election to membership of the foUoAving: W. F. Bullen Accountant Victoria. H. E. Croasdaile Land Agent Victoria. Which raised the number to its greatest strength, 88. This was reduced by tivo deaths, and /our resignations during the year, which made the number 82. On the 9th of April, 1884, the following gentleman was elected D. M. Eberts Barrister-at-Law . Victoria. So that notwithstanding tivo removals, two deaths, and/our resignations, the Board has by its eight additional members maintained its numerical strength of 83, and doubtless with the natural increase o^^ mercantile population incident to the prosecution of Public Works during the ensuing year, we may reasonably prognosticate a steady and healthy addition to our roll. MEETINGS. During the past year there have been five general meet- ings of members and eight meetings of the Council. The former were held on the 6th July, 1883 ; 5th October, 1883 ; 4th January, 1884 ; 2nd April, 1884 ; and 9th April, 1884 ; in keeping with the " Acts of Incorporation " and " Revised By- Laws. " The latter were held on the 31.st July, 1883 ; 3rd August, 1883 ; 3rd October, 1883 ; 6th December, 1883 ; 21st March, 1884; 30th May, 1884; and July 11th, 1884. Pre- 11 c'isely the same number in the aggregate as last year, and making an average " gatlioriug together" of once a month, thereby cU'arly exhibiting two facts : 1st, that there must have been work and necessity for such meetings ; '2nd, that there was a sutlifiency of zeal evinced to allow the same to b(^ prosecuted. DEATHS. It is the mournful duty of your Committee to chronicle the demise of two of the members of the Boanl during the past year, viz: James Douglas, Esq,, (only son of the late Sir James Douglas, K. C B., First Governor ot the Colony ol Vancouver Island), who, although precluded from an active participation in mercantile pursuits, was always ready and willing to assist by his contributions to the financial status of an institution so much calculated to further the interests of trade and our commercial relations; and Captain William Spring the unobtrusive though enterprising and successful trader on our West Coast, who leaves behind him substantial evidence of the merchantable value of our resources in the articles of fish, oils, and fur seals, and by which employment has been given to many sailors, hunters and Indians. WITHDUAWALS. On the 6th July, 1883, Messrs. Arthur Keast and John Quagliotti, being in arrears of dues, having failed to meet business obligations, and left the country, their names were, by resolution of the Board, removed from the list of membei-s. Mr. Alfred Fellows, having retired from business in this city and gone to England desired his name to be withdrawn from the roll of members. Mr. J. B. Mayereau under date 30th Se])tember, '83, also desired his name to be removed from the list, he having retired from the business of Casscimayou & Co. Mr. Joseph Heywood, under date 2d June, requested his name to be taken from the list of the Board he having also retired from business. I 4> ', ti i' ' I 1 12 Mr. Henry Young, under date 23rd June, tendered Iiis resignation as a member of the Board owing to inability to attend meetings. Total, six, as against eight added. VACANCIES. Again we have to record the pleasing fact that no vacancies have occurred among the Officers, Council, or Arbitration Board daring the past year ; a slight glance at the Records of the Board will show that the attendance bv members of the Council at its stated meetings has generally been from 75 to 85 per cent, of its entire strength, a reality which is as pleasurable for us to state as it must be gratifying to all who take an interest in affairs either directly or indirectly affect- ing the Trade of our Province, and should be the best guarantee that "matters mercantile" not only have received, and are still receiving the unflagging energy and zealous care of those to whom you have entrusted the executive control, but that the usefulness and true activity of our functions may be more widely felt by larger attendances by members. PRINTED COMMUNICATIONS. We have again to return our grateful acknowledgments to various mercantile institutions and persons for the receipt of the following books, pamphlets, and printed matter during the past year : 1. Oiroidar re Oriental International Exposition, Toronto. 2. Railways versus Watercourses, Shehyn, Quebec. 3 Ninth Report London Samaritan Society, London. 4 Ninth Report Oregon Board of Trade, Portland. 5 Reports of Harbor Commissioners, Quebec. 6 Act for Equitable Distribution of Insolvent Estates, Beaty. 7 Act for Distribution of Assets, Insolvent Debtors, Curran. 8 Report of Inspector of Fisheries, British Columbia, Anderson. 9 The Spectator Weekl Insurance Review, New York. 10 Canadian Mining Re- lew, Ottawa. 11 Annual Returae, Bu au of Industries, Ontario. 12 Report of Sir A. Campbell in British Columbia, Ottawa. 13 Annual Report Commerce of Montreal, Patterson. 13 14 Canadian Patent Office Eeoord, Ottawa. 15 Canadian Pacific Railway Speeches, Ottawa. 16 Annual Statement, Sir Charles Tiipper, 1884, Ottawa. 17 Amended Patent Act, May 1883, Ottawa. 18 Rules and Regulations, Canadian Patents, Ottawa. 19 Dr. G. M. Dawson's Evidence re British Columbia, Ottawa. 20 Public Accounts, British Columbia, 1883, Victoria. 21 Public Schools Report, British Columbia, 1883, Victoria . 22 Report on Insane Asylum, British Columbia, 1883, New West'r, 23 Map showing Railways of Canada, Ottawa. 24 Map showing part of Assiniboia, Ottawfu 25 Map showing Assiniboia and Alberta, Ottawa, 26 Liquor License Act, amended, 1884, Ottawa. 27 Papers relating to Reciprocal Trade Agreements between the Government of Brazil, the different Governments of the West Indian Islands, whether British or Foreign, and Mexico on the one side, and the Dominion of Canada on the other, Ottawa. 28 Circular and Map re Air Line, Montreal to Louisburg, Ottawa. 29 Return re Graving Dock Reimbursements, Ottawa. 30 Return re Loss of Dominion Steamer " Princess Louise " and Evidence taken at Enquiry by Captain Scott, Ottawa. 31 Claims of Quebec against Canada, Ottawa. 32 Statements in re " Sea Fisheries Bounty, " Ottawa. 33 Rules and Regulations, Civil Service of Canada, Ottawa. 34 Position of the Province of Quebec, 1884, Chapleau. 35 The Canadian North- West, Plumb. 36 Canadian North- West, Climate, Productions, Ottawa. 37 do Personal Experience of Farmers, Ottawa. 38 Contagious diseases of Cattle, Duncan. 39 State Directed Immigration, Boyd. 40 Annual Reports, Harbor Commissionaries, Montreal. 41 Report, Weights and Measures, 1883, Ottawa. 42 Report, Life Insurance in Canada, Ottawa. 43 Report, Fisheries of Canada, 1883, Ottawa. 44 Report, Canal Statistics, Season of Navigation, Ottawa. 45 Report, Navigation of the Hudson Bay, Ottawa. 46 Report, Canadian Archives (Brymner), Ottawa. 47 Report Postmaster-General, 1883. Ottawa. 48 Report, Public Accounts, 1883, Ottawa. 49 Report, Auditor General, 1883, Ottawa. 50 Report, Minister of Interior^ 1883, Ottawa. 51 Report, Minister of Inland Revenue, 1883, Ottawa. 52 Report, Militia and Defence, 1883, Ottawa. 14 I i:: 5 J Report, Marine and Fisheries, 1888, Ottawa. 5i Report, Trade and Navijjfation, 1883, Ottawa. 55 Report, SliareholderH in Chartered Banks, 1883, Ottawa. 5f) Report, Fire and Inland Marine Insurance Co'ys. 1883, Ottawa. 57 Report, Conimiaiouer of N. W. Mounted Police, 1883, Ottinva. 5S Report, Manufuoture of Cheese and Butter, 1883, Ottawa. 59 Report, Railway Statistics, 1883, Ottawa. (10 Report, Secretary of Stale, 1883, Ottawa. 61 Report, Supt. General of Indian Affairs, 1883, Ottawa. 02 Report, Penitentiaries in Canada, 1883, Ottawa. 03 Report, Superintendent of Insurance, 1883, Ottawa. Oi Report, Immigration and Colonization, 1883, Ottawa. 05 Report, Abstracts, Mortuary Statistics, 1883, Ottawa. 00 Report, Minister of Public Works, 1883, Ottawa. 67 Report, Minister of Agriculture, 1883, Ottawa. 68 Report, Census of Canada, Vol. III., 1883, Ottawa. ()9 Report, Estimates of Canada, 1884-1885, Ottawa. 70 Report, Minister of Railways and Canals, 1883, Ottawa. 71 Report, Commissioners on Revised Statutes, 1883, Ottawa. 72 Report, Employes of the Civil Service, 1883. Ottawa. 73 Report, Canadian Pacific Railway, 1884, Ottawa. 74 Report, Liquors sold. County of Halton, 1884, Ottawa. 75 Report, Adulteration of Food, 1884, Ottawa. 76 Report, Tennant Farmers' Delegates, 1884, Ottawa. 77 Report, Dominion of Canada Guide Book, 1882, Ottawa. 78 Report, Dominion Pamphlet on British Columbia, 1884, Ottawa. 79 Report, Geology of the Bow and Belly River Districts, Dawson. 80 Report, Cambro-Silurian Rocks of Canada, Foord. 81 Report, Cretaceous Rocks of Vancouver, Whiteaves. 82 Report, Coal bearing Rocks, Queen Charlotte Islands, White- aves. 83 Report, Canadian Plants, Macoun. OTHEll BOARDS OF TRADE. With the exception of the report from the "Board of Trade," of Portland, (Oregon) we are without any advices as to how commercial instititutions are progressing in the other cities of the Dominion, and were it not for the reports of the Harbor Commissioners of Montreal and Quebec, we should be ill a blissful state of ignorance of anything pertaining to the welfare of our sister Provinces: Halifax, Nova Scotia, St. John, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, we almost des- 15 pair of ever hearing from again, but San Francisco, Quebec and Montreal generally remember us in their annual dis- tribution, and up to the present we have regularly inaih^d them our reports. DOMINION BOARD OF TRADE. No correspondence has transpired between this Board aiid that of the Dominion since last report, nothing has been re- ceived from them in the shape of a report, and your Council haf-, not considered it necessary to take any step in regard to affiliaiion with the said Board, although it still appears to us advisable that, (inasmuch as our numerical strength is wax- ing, although slowly, year by year), something definit<' shoukl be agreed upon in order to dispose of this long delayed question. BRITISH AND COLONIAL UNION. Nothing has been heard from H. C. Beeton, Esq., our representative at the delibei atious of this institution since last mention of the subject, and the circular letter of May, 1883, by A. C. Shelley, Esq., Hon. Secretary of the Asso- ciation, is the last communication from them. In that cir- cular bitter disappointment is expressed that a keener in- terest had not been awakened in the objects of the Union than had been aroused in the Parliamentary quarters of Westminster, complains that the financial, political, and gen- eral support hitherto accorded by the mercantile classes to the Union, has been lukewarm, disappointing and feeble in the extreme, and, as usual, winds up with the very trite, but oft-repeated statement that its objects cannot be further pro- secuted unless funds are available. The matter engaged the attention of members in annual meeting and it was resolved that we continue membership for twelve months longer in order to see the result, that our subscription of .£1 be re- mitted, and that they be informed as to the arrangement originally made, and intention of this Board to contribute its 16 ffuotii of expenses incurred and for the purposes ot " winding up. " Since then we are without fresh advices. ft ■ i u n f- li I- CORK EXHIBITION. This matter engaged the attention of Council for a brief period, but owing to our remoteness from the scene of ex- hibit, it was considered that as far as British Columbia was concerned the matter had been sufficiently attended to by the distribution of their circulars in keeping with the wishes of the " Cork Exhibition Committee. " KOOTENA.Y RAILWAY BILL. This matter engaged the attention of the Board last year, as will be seen by reference to pages 18 and 19, 28 to 44 (Act passed 12th May, 1883) of the 4th Annual Report of the Board. Since then it has again been brought before Council by letter dated 31st July, 1883, from G. B. Wright, Esq., a member of this Board, who therein pressed for a de- putation to wait upon Sir Alexander Campbell last August^ during the visit of the Minister of Justice to this Province^ in reference to the amendment and alio wane a by the Dom- inion Government of said measure as very materially af- fecting the Trade of the Province. Accordingly an inter- view was sought and obtained with Sir Alexander on the 3rd of August, when a deputation consisting of 10 out of 11 of the Council were present to discuss the matter, each having been furnished previously with copy of the Act and all print- ed matter bearing upon the subject. " Council expressed the opinion that it was to the advantage of British Columbia that said Railway Scheme should be assisted in every possible way, provided such safeguards be inserted as would prevent the products of tlie Mines being diverted in the direction of American lines, and the introduction of a Clause making it obligatory on the part of the promoters or company to send said products and freights generally through the Province, so as to connect only with the " Canadian Pacific Railway," at 17 or near Eagle Pass, and also prohibiting the corapiiny from going within a specified distance of the 49tli parallel of Lat- itude. " Sir Alexander Campbell expressed pleasure at the views of the Board being in accord with his own, and stated that he had already been interviewed by Messrs. Ainsworth and Blasdell at San Francisco, and by Mr. G. B. Wright at Victoria, that he (Sir Alexander) had suggested to said gen- tlemen the advisability of inserting a clause in the Bill by which they would not bo allowed to go nearer than twenty miles of the "boundary line, " in the shipment of their ores, that the suggestion was satisfactory to the promoters, and that the prosecution of the work need not be delayed at all for legislation, in fact that they might proceed with their ex- penditures with the certainty of the Bill being allowed at Ot- tawa. On the 18th February, 1884, the Provincial Legis- lature (FtWe 47 Vic, Chap. 24) amended the Act of 1883, with the consent of the promoters by adding the following provisions : 1st. " Notiiing in the ' Columbia and Kootenay Rail- way and Transportation Company Act, 1883,' contained, shall authorize the Company to establish a line of steamship.s between the Province of British Columbia and any British or Foreign country. 2nd. " Section seventeen of the said Act is hereby amended by striking out the word * Fifteen ' therein con- tained, and substituting in place thereof the word ' twenty- one.' 3rd. " This Act shall be read and construed with the Act hereby amended and as part thereof. " On the 13th of March, 1884, the Company received a tel- egram from Ottawa, informing them that the Dominion Gov- ernment had allowed the Act as amended ; and at the present time there are two corps of engineers (numbering some 35 or 40 men) busily employed locating the line of railway, along the lake and surveying the company's lands in the neighbor- hood of Kamloops Lake. The Company are sanguine of 18 ii i ill in. 1 ' I i f!( 1 1 finishing; the Eagle Pass Wagon Eoad this year, and of pro- ceeding with the "grading" of the raih'oad next yeav; the actual "laying of the track " being mainly dependent upon the energy displayed by the C. P. R. Co., in completing the rail- way through Eagle Pass ; a code of By-Laws has been adopted by the Company, and duly registered. VISIT OF SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL. In addition to the subject just dealt with, the following matters were pressed upon the Minister of Justice at the in- terview already referred to : 1. Increased Subsidy for Daily Mail via Puget Sound. 2. Increased Weight ot parcel packages from two lbs. three ozs. to j&ve pounds. 3. Separation of the offices of P. O. Inspector and City Postmaster. 4. Necessity for appointing a City Postmaster at Vic- toria. 5. Prosecution and completion of Fish Hatchery, Era- ser Biver. « 6. Layinsf of Second Cable, Vancouver Island to Point Angelos. 7. Establishment of Quarantine Station at Albert Head. 8. Erection of hospital thereat as per appropriation. 9. The further encouragement of Immigration. 10. Construction and completion of Snag Boat as per es- timates. 11. Throwing open Railway Lands to Settlement. 12. Immediate Construction Island Railway branch of Canadian Pacific Railway. 13. Completion of Graving Dock as a Dominion work. 14. Provisions for Distribution of Estates of Insol- vents . 15. Annual and sufficient Vote for Continuous Dredging. 16. Removal of Dredger Rock from Victoria Harbor. 17. Annual Presence of a Cabinet Minister in B. C. 19 18. That mouies voted by the Dominion Pailiament, each and every year, for Public Works, etc., in British Co- lunibia, should be expended each year instead of lapsing, viz : n. Establishment of Fish Hatchery, Frnser River ^ 4,()00. h. Establishment of Quarantine Hospital 7,500. c. Second Cable across the Straits of Fuoa 18,500. t7. Preliminary Survey of Dredger Rock 3,000. e. Dredging of Victoria Harbor 15,000. /. Construction of Steam Barge for Snags 15,000. g. Improvement of Cottonwood "Canyon, Eraser Kiver. 10,000. APPROPRIATIONS. Sir Alexander explained that inasmuch as appropriations only date from 1st July in each year, we must not be im- patient about the expenditure being carried into effect, and that he had no doubt but that the sums voted would be ex- pended in due course. ISLAND RAILWAY. Sir Alexander said that the Dominion Government would se- cure the construction of the Eailway from Esquimalt to Nanai- mo that the alterations suggested last year had been introduced into the agreement between the contracting parties, and that said agreement had been taken to Nanaimo by Mr. Trutch for the signature of Dunsmuir & Co. He saw no reason why the work should not be commenced almost immediately, not- withstanding the fact that it formed part of the Settlement with the Province, and would require ratification by the Dominioi Parliament, a confirmation which he and his col- leagues would support after its adoption by the Legislature of the Province, at an early date. DRY DOCK. On this subject he said some misunderstanding had arisin between the two Governments as to the actual amount of ex- penditure to a certain date, but that instructions were daily h ! m i i. 20 expected from Ottawa, to take it over from tlio Province, complete it as a Dominion Work, and re-imburse the local Government the actual expenditure to the date of said transfer. RAILWAY LANDS. As to the throwing open of the railway lands to settlement, he said some delay had arisen from the fact that the Domin- ion Government were not altogether aware of the extent of surveyed and unsurveyed land respectively, that doubt still existed as to the actual extent and area of either, as belonging to the Dominion, but that steps were now being taken to ascertain these facts of primary importance, so as to place them in sliape for sale to actual settlers, at a dollar an acre, and that a Dominion Land Office would be opened forthwith for the administration and sale of said lands so that all per- sons desirous of doing so, might acquire them. QUARANTINE MATTERS. Sir Alexander stated that the amount placed upon the estimates ($7,500) for a Quarantine Hospital would be ex- pended for that puroose so soon as the site was selected, but that he was not prepared to say that the station would be at Albert Head as recommended by the Members, and by the Dominion Government Agent, as it would enhance the charges of maintainance, owing to its remoteness from med- ical aid and supplies; he deprecated the boarding of daily Sound steamers by Quarantine Officers, but approved of the examination of all vessels from ocean voyages. POSTAL MATTERS. He expressed himself in favor of separation of the offices of Inspector and City Post Master, and gave assurances that the matter should be duly considered, as he was clearly of opinion that the Capital of the Province, being the distribut- 21 ing point of mn,il mattor, should liavo u Post Master distinct altogotlior from tlie moro general duties of Inspector. U))on the subject of "parcel post," Sir Alexander explained tliat there is a treaty with the United States, which limits tho weight of parcels passing through the mails from Canada over American lines to 2 lbs., 3 ozs.; and that the weight cannot be increased without a fresh arrangement, but that when the Canadian Pacific Railway is completed, then the maximum weight will be 5 lbs., as in other parts of Canada. FISH HATCHERY. Sir Alexander was of opinion that fish hatcheries were of questionable utility — that it was still a debatable point in the East whether the quantity of the fish was increased or not, by this artificial method — it remained to be seen whether the one now stationed at the Fraser River would prove a success or not. The theory was advanced by a member of the Board " that the cause of the partial failure (as alleged) of hatch- eries in the Eastern streams, was the absence of foliage along the river banks." Many other matters of greater or less im- portance, as herein previously enumerated, were pressed upon the notice of the Minister, in the time placed at our disjjosal, and to which the replies were very non-committal. CUSTOMS RE CERTIFIED INVOICES. 1'liis matter engaged the attention of the Board in Decem- ber last in consequence of Customs Memo. No. 147, dated Ottawa, 23rd October, 1883, addressed by J. Johnson Esq., Commissioner of Customs, to the Collector of Customs at Victoria, and in eflfect as follows: — SECTION 81, CUSTOMS ACT 1883. "Except only in cases where it is otherwise provided here- in, or by regulation of the Governor in Council, no entry shall be deemed perfect unless a suflScient invoice of the goods to be entered, dvly certified in writing tliereoin as correct, by the 22 porson, firm or oorporiitionyyom ivhom i\w said goods were punOmsed, lias been produced to the collector, and duly at- testt.'d aH required by this Act." Your attention is called to the above section, which aj)pears to have been entirely overlooked by many Collectors. It is higlily important that it should be faitiifully oixjrated, and you are now instructed to insist upon the certificate being plactnl upon all invoices presented for entry ; but to avoid all apjparent cause of complaint, you may allow uncertifijnl in- voices, in cases in whicn you are convinced that the omission is owing to ignorance of the law, until the 1st of January next, and notify importers as extensively as possible that you will receive none such thereafter. The words certified correct, followed by the signature, will sufficiently meet the case. J. JOHNSON, Commissioner of Customs. , i »' It '■ i'. The matter was argued pro and con at a meeting specially convened for the purpose, and generally conceded to be in the true interests of trade and commerce, and a protection to the honest merchant that said circular should be enforced, but in order to give sutficient notice to correspondents and shippers in England and elsewhere to comply with said regulation and avoid detention of goods at the Custom House it was resolved as follows: — "That a committee consistingiof the President and Secre- tary wait upon Collector Hamley and arrange with him to send a telegram, at the Board's expense, praying the Minister of Customs to give the Collector discretionary power in the matter of 'Certified Invoices' until 1st April; and giv- ing said committee authority to take such further steps as to them may appear necessary in furtherance of the spirit of this resolution." The same was carried into effect — discretionary power was granted . ARBITRATIONS. Only two have been submitted to the Board of Arbitrators during the past twelve months: — »-• |f 28 1, H. F. Hoistorinan & Co., vs. F. S. Barnard, for commis- sion on Halo of roal estate; amount of claim, #150 00 (btiing 5 per cent, on $3000 OOi; amount of award $75, and $14 costs to bo paid hy defendant. Arbitrators:— Messrs. Green, Drake, and Todd. 2. R. C. Janion, vs. G. C. S. Stoosen, master of the Nor- wegian barque "Jorsalfarer" for goods damaged and miss- ing ; amount of claim, $135 33; the amount of award $94 (Jl ; proportion of legal costs, $2 50 ; arbitration expenses, $12 00 to be borne equally. Arbitrators. — Messrs. Johnston, Ward, and Earle. SANDWICH ISLANDS TREATY. This matter has again engaged the attention of Council — a letter from Hon. W. Smythe, M. P. P., Premier of British Columbia, dated 21 September, 1883. enclosing one from C. E. Anderson Esq., Consul-General of the Hawaiian Islands for the Dominion of Canada, dated l3th August, was consid- ered in reference to the future of a trade between said King- dom and Canada, similar to the one at present existing between the United States and Sandwich Islands, more particularly as being especially beneficial to British Columbia in the furth- erance of its trade and commercial relations; the Provincial Government requesting a report from the Board upon the sub- ject, but which resulted in the passage of the following reso- lution : — "The Board considers it would be of great advantage to secure such a treaty, but that inasmuch as a treaty has existed for some years between the Kingdom of Haiwaii and the United States, that said treaty had a clause in it which pre- cludes the possibility of other countries effecting a treaty of any kind, so long as said treaty with the United States exists, and that the same will not expire for some time to come, it would be futile to enter into detail and undergo the labor of compiling statistics, and an exhaustive report until 24 H n fissured that there is a probability, in the near future, of such a treaty being entertained by Canada as practicable." MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL STATION AT ESQUIMALT. Formed one of the primary objects of the deliberations of Council at a meeting in October last, and has been dealt with in a fitful manner several times since — discussions ensued as to the best method of securing the continued presence of one or more of H. M. ships at Esquimalt, and also as to the de- sirability of taking some action in regard to the establishment of an Admiralty house — a resolution was passed to the effect "that a letter be fo warded to Rear Admiral Algernon McC. Lyons, K. N., Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Station, previous to his departure from Esquimalt expressing the gra- tification which this Board, and (in the opinion of the Board) the public generally have experienced from the presence of H. M. Fleet at Esquimalt Harbor during the present sum- mer (1883) and that he be respectfully and earnestly solicited to use his infiuence with the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty with a view to securing the continuous presence of one or more of H. M. Ships at the naval station of Esquimalt;" a further resolulution appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Rithet, Baker, and Ward to draft a'l address to the Admiral in keeping with previous resolution, within the mean- ing and intent of the same, and giving cogent reasons for tiie action of the Board in said connection; the Provincial Gov- ernment, and Mayor and Council were also communicated with setting forth the expediency of erecting a suitable residence for the Admiral of the Pacific Station; said action was endorsed in general meeting en 5th October, copy of address to Admiral, letters sent and received upon the subject will be read if de- sired, and will be printed among the Appendices to this report. The subject of obtaining the necessary funds for the purchase of some five acres of land and the erection thereon of a suit- able losidence for the Admiral in view of desired object al- ready expressed was last discussed in May, when it appeared I i 25 to those present unadvisable to attempt to seek the assistance of citizens, City Council, or Provincial Government until some well digested scheme in this connection was forthcoming to lay before the people, further consideration therefore was de- terred until annual meeting. MAIL COMMUNICATION TO CASSIAR. This subject was brought to the notice of the Board by John Grant, Esq., M. P. P. for said district, who strongly advocated some action being at once taken by the Board in regard to the establishment of mail communication between Victoria and Cassiar, giving the following facts and figures in support of a resolution which he proposed to offer in that regard: — The four principal products of the North-west coast being salmon, fish oil, furs, and gold; in 1883 said products were:- -75,400 cases of salmon, value $377,000; 500 barrels of salmon, value $35,000; 100,000 gallons of fish oil (35,000 of which is refin- ed), value $50,000; furs $100,000; gold $130,000, making a total yield of $692,000; taking into consideration the com- parative relations of imports for the Province, and the duty paid thereon, this section of the Province would therefore be a contributor to the Dominion revenue of at least $150,000 (duties on necessaiy imports to raise $692,000 of exports) deduct drawback on tin, etc., say $25,000 gives a net revenue of $125,000. During a period of five months and six days, viz.: from 1st July to 6th December 1883, twelve diflferent vessels cleared /or and entered /rom the N. W. coast being well laden each voyage ; said vessels make 26 trips in that time, and consisted of six steamers, five schooners rmd one sloop; the salmon pack in five years on that coast being:— in 1879, cases 9,727 in number; in 1880, cases 19,406 in number; in 1881, cases 33,600 in number; in 1872 cases 53,100 in num- ber; and in 1883 (as mentioned before) cases 75,400 in num- ber; besides 5,000 barrels of salted. "Kesolution. — It was therefore moved by Mr. Grant and seconded by Mr. Johnston that: — Whereas the District of 26 Cassiar, and the North-west coast generally is entirely with- out a mail service, to the serious detriment and inconvenience) of some 600 people, residing and doing business in those par- ticular parts of our Province ; and whereas they contribute largely to the revenues of both Dominion and Provincial Gov- ernments; and whereas a mail service would very materially assist in the increase of trade, be it therefore resolved that in the opinion of this Board it is highly desirable that a semi- monthly mail be established between Victoria and that por- tion of the District of Cassiar to the south of Portland Canal, including all settlements along the coast, north of Comox, during the summer months, and monthly mails between the afore-mentiored places during the winter season ; and fur- ther, a mont'aly mail between that portion of Cassiar ap- proached via the Stickeen River during the summer months, and one mail at least during the winter season. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Dominion Govern- ment, and copies also to each of our Representatives in the House of Commons at Ottawa, with a request that they will be kind enough to urge strongly upon the Dominion Govern- ment the impovtance of taking immediate action in the mat- ter." The result of this actioi. lias been the " calling for ten- ders " in May last for the service advocated, and though up to the present moment no contract has been awarded, there is still reasonable hope of ultimate success. TRANSPORTATION OF PRISONERS FROM CASSIAR. Is another matter of some importance that has engagc^d the deliberations of Council during the past year. Mr. Vowell, G. C. & S. M., of Cassiar brought to the notice of the Board the fact that in sending prisoners down from Cassiar to Vic- toria, great risks, difficulties and delays were experienced in being compelled to send them through American waters and territory without any distinct and protective understanding with the United States Government in regard to them. " It was therefore resolved that a letter be addressed by the Sec- 27 retary of the Board to the Honorable the Minister of Justice, at Ottawa, expressive of the difficulties experienced as here- inbefore mentioned, by way of Stickeen River, and that he be respectfully urged to take such steps with the United States Government in this connection as will obviate said disabilities." An acknowledgement dated 21st January, 1884, has been received from the Deputy Minister, but no definite understanding has, as yet, been arrived at. INSOLVENCY. Action has been again taken in this regard, not only by tJiis Board, but by those of the Dominion, Montreal, Ham- ilton and Toronto, to induce the Parliament of Canada to en- act a law so much desired by those largely interested in business transactions, where credit is ordinarily given, so that justice may be accorded alike to creditors and debtors, and a means provided for the equitable distribution of the assets of debtors after they have become insolvent, and un- able to pay their debts in full ; and for the restraint of un- just preferences, which, under the laws of various Provinces, are so frequently obtained, to the prejudices of others, whose rights are thereby sacrificed ; it being urged by the Toronto Board that the means provided for distribution in such cases should apply to all the Provinces of the Dominion, and that the experience of the past four years has forcibly established the necessity for providing an efficient remedy, in order to prevent a continuation of the avoidable losses which have been sustained by creditors in the absence of such a law. Two measures, with said object in view, were introduced at the last session of Parliament, but were not successful in their passage. DOMINION LIQUOR LICENCES. The Act passed in 1883, and amended in 1884, was dis- cussed in March last, when it was resolved: "That in the opinion of this Board, it is desirable that the Dominion It i' Hi [i i- II ; i 28 Liquor Law should not be put in force in this Province until a final decision in the test cases now pending has been given as to the constitutionality of the Act, and that the Members of Parliament be requested (by wire) by this Board to make representation to this effect, to the proper quarter at Ottawa; further that the foregoing be telegraphed to Mr. Baker, M. P., and that he be asked to convey the same to, and seekSthe co-operation of other Members and Senators from British Col- umbia." Said telegram was received and acted upon, but not- withstanding, numerous amendments have been passed to the Act, and among them one whereby the Governor General in Council can appoint all three Commissioners under the Act in each of the five Districts in British Columbia. This has been carried into effect (vide appendices), and the Commis- sioners have commenced their duties by appointing a Chief Inspector, but penalties will not be enforced until final decis- ion is given at Ottawa. EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ACT. On the 21st and 31st March, the Council met to consider the Act passed by the Provincial Government, on the 18th February last respecting the storage of gun powder and other explosive substances - vide appendices for Act in full — a Committee consisting of Messrs. J. H. Turner and Robert Ward was appointed to report to the Board upon said Act. Said Committee on 29th March, reported as follows: 1. That the operations of the Act will seriously affect rights already acquired, and will interfere with the trade carried on by importers of gun powder, and other explo- sives, which hitherto has been considered legitimate. 2. That no provision is made lor compensating the owners of magazmes for the losses to be incurred by reason of their discontinuance. 3. That the use of exjjlosives for various purposes is abso- lutely necssary. ,t , 29 4. That the ahnost prohibitory character of the Act, by reason of the various restrictions embodied therein regarding the conveyance and storage of explosives, will present unnec- essary obstacles to the consumer, upon whom the heavily in- creased cost will fall. 5. That the Act is directed against a certain class to the exclusion of colliery proprietors and railroad companies, and that such discrimination exceeds the powers of legislation held bv the local Government. 6. That the British Columbia Members of Parliament at Ottawa, be asked to represent the foregoing expressions of opinion to the Hon. Minister of Justice for his consideration on examining the Bills passed by the local House at its last session. Said report was received but final consideration deferred until such time as the Provincial Government shall issue the "regulations" under Clause II of said Act, when a copy of the same will be forwarded to the Board (vide letter from Provincial Secretary, 4th April, 1884.) < I QUARANTINE STATION AND HOSPITAL. This matter has frequently engaged the attention of the Board, and as recently as 30th May last, a special meeting was convened to consider the wisdom or otherwise of the Dominion Government in selecting a portion of the Indian Reserve in Plumper Bay, Esquimalt Harbor, as the site for a Quarantine Station, and erection thereon of a Quarantine Hospital, in lieu of Albert Head as previously recommended by this Board (vide letter book and telegram), finally it was resolved as follows : " That in the opinion of this Board, the locality selected by the Dominion Government as the site for the Quarantine Hospital and Station ( viz : — Plumper Bay, Esquimalt Har- bor ) is most unsuitable for the purposes of Quarantine, and that the site previously selected at Albert Head presents in- finitely greater advantages, and in point of fact is the most I l' 30 \ : ! !i(lvfintageous position available for said Station and Hos- pital. The Board therefore most respectfully recommends a reconsideration by the Department of Agriculture of said site so selected, and in lieu thereof that Albert Head be finally fixed upon as the place best suited for the effectual carrying out of the Regulations incident to Quarantine under the Quarantine Act, and as recommended by the Board to Sir Alex. Campbell in August, 1883, when Council personally Avaited upon said Minister (and when British Columbia was honored by the presence of that Minister of the Crown) and, its previously advocated by the members from Victoria City and District to the Dominion House of Commons." Copy of said resolution was sent to Minister of Public Works as well as to Minister of Agriculture, and several very cogent reasons given in the interests of Trade, Navigation and Commerce, which led Council to the conclusion arrived at and action taken thereon. Since then the usual depaitmental re- plies have been received —tenders have been called for, and doubtless a contract would have been let, notwithstanding our representations, but for the opportune circumstance that 50 acres of Indian Reserve in question (in fact the whole of it) had been previously set apart for " terminal pui poses of the Island Railway Company." Consequently the contract to construct the Hospital has not yet been signed, and matters remain in abeyance pending departmental action at Ottawa. SECOND TELEGEAl^H CABLE. I In 1883, the sum of $18,500 was voted by the Dominion Parliament for purchasing and laying a cable between Van- couver Island .and Washington Territory. Said cable was purchased in England and arrived in Victoria on the 10th March, 1884, on th^ H. B. Co's Barque " Prince Rupert " and has remained idle in its tank ever since. At the Board meeting on the 30th May, the subject of laying said second cable from some point on Vancouver Island to some opposite point in Washington Territory, was again considered at much I ii 31 length. On reference to the chart it would appear that the shortest and best method would be from Victoria to Beechy- Head by land line and thence by cable to Point Augelos (a distance of about eleven miles.) The Secretary wa-j instruct- ed to interview the Dominion Government Agent upon the subject, as a first step, then confer with the President, and send a telegram to the proper Minister -which was sent to the Honorable Minister of Public Works, on 13th of June, as follows : " Second Telegraph Cable lying idle here since March. Most impor- tant to business interests that it should be laid as early as possible. We respectfully urge the matter for your serious and immediate consider- ation, agreeably with Board of Trade resolution. (Signed) R. P. Rithet, President. Rode. Finlayson, Vice-President.''' And the following day a message was received, stating " so soon as reply comes from Washington, cable will be used. Signed Hector Langevin." There is, therefore, every reason to conclude that the delay in laying said cable is occasioned by the correspondence now going on between the govern- ment of the United States and the Dominion, as to the res- pective rights of each in the matter of landing the cables. MISCELLANEOUS. All matters in connection with " Esquimalt-Nanaimo Rail- way " — " Graving Dock" — " Immigration" — " Rocks in Vic- toria Harbor "—" Fisheries " — '* Railway Progress" — " Rail- way and Dominion Lands" — " Dredging and other improve- ments to Navigation " — " Customs Statistics " — " Postal Ar- rangements " — " Fish Hatchery, Fraser River " — " Steam Communication generally " — " Public Works " and "Pilotage" will be found under their respective headings in appendices to this Report, when distiibuted in printed form . FINANCE. Hereunder will be found a synopsis of the financial status 32 of the Board. Particulars more in detail will be found in the account current of the Secretary, and report of Audit Committee : Cash in Savings Bank at 4 per cent, - - - $1,058 80 Accrued Interest to be added, 39 35 Gash in hand on 30th June, 224 60 Cash due by Members, 183 00 Total, 111,500 65 All of which is respectfully submitted, R. P. RITHET, President. R. FINLAYSON, Vice-President. EDGAR CROW BAKER, Secretary. ! ; iH ij i 33 u a s S3S?i r S.3S5 j > • E • ■ ^ :| 1 1 S : s : . m «> • C ^ *" "^ X ' [ ^ 1 US': .^ § I 05 iH PQ I 5 H I at} H PQ « pq 9 I 1 '1 Jll 1 .1 « ■■ ' 1 .1 » 1 ; i 1 f 1 i i Hi i I t i t: t 34 To the President mid \fembevn li. C. Bo(trd of Trade: Gentlemen: We, the underHij^neil Audit Committee, appointed by the Board of Trade to examine the Iwoks of the Secretary, beg leave (<> report, that we have examined the tmoks and vouchers, together with amount in Savings Bank, and cash on hand, in i)OH8e8Hion of the Secre- tary, and find the same true and just in every particular, and brieHy enumerated as follows: • Cnnh in HarinRS Hank, at 4 per cent ... .Sl.OBS 81) Accrueil Intorest to 80th June. 1884 39 35 Cash on hand 80th June, 1884 224 50 AinonntB due by Members 188 OU Total Assets |1,500 65 Of the cash on hand 30th June, 1884, 8200 has since been paid to the credit of the Board in Savings Bank. Of the amount due by members, your Committee would recommend that the sum of $21 be written off, an bad debts. Tliat the sum of $18 be similarly dmlt with, if unpaid by fWth Septeml)er; and we are pleased to note that the remainder, with the exception of $15 has been collected. We would recommend that the Hura of at least $1,000 at present in Savings Bank bearing interest at 4 per cent, be invested on good security, in order to realize a higher rate of interest. And as usual, your Committee have been pleased with their labors, owing to the extreme care which always characterizes the work of our worthy Secretary. Yours faithfully, W. J. Jefpree, E. C. Neufeldeb, E. A. McQuade. VioRORiA. B. C, 11th Aug., 1884. APPENDICES. APPENDrX NO. r. Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, l:tc. PROVINCIAL ACT RELATING TO THE ISLAND RAILAVAY, THE GRAVING DOCK, AND RAILWAY LANDS OF THE PROVINCE. [19/// December, 1883.1 Whereas nepjotiatious between the Governments of Canada and British Cohinibia ha.e been recently pending;, relative to delays in the conimencement and construction of the Can- adian Pacific Raihva}-, and relative to the Island Railway, the Graving Dock, and the Railway lands of the Province : And whereas for the purpose of settling idl existing disputes and difficulties between the two Governments, it hath been agreed as follows : - {a.) The Legislature of British Columbia shall be invited to amend the Act No. 11 of 1880, hitituled " An Act to au- thorize the grant c>f certain Public Lauds on the Mainland of British Columbia to the Government of the Dominion of Canada for Canadian Pacific Railway purposes," so that the same extent of land on each side of the line of Railway through British Columbia, wherever finally settled, shall be granted to the Dominion Government in lieu of tlit; lands conveyed by that Act. (6.) The Government of British Columbia shall obtain the authority of the Legislature to grant to the Government of Canada a portion of the lands set forth and described in the Act No. 15 of 1882, intituled "An Act to incorporate the Vancouver Land and Railwa}' Company," namely, that por- tion of the Slid lands therein described, commencing at the if ! M ill : :t; t'\ Sontlioni bonndiirv flionu)!' jukI cxtciulinp to ii Iin«» niiniin}^: East and WoHt, liiilf wiiy ])otvv(H'n Coinox and Sevnionr Nar- rows; and al.Ho a fnrtlier portion of the; lands convevod bv tlio said Act to the northward of and contif^nous to that portion of tlio said hinds hist lioreinb(»foro s])«'cified, equal in t'xt(Mit to the lands within the limits thereof which may have been alienated from the Crown by Crown grunts, pre-jJinption, or otherwise. (c.) The Government of British Cohimbia shall obtain the authority of th'3 Legislature to convey to the Government of Canada three and one-half millions of acrcis of land in the Peace Kiver district of British Columbia, in one rectangulir block, east of tlie Rocky Mountains, and adjoining the North- West Tt^rritory of Canada. {d.) The Government of British Columbia shall procure the incoiporation, by Act of their Legislature, of certain per- sons, to bo designated by the Government of Canada, for the construction of the Railway from Esipiimalt to Nanaimo. (e.) Tlie Government of Canada shall, upon the adoption by the Legislature of British Columbia of the terms of this agreement, seek the sanction or Parliament to enable them to contribute to the construction of a Railway from Esquimalt to Nanaimo the sum of $750,000, and they agree to hand over to the contractors who ma} build such Railway the lands whichj^are or may be placed in their hands for that pur[)ose by British Columbia; and they agi'ee to take security, to the satisfaction of the Government of that Province, for the construction and completion of such Railway on or before the 10th day of June, 1887; such ■ (instruction to commence forthwith. ( /'.) The lands on Vancouver Island to be so conveyed shall, except as to coal and other minerals, and also except as to timber lands as hereinafter mentioned, be open for four years from the passing of this Act to actual settlers, for agri- cultural purposes, at the rate of one dollar an acre, to the extent of 160 acres to each such actual settler ; and in any gi'ants to settlers the right to cut timber for railway purposes and rights of way for the railway, and stations, and work- shops, shall be reserved. In the meantime, and until the Railway from Esquimalt to Nanaimo shall have been com- If \H 37 pleted, th«! G()voriiin»»nt of British Columbia shall \w the .Mg(!iits of the rTOveninicnt of C^iiiada for ailministerin^, for tho *)nrpos('S of scittknnout, the lands in this sub-section mentioned; and ft)r sueh purposes ho Government of British Columbia may nnike and issuti, subject as aforesaid pre- emption, records to actual settlers, of the said lands. All mcmeys receivtul by the Government of British CoUunl»ia in respect of such administration shall be paid, a« receiveil, into the Bank of British Columbia, to the credit of the Receiver- General of Canada; and such moneys, less expenses incurred (if any), shall, upon the completion of the railway to the satis- faction of the Dominion Government, be paid over to the railway contractors. ((/.) The Government of Canada shall forthwith take over and Sfek the authority of Parliament to purchase and complete, and shall, upon the completion thereof, operate as a Dominion work, the Dry Dock at Esquimalt; and shall bo entiled to and have conveyed to them all lands, api)roaches, and plant belonging thereto, together with the Imperial ap- propriation therefor, and shall pay to the Province as the price therefor the sum of $250,000, and shall further pay to the Province whatever am;:unts shall have been expended by the Provincial Government or which remain due, ujj to time of the passing of this Act, for work or material supplied l)y the Government of British Columbia since the 27th day of June, 1882. {It.) The Government of Canada shall, with all convenient speed, offer for sale the lands within the Hail way belt upoi? the Mainland, on liberal terms to actual settlers; and (i.) Shall give persons who have squatted on any of the said lands within the railway belt (m the Mainland, prior to the passing of this Act, and who have made substantial im- provements thereon, a prior right of purchasing the lands so improved, at the rates charged to settlers generally. (k.) This agreement is to be taken by the Province in full of all claims up to this date by the Province against the Domin- ion, in respect of delaj'S in the commencement and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and in respect of the non-construction of the Esquimalt and Nanainio Railway, and shall be taken by the Dominion Government in ill n m Ill 1.5 88 satisfaction of all claims for additioual lauds under the Terms of Union, but shall not be binding unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the Parliament of Canada and the Legislature of British ColumV)ia. And whereas it is expedient tluit the said agreement should be ratified, and that provision should be made to carry out the terms thereof : Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Britisii Col- umbia, enacts as follows ; — 1. The hereinbefore recited agreement shall be and is hereby ratified and adopted. 2. Section 1 of the Act of the Legislature of Britisii Colum- bia, No. 11 of 1880, intituled " An Act to authorise the grant of certain public lands on the Mainland of British Columl)ia to the Government of the Dominion of Canada for Canadian Pacific Railway purposes," is hereby amended so as to read as follows : — From and after the passing of this Act there shall be, ;uid there is hereby granted to the Dominion Government for the purpose of constructing and to aid in the construction of the portion of the Canadian Pacific Railway on the mainland of British Columbia, in trust, to be api)ropriated a^■ the Do- minion Government may deem advisable, tln^ public lands vdong the linv^n grant, pre-emption, or otherwise, within the limits of the grant men- tioned in section 3 of this Act. 6. The grant mentioned in Section 3 of this Act shall not include any lands dow^ held under Crown grant, lease agre^e- ment for sale, or other alienation by the Crown, nor shall it include Indian reserves or settlements, nor Naval or Military reserves. 7. There is hereby granted to the Dominion Government three and a half million acres of land in that portion of the Peace River District of British Columbia lying East of the Rocky Mountains and adjoining the North-West Territory of Canada, to be located by the Dominion in one rectangular block. WHP i- 40 1^ I r I. ? <•■ 8. For the purpose of facilitating the construction of the Kailway between Esquimalt and Nanaimo, it is hereby en- acted that such persons hereinafter called the *' conipany," as may be named by the Governor-General in Council, with all such other persons and corporations as shall become shareholders m the company, shall be and are hereby con- stituted a body corporate and politic by the name of " The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company." 9. The company, and their agents and servants, shall lay out, construct, equip, maintain, and work a continuous double or single track steel railway of the guage of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and also a telegi*aph line, wiih the proper appurtenances, from a point at or near the harbor of Esquimalt, in British Columbia, to a port or place at or near Nanaimo on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, with power to extend the main line to Comox and Victoria, and to construct branches to settlements on the east coast, and also to extend the said railway by ferry communications to the mainland of British Columbia, and therr to connect or amalgamate with any railway line in operation or course of construction. The company shall also have power and au- thority to build, own, and operate steam and other vessels in connection with the said railway, on and over the bays, gulfs, and inland waters of British Columbia. 10. The company may accept and • receive from the Gov- ernment of Canada any lease, grant, or conveyance of lands, by way of subsidy or otherwise, in aid of the f^oustruction of the said railway, and may enter into any contract with the said Government for or respecting the use, occupation, mortgage, or sale of the said lands, or any part thereof, on such conditions as may be agreed upon between the Govern- ment and the company. 11. The capital stock of the company shall be three millions of dollars, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, but may be increased from time to time by the vote of the majority in value of the shareholders present in person, or represented by proxy, at any meetings spe- cially called for the purpo.se, to an amount not exceedmg five million dollars. 12. The persons to be named as aforesaid by the Governor- li I I 41 General in Council shall be ami are hereby constituted a board of provisional directors of the company, and siiall hold ofHce as such until other directors shall ho elected under the jirovis- ions of this Act, and shall have powei to fill any vacancies that may occur in said board; to open stock books at Vic- toria, British Columbia, or any other city in Canada; procure subscriptions, and receive payments on stock subscribed. 13. When and so soon as one-half of the capital stock shall have been subscribed, and one-tenth of the amount thereof paid into any chartered Bank, either at Victoria or San Francisco, or partly in each, the provisional directors may order a meeting of shareholders to be called at Victoria, British Columbia, at such time as they think proper, giving at least three weeks notice thereof in one or more newspapers published in the City of Victoria, and by a circular letter mailed to each shareholder, at which meeting the share- holders present in person, or by proxy, shall elect five direct- ors qualified as hereinafter provided, who shall hold office until the first Wednesday in October in the year following their election. 14. On the said first Wednesday in October, and on the same day in each year thereafter, at the City of Victoria, or at such other place as shall be fixed by the by-laws of the company, there shall be held a general meeting of the shareholders for receiving the report of the directors, tran- sacting the business of the company, general or special, and electing the directors thereof; and public notice of such annual meeting and election shall be published for one month before the day of meeting in one or more newspapers in the Citj of Victoria, and by circular letter mailed to each shareholder at least one month prior thereto. The election of directors shall be by ballot, and all shareholders may vote by proxy. 15. Three of the Directors shall form a quorum for the tran- 'i.action of business, and the Board may employ one or More of their number as paid Director or Directors, provided that no person shall be elected Director unless he owns at least twenty-five shares of thes tock of the Company on which calls have been paid. IG. No call shall be made for more than ten per centum il li' p I' 1 > ■; » ^ .( f^ • ' 42 at aiij ono time on the amount sul)scribe(l, nor shall more than fifty per centum of the stock be called up in any one year. 17. The Consoliflated Railway Act, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine (1879) of Canada, shall, so far as its provisions are applicable to the undertaking and are not inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act, apply to the said railway, and shall be read with and form part of this Act. 18. The words " Superior Court," " Clerks of ihe Peace,'' ** Registry Offices," " Clerks of Court," as used in the said Consolidated Railway Act, eighteen hundred and seventy- nine (1879), shall, fin- the purpose of this Act, be read and construed in the same sense and meaning as is ])rovided liy the Act passed by this Legislature thirty-eight (38) Victoria, chapter thirteen (13), section three (3). 19. Sections five (5) and six (6) of the said last mentioned Act shall be read with and form part of this Act. 20. The said railway line from Esquimalt to Nanaimo shall be commenced forthwith and completed on or before the 10th day of June, 1887. 21. The Railway, witl its worksho]>s, stations, and other neopssary buildings and rolling stock, and also of the capital stock the Railway Company, shall be exempt from tax- ation until the expiration of ten years from the completion of the railroad. 22. The lands to be acquired by the company from the Dominion Government for the construction of the Rail .ay shall not be subject to taxation, unless and until the same are used by tli(> company for other than railroad purposes, or leased, occupied, sold, or alienated. 23. The company shall be governed by sub-section (/') of the hereinbefore recited agreement, and each bona Jide squatter who has continuously occupied, and improved any of the lands within the tract of land to be acquired by the company from the Dominion Government for a period of one year prior to the first day of January, 1883, shall be entitled to a grant of the freehold of the surface rights of the said 43 squatted land, t;) the extent of 160 acres to each squatter, at the rate of oue dolhir au acre. 24. The coinpanj shall at all times sell coals gotten from the lands that may ho acquired hy them from the Dominion Government to any Canadian Railway Company having the terminus of its Kaihvay on the seaboard of British Col- umbia, and to the Imperial, Dominion, and Provincial au- thorities, at the same rates as may be charged to any Rail- way Company owning or operating any Railway in the United States, or to any foreign customer whatsoever. 25. All lands acquired by the company from tlie Dom- inion Government under this Act containing belts of tim- ber fit for milling purposes shall be sold at a price to be hereafter fixed by the Government of the Dominion or bj- the company hereby incorporated. 26. The existing rights (if any) of any persons or cor- porations in any of the lands so to be acquired by tlie com- pany shall not be affected by this Act, nor shall it aftect Military or Naval Reserves. 27. The said Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Com- pany shall be bound by any contract or agreement for the construction of the Railway from Esquimalt to Nanaimo which shall be entered into by and between the persons so to be incorporated as aforesaid, and Her Majesty, represented by the Mmister of Railways and Canals, and shall be en- titled to the full benefit of such contract or agreement, which shall be construed and operate in like manner as if such compiny had been a party thereto in lieu of such per- sons, and the document had been duly executed by such company under their corporate seal. 28. The Railways to be constructed by the company in pursuance of this Act shall be the property of the company. 29. The Act of 1883, Chapter 14, intituted " An Act re- lating to the Island Railway, the Graving Dock, and the Railway Lands of the Province," is hereby repealed. ■I a. S'l^ 44 DOMINION ACT. ■I . ii i( I I' 47 V rrT, :Wrnt(>(I to 19th Apr!/, 1884. [( 'iiai>. (>. AX ACT RESPECTING THE YAXCOrVETl ISLAXD RAILWAY, THE ESC^UIMALT (iUAVlXli i)()( K AXI) (;EUTAL\ liAILWAY LANDS ()E THE PROVINCE OE IIRnTSlI(M>LrMBIA,(UiAXTEI) TO THE DOMINION. !U WiiKRKAs iK'nver Island Ivaihvay, the Es(|ninialt (iravino- Dock, and certain railway hands of the Province of British Colninhia: .Vnd, where.'is, for the pnrpose oi settliiijj; all exi>ti'i<>; dis- putes and ditiicnlties between the two (iuvernnients, it hath been ao;reef th (1 li .f le said line or railway, in so fill' as such land shall l)e vested in Her ]\lajesty and held by Her for the piirjioses of the said railway, or to aid in the consti'uctioii of the same ; and al^o all coal, coal oil, ores, stones, cla y: marltic, ate mines, minei'als and substances whatsotsver in, on or under, the lands so to be granted to the said company as id'ure^aid, and the foreshore rights in respect of all >uch hmds as afore- said, which are to be o-ranted to the said company as al'ore- aid and wliic hoivler on tl le sea, »f miniiiif niider the foreshor .1' too-etliei' with the iirivih'oe . '- 1 .--ea onnosite aii\' siic'm lid did iiid oi minino; and keeiiiiiL!' on Ik V tl •PI u'lr own use all coal and minerals, herein mentioned, uny be required to satisfy the j\[inister of liailways and Canals as to the relative value t>f the works executed, with that remaining to be done. 0. The Minister of Ilailways and Canals shall retain iive per centum of tlie subsidy, or of such part thereof as the said company may be entitled to, for three months after tlie com- pletion of .:he said railway and telegraph line ajid the wa)rks appertaining thereto, and for a further period until the said Minister is satisfied that all failures or defects in the said line of railway and telegraph line, respectively, and the works appertaining thereto, that may have been discovered during the said period of three montlis, or such further period, have been permanently made good, and no lands shall t)e conveyed to the said company until the road is full^ completed and equipped. 7. The land grant shall be made, and the land, in so far as the same shall be vested in Her Majesty and held by Her Majesty for the purposes of the said railway, or to aid in the construction of tlie same, shall be conveyed to the said com- pany upon the completion of the whole work to the entire satisfaction of the Governor in Council, but so, nevertheless, 1. i: fi ! m^.' 47 IS ?r ke li- re tlint tlio said lands and tlio coal <»ll, coal, and otlicr iiiiiu'rals and timber thcrcundiM', therein or thereon, siiall l)e siihject in every respect to the folloNvinj4 proxisions:- - 1. Th.* lands to he conveyed shall, e\ce])t as to coal and other minerals, and also exce])t as to timher lands as herein- after mentioned, he opiMi for fonr years fnnn the nineteenth day of l)ecend)er, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eiirht liundre(l and eio;hty-three, to actual setth'rs, for a,;2;ricul- tural purp(»ses. at the rate of one dollar an acre, to the extent of one hundred and sixty acres to each sucii actual settler; iirants thei'eof shall he made under the (Jreat Seal, and in an y such o-rants the rio;lit to cut timher for railway purposes and rights of way f(U' the railway and statioiis and workshops shall he reserved. In the meantime, initil the railway froi y m Esquimalt to Xanaim(» shall have heen completed, the (Jov- ernment of P>ritish Columhia shall he the awnt of the (rov- ernmentof Canada, for administerino- for tlu' purpose of set- tlement, the lands in this sub-section mentioned; and For such purposes the (rovernment of liritish Columbia may make and issue, subj(!ct as aforesaid, pre-emption records to actual settlers of said laiuls. All moneys received by the (ioNi'rnnu'iit of British Columbia in respect of such adminis- tration shall be paid, as received, into the Hank of British Columbia, to the credit of the lieceiver-General (tf Canada; and such moneys, less exnenses incurred, if any, shall, upon :p( }' the completion of the railway to the satisfaction (»f the Do- minion (irovernment, be paid over to the railway company. 2. Every hons continuously occupied and improved any of the lands witliin ilie ti'act of land to be acquired by the company from the Dominion Crovernment for a period of one year prior to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, shall be entitled to a tjrant of the freehold t>f the surface rights of the said squatted land, to the extent of one hundred and sixty acres, at the rate of one (h)llar per acre; The said company shall, at all times, sell coals gotten from the lands that may be accqnired by them from the Dominion (Tovernment to any (Janadiau railway company having the -'-! I 1^1 I I \^. r \ \-y' ! ir ( , :..!,, :! 48 tcniiiiius of its niil'vay on tlu^ st-sihoiinl of Iiritlsli ('oliimMu, !Hm1 to tlie [in|)(M'ial, noiniiiio'- juid I^roviiicinl juitlioritics, ;it tlic siiiiif rates sis may l)e chii.ji;t'(l to any railway coiiipany owniiio; or otK'ratino; any railway in tlic I'nitt'd States, (»r to any forcio^n custonu'r Nvliatsoever; 4. All lands accjnired hy the said company from the Do- minion (Jovcrnment nnd«'r tin's Act, containing hclts of tim- ber fit for millino; puportes, sliall be sold at u price to be here- after fixed 1)V tiie (lovernment of the Dominion, or by the said company; 5. The existing ri^rhts, if any, of any ])ei'sons or coi'poi'a- ti(^ns in any of the lands so to be acccjnired by the P(»nipany, sliall not be affected by tliis Act. 8. All steel rails, tish-plates and other fast^Miintrs, spikes, bolts and nnts, wire, timl)er, and all material for bridoes to be nsed in the oritriual constrnction of the said railway, and oi the teleo-raph line in connection therewith, and all tele- graphic apparatus required for the first equipment of such telgraph line, shall be admitted into Canada free of duty. 9. The said company shall commence the works included in the annexed Schedule, forthwith, and shall complete and e(juip the said railway and telegraph line by the tenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven; and in default of such coinplerion and equipiiiL'nt, as afor^'said, on or before the last mentioned date, the said comp:uiy shall for- feit all right, claim or demand to the sum of money and per- centage retained by the Ministei of Railways and Canals, and any and every part thereof — to any moneys whatever which may be, at the time of the failure of the com])letion, as afore- said, due or owing from Iler Majesty to the said company — to the land grant and also to the moneys deposited as security for the construction of the said railway and tehigraph line. * f ..'$•1 TUK KSQlJIMAr/r ORAVIN(i DOCK. 10. The Government of Canada may purchase and com- plete, and shall, upon the completion thereof, (»perate as a 49 Dominion ^\^(>l'l^, tli-.' dry dock iit FxjniiHiilt, and shall l)i' vn- titU'il to and liave coiivcvcd hv tin! (i()V»'iMun«Mit of I>ritihli <\»lnnil>ia to Her Majt'stj, for Canada, all f!i(' lands, aj)- |)roac'lies, and plant lH'lono;in(r tla-ivto, tt^^cthcr wifli tlir Im- perial approjjriation tlieivfor, and sliall j)ay to tlu' Province ,.p i>..;f;.i. / '..I.....K:,. .... ^i :.... <-i f fi>,. »• 4-,.... i..... TnK <'AXAl>JAN J*A(;iKI<' ltAlLA\ AV JJKI.T. 11. The lands granted to Her Maji'sty, represented hy the (J(>vernnient of Canaosed of: Providcil that n'o;uhitions rcspt'ctiun tlu! sale leasino; or otlicr disjx)8iti(Hi of sucli lands siiall not come into forfe ii!itil tliey are piiltlislied in tlie Cati(«l<( Gn 2e.tte: 5, The Act forty-third Victoria, chapter twenty-seven, in titiiled: 'sVii Act to repeal the Act extendiiiS IN TIIK I'EACK RIVEK DISTRICT OF BHITISH COM MIUA. J I i 12.. The three and one-half niillioii acres of land in that portion of tin- IVace River District of British Colnmbia, fyincT cjist «>f the Ilocky Mountains and adj<»inin(r the North- west'Territories of Canada, ji;ranted to Her JMajesty, as rej» resented by the (Jovernment of (^anada, by the said Act a?- ^^ented to on tlie nineteenth day of December, one thousand eii>ht-bundred and eighty-three, as aforesaid, intituled '' An Act relatino; to the Island Jlaihvay, the Graving J)ock and Railway lands of the Province," and to be located by the said Govrriiment in one rectanji;ular block shall be held to be Dominion lands within the meaning of the "Dominion Lands Act, 1888." TAYMKNTH FROM CONSOLIDATKJ) REVENUE FUND. 13. All payments authorized by this Act shall be made out of any unappropriated moneys forming part of the Con- solidated Revenue fund of Canada. , CIVIL AND CRIMINAI, .lUKISDICTlON. ' 14. lentil the boundary line between British (\)lnmbiaaiul tliC North-West Territories is finally settled and located, and such settlement and location is published in the Caniula Ga- zette, the courts of the said Province shall have civil and 'I M 51 iM'liniiial jnnsdlctioii in aiul over all the tcrrifory woM of the lino laid down in Trutcirs inan of i'io;liU'i'n Imndnid and sovunty-oni', us tlu' «.a.>5tL'rn boundary of the I'ro. ii;re, and tiie <'ontlnuation of that line aloiijf the one liund;*;Ml and twen- tieth int'i'idiaii of West loniritude, until it ivaches the Nor- thern houndary of the Province; and all olfene's ('oniinitted in any l)art of the said territory may be state*] in any war- rant, indictment, or other legal instrunietit or proceeding, t(» liave been committed in J>ritish Columbia. I SCUIEDIILE. Artjclks of AciitEKMKNT made an\vs:-- I. In tills c'oiitniet tlio word '*work"' or "works" sh;:!U unless the context requires a different ineanino;, mean tlie whole of the works, material, matter and tliiiif^s to he done, furnished and [lerfonned by the said eontraetors under thi^". eontraet, '^. All f<>venants and agreements herein contained sliall ht' ijindinc on and extend to tlie executors, administnitors and assigns of the said contractors, and shall extend and be bind- iiig upon the successors of Iler Majesty; and wherever in thi.! contract Ifer Majesty is referred to, such reference shall include Her successors; and wherever the said c(>ntractors are referred to, such reference shall include their executors, ad- ministrators and assigns. 3, That the snid cMitractors shall and will well, truly and faithfully lay out, make, build, construct, complete, equip, maintain anf, without iii- volviiifr unusually or uniuressarily lieavy works of coiistrue- tiou. with respect to which the (-J-ovenior in Council sliall <]ecide. (). Tliat the said contractors shall and will furnish profiles, plans and hills of quantities of the whole line of railway in ten mile sections, and tliat hefore the work is C(»mmenced on any ten mile section, such profiles, plans and hills of quantities shall he ai)j)roved hv the (Tovernor in (V)uncil,and hefore an ipp 'J }* payments are made the said contractors will fui'iiish such further refurns as may he required to satisfy the Minister of tail ways a nd C anals as to tl le re lat ive value o f tl le works ex- ecuted with that remainiuiT to he done ' 1 7. That the ]\rinisterof Railways and Canals may keej) and i"etain iive per cent, of the subsidy, or of such part thereof as the said contractors may h(» entitled to, for three months after the completion <»f the said railway and teleoraph line and the works at)i)ertainino; thereto, and for a further Deriocl, until the I' said ]\[inister of Railways and Canals is satisfied tha.t all fail ures or defects in said Hue of railway and telcirranh line y res2)ectively, and the works appertaininjr thereto that n»ay have been discovered duriuo- the said period of three month or sucli furth ler i)erio( 1, h lave heen nermanen P ,tly nuKle oooi I and that no lands shall he conveyed to the sai)n : Ther<>foj'e, Her Majest ;, by and with the advice and C(jn- sent of the L'\tijislativ(> Assemby of the Province of British Columl)ia, (macls as follows: — 1. Section 10 of the "New Westminster and Port Moody Kailway Company Act, 1882," is hereby repealed, and in lu-n thereof it is eiiacLd as follows: " The construction of the said railway shall be conmienced within two ytais from the 1st day of January, 1884, and shall be com])iete(l within four years from the 1st day of January, 1884: Provided always, that if the Company fail to comply with the last nnrntioned stipulations the Lieutenant-Governor in C(mncil may, by [)roclamation, repeal this Act." 2. This Act may be cited as the "New W^estminster and Port Moody Ptailway Company Amendment Act, 1884." . ■ i ! ; I ' 1 ; f ■; " ■ i i, i ^ I r! AN ACT TO AMEND THE "COLUMBIA AND KOOT- ENAY RAILWAY AND TRANSPORTATION COM- PANY ACT, 1883." W^HEREAH it is expedient to amend as hereinafter mentioned 01 the " Coluiiil)i,'i and Kootciiav liuihvay hihI Transportation Com])any Act, 1883;" and whorcas tlu' promoters of the said Aet, namely: J(jhn C Ainswortli, GeorK(TIN(i TIIK STOUACJE OF (UTN- POWDKR AM) OTUKIi EXPLOSIVE SIB- STAXCES. IIki; ^^.\.^•:sTV, by and with the advice and consent of the begislative Asseniby of the Pio\ince of British Columbia, enacts as follows: — 1. Xo powder inaga/.iiie shall be kept or erected within tile limits of any city in the Province, nor within two miles thereof. '2. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall, from time to time, make all necessary regulations, consistent with the 62 !| 1 t - i j ■ ■ ; E iil ii^ provisions of this Act, for the reccitjt, conveyiiiico, storan;i', and (Uilivery of gunpowder, or iiny otlu'r explosive substaiict', within two luiks of the limits of any city. 3. No gunpowder, or othcv e.\j)iosivo suhstunce, shall lie stored, kej)t, conveyed, received, or delivered within two miles of any city, except in accordance with the regulations made, or to he made, by virtue of the last preceding Section. 4. Kvery huildino- used for storage or Icceping of any quantity of gunpowder, exceeding tw(» hundred pounds in weight, or used tor storage or keeping any (pumtity of anv other explosive sidtstances exceeding ten pounds in weight, shall he deemed a powder nuigazine within the meaning (»f this Act. 5. Kvery proprietor or lessee of any powder magazine shall he personally liable for any penalties imposed for the contra- vention of any regulations made by virtue of this Act, in respect of tlie conveyance of powder, or otlier explosive sub stance to or from such matjazine. 0. The regulations to be made by virtue of this Act may impose penalties for all infractions thereof, or for any infrac- tion of this Act; the same may be recovered in a summary manner, before any Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction within the said limits, who may order any person convicted before him of any such infraction, to pay such penalty or penalties with costs, forthwith, and in default of payment of such penalty or penalties with costs, to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding two months, uidess the said penalty or eualties and costs, including the costs of conveyauce to gaol )e sooner paid. bi 7. Existing powder magazines and the proprietors thereof shall not be subject to the provisions ot this Act for the period of one year from its passage. 8. This Act shall not sipply to, nor .affect, any magazine belonging to Her Majesty, nor to the conveyance of gunpow- I , 03 (Icr or other cxjjlosivo siilistatioc, or stores to and fn>iM ller Majesty's niao;aziiies l>y ller Majesty's naval or military for'^es, nor shall this Act fipply to any inao;aziMe erected 1»y proprietors of coal mines in, or alxnitany colliery For colliery jiurpose, nor to any maj^azine erected by railway companies in or aoout the line of any railway f«)r railway pnrjioses, nor to the conveyance (►f ^nnpctwder, or other explosive substances, to cr from such mai^azines. {). No nitro glycerine shall i)e kept in any building or else where except a license from the (iovernor in Council shall l)e rirst granted therefor. 10. Kvery person who shall keepor erect any powder m-vga- zine within the limits of any city in the I*ovince, or within two miles of any city, shall be gnilty l»' of iiiaiinfacturiMo; aiimiallv not If-^-^ tliaii fifty lli(»ii>aii1 into yarns, blankets, llaiiiu'Is, twet'ds, tS:v. 1 '2. Swell payiiH'iit sliall 1><' madi' at any tiinc after the e\- )ii'atioti of three months from tlie time tlie mill ^hall have lu'i'ii completed to the siiti^fat'tioii of the Iiientenant-(iov- ernor-in-Ct»iineil. il The Aet, 44 Vie., eh. 28, iiititided '- All Aet to eii- (•.oni"ai»:o the mamifaetiii'e of woDJleii iroods in IJi'itish Cohim »ui, IS luM'ehv I'eiK'a y rep ded. AX ACT IIKLATIN(J TO TIIK (TTTINCi OF TIM- UVAl rPOX THE PltOV^rXCIAI. LAXIXS, AXI) FOR TIIK PriiPOSE OF l)KIUVIX(4 A RKV- exi:e therefrom. Hi:ii Ma.ikstv, l>y and with tin advice and consent of the Leo;islative Assend>ly of the Provivce of I)ritish ('(dnmhia, enacts as follows : — 1. The words "Crown lands" in this Act mean lands which are the property of the Province, and shall not in- clnde lands which are leased. 2. It shall he unlawful for any person, witliout a license in that behalf, to he granted as hereinafter mentioned, to cut. fell, or carry away any tree> or tind)er upon or from any «d' the Crown lands of this Province. 8, Every person who shall violate the provisions of the preceding section, shall, for each offence, he liable to a pen- alty of not less than five dollars nor nu»re than five hundred 66 dollars, to be recovered complaint of any person, before any Stipe or two Justices or tlie Peace, and in deia imprisonment not exceeding tliirty days. in a sunimarv inaniitM', upon the )endiary NLai^istrate, ult of payment by 4, Any person desirous of cutting or felling or carrying away trees or timber from Crown lands may obtain a license to that effect upon complying with the following pi )rovi8ions (a.) He shall first stake out the land sought for in the manner prescribed by the law relating to the pur- chase of land from tlie Crown. (!>.) He shall, after making the application for the license, fmblish for a period of thirty days in the British Co- umbia Gazette and in any newspaper circulating in the District in which the lands lie, notice of his ap- plication for a timber license, and shall in such notice give the best description of the land applied for, specifying metes and bounds and such further par- ticulars, if any, ^s may be required by the VAvlqI Commissioner. 5. In the event of any adverse clain; being tiled with the Chief Commissioner he may hear and decide upon the same.. 6. No timber license shall be granted t'or a larger area than one thousand acres of land, nor shall the license be granted for a longer period than four years. The license shall not be transferable, and may be surrendered at any time. No person shall be entitled to more than one license at the same time. The licensee shall pay to the Chief Com- missioner, for the use of Her Majesty, annually during the currency of the license, the sum of ten dollars therefor, the first payment to be made upon the granting of the license, and thereafter annually. In default of payment the license shall be void. 7. No timber license shall he granted in respect of lands forming the site of any Indian settlement or reserve I I ! I I 66 and the Cliiof ('oimiiissiojiei' iriay refuse to grant a licence in ri'sjR'ct of any particulai- land, if in the opinion of the Lien- tenant-dovcnuT in Council it is deernecf expedient in the public intci'est so to do. I I 8. Tilt- license !nay he in the form No. 1, set forth in the Schedule to tin's Act. U. Kvery licensee shall keep an account in writirg of the nuinhi'r <»f trees felled hy him upon the land embraced with- in his license. ;uid slial!, at the expiration of every bix ni«»nths, (iurii.ii,- the cnrrency of his license, make and fur- nish to tlu! Chief ( "otnmissioner a statement in writincr veri- Ked by declaration to be made before a Justice of the Peace, shewino; the number of trees so felled, and shall then for- svith pay to the Chief Cominissirmer for the use of Her Maje^ty, in I'espect of each tree felled, the sum of fifteen cents. II' I n t * 10. The licL'nsee shall, if required, produce to the Chief Conimissi(»iier the oriu-inal account of ti'ees felled. 11. If the licensee shall not keep an account in writing of the luimbei- of trees felled under the license, or shall not render to the Chief Commissioner the statement in writingr afdivsaid. or shall wilfully make a false statement, he shall be liable to a penalty of not lesst- than five dollars nor more tlian two hundred and fifty dollars, to be recovered as afore- sait'r of any kind, on any of the Crown lands, or removes w carries away any nierchantahle timber of any kind so cut frt»m any Crown lands, he shall not acquire any right t(» the timber so cut, or any claim to any remuneration for cutting, prepiii'ing the same for market, or conveying the same to or towards mar- ket. And such timber may be seized by the Chief ('om- misioner, or any Government Agent, or by any Inspector, appointed under this Act, an< diall be sold for the benefit of the Crown : (^a.) When the timl)er or saw^ logs made, has or have been renu)ved by any such person out of the ret.ch of the Chief Commissioner, or Assii?tant CoUimissioner, or any Inspector appointed, as hereinafter mentioned, such person shall, in addition to the loss of his labour, and disbursements, forfeit a sum of one dollar for each tree (rafting stuff excepted) which he is proved to have cut or caused to be cut or carried aw'ay : (b.) Such sum shall be recovered with costs in the name of the Chief Commissioner, or any Government Agent, in any Court liaving jurisdicti(»ii in civil matters to the amount of the penalty : (c.) In such cases it shall Ui incumbent upon the party charged to prove his authority t^ cut. 15. Where timber has been cut, without autliority, vn Crown lands, and has been made up with (tther timber int(> a crib, dam or raft, or in any other maruier has been so mixed up as to render it impossible, or very ditKcult to distinguish the timber so unlawfully cut on Crown lands from (»ther tim- 1 ;l 68 ber with which it is mixed up, the whole of the timber so mixed up shall be held to have l»een cut without authority on public land^j, and shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture un- til .separated by the holder, satisfactorily to the officer making the seizure. 16. Tlie officer making the seizure may, in the name of the CVown, call in any assistance nece&ssary for securing and protecting the timber seized. ,.;, , I'i, I ■•I 17. All timber seized under this Act shall be deemed to he condemned, unless the person from whom it was seized, or the owner theref, within one month from the day of the beizure, give notice to the seizing officer, or nearest Govern- ment Agent, that he claims, or intends to claim the same; failing such notice, the officer or agent seizing shall report the circumstances to the Chief Commissioner, who may order the sale of the said timber by the said officer or agent, after a notice of at least thirty days. 18. Any Supreme Court Judge may, upon petition in a summary way, try and determine such seizures, and may or- der the delivery of the timber to the alleged owner, upon his giving security, by bond, with two good and sufficient sure- ties, to pay double the value, in case of condemnation. I" Mi {(f.) Such bond shall be taken in the name of the Chief Commissioner to her Majesty's use, and shall be de- livered up to and kept by the Chief Commissioner; (b.) If such seized timl>er is condemned, the value thereof shall be fonvith paid to tSe Chief Commissioner, and the bond cancelled, otherwise tlie penalty shall be en- forced and recovered. 19. Every person availing himself of any false statement or oath, to evade the payment of any mf)ne\& payable under this Act, in respect of timber, shall forfeit the timber in res- pect of which payment of such moiM-ys is attempted to be evaded. 69 20. The Lientenant-Governor in Council may, from time to time define timber districts, and may appoint an Inspector of timber for each district. 21. Every Inspector shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, lake and subscribe an oatli iliat he will faith- fully discharge the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and ability. 22. Every Inspector shall execute a bond to her Majesty, with two or Tfiore sureties to be approved of by the Chief Commissioner, in the sum of five hundred dollars, con- ditioned that he and his deputies will faithfully perform their duties as timber Inspectors. 23. Each Inspector shall have the right to appoint one or more Deputy Timber Inspectors for his district. 24. No logs shall be sawn in any mill, or otherwise man- ufactured into lumber, or other material, in any mill, until the logs shall have been scaled and measured, and the timber dues hereinafter mentioned paid; but the provisions of this section shall not apply to logs cut from any lands demised by the Crown, in the lease whereof a rent of ten cents or up- 'Wards an acre shall be reserved nor shall such provisions apply to logs which sliall be cut from land held by pre-emp- tion or under Crowi. ;rant. 25 . The logs shall be scaled and measured at the mill by the Inspector of the district in which the mill is situated, or by his deputy. 26. On the scalement and measurement of saw logs, the Inspector or his deputy making the same, shall make out a bill stating therein the number of feet, board measure, con- tained in such logs, and the name of the owner ; and the In- spector or his deputv whall enter in the books of his office a copy of such bilL Aaother copy of the bill shall be made out and delivered to the owner or his agent, with a certificate thereto attached, t^ at it is a true and correct bill, which bill so certified, shall, /or the purpose of ascertaining the amount m if I rn ^:i \l i ',•! . -I 70 of timber dues to be paid in respect uf such logs, be presumpt- ive evidence of the facts therein contained and of the correct- ness of such scalement or measurement. 27. The scale and rule by which the quantit}- of logs shall be determined is the rule laid down and prescribed in Scrib- ner's Lumber and Log Book, as coi)yrighted in 1882, by George W. Fisher, of Rochester, New York. 28. There shall be payable and paid by the owner of the logs to the Inspector or Deputy Inspector, to and for the use of Her Majesty, the sum of twenty cents, for each and every one thousand feet, board measure, contained in such logs, and until the same shall be })aid, the logs snail not be taken into the mill or removed from where they were scaled, and a Hen for such timber dues shall attach to the logs until the dues are paid, and as soon as the logs are scaled and meas- ured and until payment of the dues, the Inspector or his deputy may take and hold possession of the logs. 29. Every Inspector or his deputy shall in scaling or meas- uring logs make sucli allowance for hollow or crooked, or otherwise defective logs, as would make them equal to good, sound, straight, and merchantable logs. 30. Every Inspector appointed undei this Act shall be paid by a commission to be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. 31. This Act shall not apply to the cutting of trees known as hemlock. 32. The Chief Commissioned" lay cancel any timber license granted under the provisions of this Act, if, in his opinion, the licensee shsdl not ccmtinuously proceed to cut and manu- facture the timber within the limits of his license. 33- This Act may be cited as the "Timber Act, 1884." 71 AN ACT I'O CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO GOLD AND OTHER MIN- ERALS EXCEPTING COAL. \mh February, 1884.] Her Majesty, by aud with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows : — 1. In the construction of this Act the following expres- sions shall Jiavo tlu; following meanings respectively, unless inconsistent with the context : — The word " mine " shall mean any land in which any vein, stratum, or natural bed of earth or rock shall be mined for gold or other minerals except coal : The word "claim" shall mean the personal right of pro- perty or interest in any mine, and may include a min- eral claim; and in the term "mining property" shall be included every claim, ditch, or water privilege used for mining purposes, and all other things belonging thereto or used in the working thereof : " B, ' diggings " shall mean any mine over which a river extends when in its flooded state : " Dry Diggings " shall mean any mine over which a river never extends : The mines on benches shall be known as "bench dig- gings," and shall for the purpose of defining the size of such claims be excepted from " dry diggings :" " Streams and ravines " shall include water-courses, Avh other, usually containing water or not, and all rivers, creeks and gulches : " Ditch " shall include a flume or race, or other artificial means for conducting water by its own weight, to be used for mining purposes : } i 1 11 72 " Ditcli head " shall mean the point in a natural water- course or lake where water is first taken into a ditch : " Free Miner " shall mean a person named in, and lawfully possessed of, a valid existing free miner's certificate, and no other : ii I. t; li'i f^ ! I ■ m ' • * ( ? 5 J It ■ ' I ■if :; ' t; .r W' :|it« The words "record," "register," and "registration," shall have the same meaning : " Full interest " shall mean any mining claim or mineral claim of the full 'size; or one of several shares into which a mine may be equally divided. " Close season " shall mean the period of the year during which claims are in general laid over : " Cause " shall include any suit or action : "Judgment" shall include " Order" or "Decree :" " Act " shall include " Ordinance :" The word "Mineral" shall include all minerals, precious or base, (other than coal) found in veins or lodes, or rock in place, and whether such minerals are found separately or in combination with each other. The term " Real Estate" as used in this Act shall mean any mineral land held in fee simple under this or any Act relating to Gold Mines, or minerals other than coal : "Joint Stock Company" shall mean any Company duly incorporated for mining purposes. 2. The Acts and parts of Acts mentioned in this Section shall stand repealed and be repealed ; but such repeal shall not be deemed to imply that any of the said Acts or parts of Acts which have been repealed at any time prior to tne pas- sing of this Act have been in force since such repeal : Pro- vided further, that such repeal shall not affect any rights acquired or anv liabilities or penalties incurred or any act or thing done under any of the said Acts or parts of Acts : — 73 The " Gold Mining Ordinance, 1867," save and except Sec- tions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15 : The " Mineral Ordinance, 1869 : " No. 14, 1872— An Act to amend "The Gold Mining Ordi- nance, 1867:" Sections 21 and 22 of No. 3, 1873, being the " Mineral Or- dinance Amendment Act, 1873 :" No, 4, 1873— An Act to amend "The Gold Minhig Ordi- nance, 1867," and "The Gold Mining Amendment Act, 1872:" No. 14, 1873— An Act to amend "The Gold Mining Ordi- nance, 1867," by giving County Court Judges jurisdic- tion over the Mining Court, as constituted under the said Ordinance, and to declare the powers of the said County Court Judges, and to regulate the procedure in relation thereto : No. 3, 1874 — An Act to amend the several Acts relating to Gold Mining, and to make provision for the security of Mining Property acquired in certain parts of the Province: t No. 26, 1876 — An Act to amend the Gold Mining Amend- ment Act, 1873 :" No. 14, 1877— An Act relating to Minerals other than coal : No. 35, 1877 — An Act to amend the Gold Mining Amend- ment Act, ] 872 :" Cap. 13, 1878 — An Act relating to Minerals other than Coal, found in Lodes or Veins, and to amend the "Gold Mining Ordmance, 1867:" Cap. 15, 1881 — An Act to amend the Gold Mining and Miners] Acts: Cap. 19, 1883— An Act to amend the "Mineral Act, 1882." m m f f :' ■| ! 'l< , ..J r i I him] m 74 3. This Act shall bo divided into eleven parts: — The first j)avt lelatiiig to some of the jiowers of Gold Com- missioners, jind to County Court jurisdiction in mining eases and appeals. The second |)art to fr(H3 miners and their privileges : TIk; tliird ])art to the registrjition of claims and free miners' general riglits : ^^ The fourth part to the natiu'e and size of claims, including mineral claims : Tlu' fifth part to bed-rock flumes : The sixth part to the drainage of mines : The seventh part to mining partnerships and limited lia- bility: The eighth part to administration of the mining property of deceased miners : The ninth part to leases : The tenth part to ditches : The eleventh ])art to the penal and miscellaneous clauses : 5. The Gold Commissioner may lay over any or all claims for such period and reasons as he may think proper. And any company, free miner, oi- party of free miners, who shall discover a new lode or vein containing minerals as de- fined by til is Act shall upon such discovery being established to the satisfaction of a Gold Commissioner be entitled to a leave of absence therefrom for six months. 0. Where the supply of water is insufficient to work hy- draulic or other claims requiring w;itor to enable them to be '! J ! 75 worked, such claims shall be laid over by viitiio uf this sec- tion during such insufficiency, but no longer, except by leuvo of the Gold Commissioner. 7. Every Free Miner, or Company of Free Miners, shall be entitled to a leave of absence for one year from his or their claim or set of claims, — (a). Upon proving to the Gold Commissioner that ho or they has or have expended on such claim or any ])or- tion of the set of claims, in cash, labour, or machinery an amount equal to $1,000 on each full interest, with- out any return of gold or other minerals in reasonable quantities from such expenditure : (6). Upon the application for such leave being sigutnl by all the owners of the claim or set of claims. Such leave of absence shall not be deemed to reliiive the party holding the same from can'ving out the provisions of this Act respecting Free Miners licences and records of the claims above mentioned; nor shall this section be deemed to aflfect the discretionary power of the Gold Commissioner with respect to granting a leav j of absence under other con- ditions. WHO MAY BE FREE MINERS, AND THEIJl PRIVILEGES. Every person over but not under sixteen years of age shall be entitled to hold a claim. Minors, who shall become free miners, shall, as regards their mining property and liabilities contracted in connection therewitli, be treated as adults. Upon payment of the sums hereinafter mentioned, any such person shall be entitled to a free miner's certificate signecl by a Gold Commissioner or Mining Recorder, and in form ac- cording to law. A free miner's certificate may be granted for one year, or three years, from the date thereof, upon the payment therefor of five dollars for one year, and fiifteen dollars for three years. A certificate shall not be transferable, and only one person shall be named therein. I I I ft 76 1'. II .! I ,f I ..^ I ' , -ij i'riil ^ifi It' iiiiy such cortific'fih' bo aceidontally destroyetl or lost, the owner tlirrcof may, on paymont of two dollais and fifty C(!uts, Imvo a trno cojn' of it, signiid by a Gold Commissioner or Miniuf^ Krc'order. Evny fict^ miner shall, dnrinp the continuance of his certifi- cate, but not l(mjj;er, liave tlie ri^^'ht to enter upon any waste lands of the (Jrown not for the time being lawfully occupied by any other ])ei'son. All claims, not being real estate, must be re-recorded annu- ally ; but anv free miner may record his claim for a perioil of two or moi'e years, u]) working of their claims, and upon sucli ti^rnis as may to hin\ s«>em reasonable. In addition to the alive rights, every registered free miner shall be (nitithnl to the use of so much of the water naturally flowing through or jiast his claim, and not already lawfully a]i])ro{)riated, as shall in the opinion of the Court having juris- diction in mining disputes be necessary for the due working thereof. 77 NATURE AND SIZE Or CI^VIMR. Tho size of oluiius shall bo as follows : — For "bar tli^^j^Miif^s " a Htrip of land 100 feet wide at high water mark, and tlu'iice extcr and ton- nage of vcHsels built and reo;istere(l at the p(»rt of Vict(»ria. during tlie fiscal year ending 30th June, 1884: Tons. SoKKW Steamers l)uilt, 1 in number 7.03 Saiijno SenooNEus built, 1 in number 23.35 Total Tonnage of vessels built durino- the year 30.38 Screw Steamers registered, 1 in number 218.78 Padole-Wheel Steamers registered, 2 in i'nmi)er. .1,270.84 Sailinu Schooners registered, 1 in number 42.89 Saimno Slooi's reijcistered, 1 in nund)er 4.74 Barges registered, 1 in numbt 344.03 Total ToNNActEof vessels registered durign the year. .1887.88 Total Numherof Vessels built during year 2 in number Total Number ok Vessels registered duringyear . in nund)er , ii' APPENmx no. in. Port of Victoria, B. ('. — Statement of Vessels, British and Foreign, employed in the coasting trade of the Dominion .08 .88 79 of Canada, wliich have arrivcMl at or doparted from this port during the tiscal year einling 30tli .Iuhls 1884: ARRIVED. Tn Number. Tons. Number of C re\e . Screw Steamers 24!) 22,081 1,917 Paddle Steamers 321 152,054 5,120 Stern-wheel Steamers 7t) 50,1)43 1,121 Schooners 88 6,030 424 SloopH 00 450 80 Barges 1 345 6 Total 795 232,815 8,067 DEPARTED. In Number. Tons. Number of Crew. Screw Steamers 259 23,105 2,000 Paddle Steamers 817 152,279 5,142 Stern-wheel Steamers .... 74 50,247 1,082 Schooners 85 4,575 322 Sh)ops 48 313 68 Barges 3 1,035 16 Total 786 231,494 8,084 RECAPITULATION. Vessels. Tonnarje. Crew. Arrived under coasting license, British 795 232,815 8,067 Departed « " « " 786 231,494 8,684 Total 1,581 404,309 17,351 m U ( \ ■■ 1 hsh ion APPENDIX NO. IV. Port of Victoria, B. C. — Statement exhibiting the number of vessels with their t Total 823 511,203 24,113 DEPARTED. Under What Flag. Number. Tons. Crew. British 71 61,714 1,426 United States 716 421,f)47 21,766 French 1 540 15 Norwegian and Swedish 1 65() 14 Bolivian 2 1,831 30 Total 7ia 486.388 23,251 RECAPITULATION. Number. Tonx. Crew. Aekivkd: — British Steamers..,, 55 47,055 1,199 British Sailing Vessels 26 19,464 453 Foreign Steamer^: ()29 355,279 20,960 Sailing Vessels 113 89,405 1,501 Total of British Vessels 81 66,519 1,(552 Foreign A'essels 742 444.(584 22,461 " British and Foreign.. 823 511,203 24,113 Depauted: — iiritish Steamers. . . 51 45,740 1,127 British Sailing Vessels 20 15,974 299 Foreign Ste^imers 626 354,(588 20,6(54 Sailing Vessels 94 70,00(5 1,1(51 Total of British Vessels 71 61,714 1,42(5 Foreign Vessels 720 424,674 21,825 « British and Foreign.. 791 486,388 23,251 81 APPENDIX NO. V. Port of Victoria, B. C. — ^Statement of Vessels, British, Canadian and Foreign, entered inwards from sea, at this port, during tlie tiseal year ending tlie 8Uth Jnne, 1884- : * Tliit^ does not include vessels trading hetweeii ports within the Dominion, hut ^/o6^« include (tn^at Britain and her colonies. BRITISH WITH CARGOES. Froitu No. of Veai^'ls. liegister. Freujht. Crew. United Kingdom 12 7,553 tons. iO,(5UJJ tons. 228 United States 28 25,3(53 '• 2,()H1 -' 640 China 2 1,440 •' 872 - 57 CANADIAN WITH CARGOES. From. No. of Vesseln. Register. Freight. Crew. United States 5 828 tons. 120 t«»ns. 41. FOREIGN WITH CARGOES, From. No. of Vesseln. Register. Freight. Grew, United Kingdom 1 G50 tons. 1,000 tons. 14 United States 460 243,287 ^' 28,852-14,246 Sandwich Islands ... 1 441 " 34 " 16 China 4 3,265 *' 2,600- 65 BRITISH IN BALLAST. From, No. 9f Vessels. Register. Freight. Crew. United States 21 25,274 tons. .... 473 Sandwich Islands .... 1 966 '' .... 17 Japan 3 2,451 " .... 51 China 1 1,031 '* .... 17 CANADIAN IN BALLAST. From. No. of Vessels. Register. Freight. Crew. United States 8 1,613 tons 122 % '<»■ N ) iH ■i 11 ;.j ^l I ym-v 82 FOREIGN IN BALLAST. United States 264 Cliili 2 Fiji Islands 1 Ssiiidwicii Islands. . Japan Mexico Cliiiui o 2 1 1 With Cakgoeh. No. IJritisli 42 Caiuuiian 5 Foreiiifn .46() T..tal 513 Vesskls in Ballast. IJi-itish 26 (.'anadian 8 Foreign 276 Total. 310 Grand Total. ..823 tisls. Register. 185,784 tons. 1,836 " 637 " Freight. Crew.. 7,922 34 15 4,144 " 2,390 - 859 '^ 77 39 15 1,385 " 18 Registei'. 34,356 tns. 828 '^ Frtiqht. 13,632 tns 120 " Crew. . 931 41 247,649 - 32,486 " 14,341 282,833 46,238 15,313 29,722 tons 1,613 " 197,035 •' 1 ■ • • • • * ■ • » • • • 558 122 8,120 228,370 • • • • 8,800' 511,203 46,238 24,113 ArPENDIX NO. VI. Port of Victoria, B. C. — StatcMiiout of vessels, British, Canadiiiu and Foreign, entered outwards for sea, at this port, during the fiscal year ending the 30tli June, 1884: BRITISH WITH CARGOES. For No. of Vt'UHeh. United Kingdom ... 6 United States 49 Ret/inter, Freif/ht. Crew. 4,053 tons. 3,751 tons. 88 52,502 " 95,692 " 1,105 CANADIAN WITH CARGOES. For No. of Vessels. United States 1 Register. Freight. 219 tons. 25 tons. Crew. 19 83 FOREIGN WITH CARGOES. For No. of vessels. Regi»ter. Freir/ht. C''ew. United States 262 195,463 tns. 119,580 tus. 8,394 China 1 800 " 492 " 10 Sandwich Islands. . . 7 4,111 " 6,965 " 86 Australia 1 904 " 8 ** 18 BRITISH IN BALLAST. For No. of vessels. Register. Freight. Crew. United States 6 4,070 tons 118 CANADIAN IN BALLAST. For No. of vessels. Register. Freight Crew. United States 9 870 tons 96 FOREIGN IN BALLAST. Foi' No. of vessels. Register. Frei^'t. Crew. United States 449 223,396 tons 13,317 RECAPITULATION. With Cargoes. No. of vessels. Register. Freight. Crew British 55 56,555 tns. 99,443 tns. 1,193 Canadian 1 219 " 25 " 19 T'oreign 271 201,278 " 130,321 " 8,508 Total 327 258,052 229,789 9,720 In BAIiIiABT. British 6 4,070 tns 118 Canadian 9 870 " .... 96 Foreign 449 223,396 " .... 13,317 Total .464 228,336 .... 13,531 Orand Total... 791 486,388 229,789 23,251 ill i M *■>* j i ilii m m l-iwi u EXPORTS. APPENDIX NO. VII. Exported foreign from the Port of Victoria, B. C, for the fiscal yeivr ending 30th Juno, 1884 : PRODUCE OF THE MINES. Gold, in dnst find bars $ 671,379 Coal, 218,850 tons 766,018 Iron Ore, 1,830 tons 3,660 Lead Ore, 8 tons 5 Total Mhios $1,441,062 Ik • If PKODUCE OF THE FISHERIES. Salmon, canned, 7,269,584 lbs $792,663 Clams, preserved, 960 lbs 120 Salmon, pickled, 1,872 barrels 15,308 Fish Oil," 39,251 gallons 15,017 Oolachans, smoked, 2,650 lbs 260 Oolachans, pickled, 10 ban'els 95 Black Cod, pickled, 500 lbs 32 Marine Fnrs 70,184 Fish Manure, 263 lbs 4 Whalebone, 40 lbs 10 Total Fisheries. $893,693 ^h*:i| PRODUCE OF THE t'OREST. Laths, Failings. &c., 588 thousand $ 1,226 Planks and Boards. 276,651 M ft 2,350 Yellow Cedar, 1,000 ft 47 Total Forest $ 3,623 85 ANIMALS AND THEIR PRODUCE. Horned Cattle, 3 in number $ 65 Horses, 1 in number 50 Leef, fresh, 27,902 lbs 2,736 Beef, salted, 19,000 lbs 1,305 Poultry 35 Furs, undressed 209,163 Hides and Skins 47,810 Tallow, 3,583 lbs 251 "Wool, 61,554 lbs 9,451 Total Animals, runn Bt. bk. Hiittio TH|>loy .lubilno Pncifie Hlojte.... Nnnnimo Muravian Haw. bk ThoH. I). Fjtstor Bt. " :8t. Lawrence.... " * 'Martha. " " FlHotwiiiK " " Kll.'n Am. Hhip Jer'li Thompflon, 1,476 7w; 96(5. l,3(Ki' l,l)7H 7flH 1,8»1 1,101,311 1 1H,1R7 2«1 .V»,H248 221 383 124 22 lt.4(IOi ' is.Jifliil 163,«4« S.H* 747 144 .•iS6 18 26.^ ir>'' 69 248 Total,.. \\M\ rt,H7».S*4 688.119 278,417 171 :U3 3»Vl,577 629.951 Mt'M.Mrt 321. Nfe I'l-i-i 1A . 8. AinAricA. Am.nhip Ht. bk t> It Ht. Mhin l\M. Da ('(»«U.. iuver (»f t ho HoHH aizaboth (>«tl«v lobu... 4U til 726 um 4^3 1,13U 225.278 44,7IM 101,133 )| •( 1 >«« 150.089 150. 2W :::::::: :::::: « «i Nor bkt ProfNouUvHkj'd Am-ahip AUce M. aliuott. 6l,i»31 •• Total. . . 6,801 3,2(H,HW 1,032,766 China. Bt. bk. Chiu See Antwerp 788 1,004 481.196 848,!13H 21.142 l6.irt) 1 j «4 20.1W 47 1 Total...l 1.792 1,829,534 iW,242 20,19»' 47 1 1 Japan. Bt. bk. Miodora 974 r.24,577 1 87 i 1 Total...! 974 1 524,577 ' 1 145,655 129,752' 1 87 80,118 82.079 Fiffi. Am. 8ch Am.briK Letetia ; 8ea Waif 246 260 (» 1 t t Total. . . we t 1 275.4HB<> ..It k* .... *« ... 1 Fr. bark Nor. I>'k Am. b'k Total... Chrywilito liady Howon .Matliilde 1 1,278 Ml,9ra HW 428,3(Jtt 81U 71(),tm3 2«),22rt "■'i25",7m llH,tt75 17'2,107 l'2,H,n\> («74 7iN.tiai Jxaii Fit'rre Htaut tf»7 582 48U,«68 370,H'25 810,488 ""it8,rtoo 21,375 48 21.3(10! 21) ...... i 1 8.845 5.77fl,3«l 873,744 U3,«'J5 296 1 1 1 OStH l,lii2 4.52,185 6.18.7'3 3m, 339 37H,2»«t 885,000 1.50,070 Hl,8fl7 »»,143 104.228 117,H24 '* " " T»'lf....f A)w.p<...rll Ut. bark Marina •• •' •• It II \t..>.riu 1 ■ • * Total... 4,545 2,74«,178 022,tl32 1 1 Cliina. TotHl... 1 nt. bark Am. b'k ()Hwiii«o rt72 M2 1,041 .505,713 7ll,H(l»l 605,008 92,717 42,W4 45,'i72 ]3,.500 3,105 ■"i53 (it'orgf F. P. Litchfield. 2,655 l,8r58J27 180.893 16.605 153 8. Africa. Ht. bark ConnauBht flJ»8 440.7U) " " .Corfu 387 234.14rt " " jGettysburg ! 1,()05| 73'2,«H» 10,000 9.437 11,250 10,360 11.'250 .50 .50 rut Total. . . _ 2,090 1.407.784 25,437 »i,m\ 150 1 1 Han FranVoAni. Bch Clara Li>?ht " " F. f. Millw.l.... 17H ii;>! 701 8,714 170 •J ("1.751 1 i ! ! Total 340 M--',.'M8 3,714 1 Total ForeiKii Bhipmonts: 23 VaBRels. 18,484 tate accuracy, at 548,520 cases ; that of California and the Alaskan coast, ac- cording to the San Francisco Commercial Herald, at 210,978 ; forming a total, including the British Columbian contribution of 255,061 cases, of 1,014,599 cases — a result, after more ac- curate enquiry, slightly differing from the computation in my Report of last year of the general yield for the year 1882. On the other hand, the yield for 1883, on the Columbia River, ammounted to 629,438 cases, as against the 548,520 of the preceding year, and 540,000 in 1881 — a result suflficiently subversive of the assertions previously made, that the salmon fishery of that important river was being gradually destroyed by over-fishing. Of the Columbia River pack for 1883, the following dispo- sition is recorded : Shipped to San Francisco 258,297 cases. do England 288,630 " do New York 56,978 " By rail to Eastern States 25,533 " 629,438 ^-•\ To this, if we add the return of the Californian and Alaskan Fisheries, estimated on the basis of last year (for I have been unable so far to procure a correct record), at 210,978 cases, we have a total yield for the Pacific Coast, including that of British Columbia before noted, of 1,036,708 cases, packed and exported in various directions during the season of 1883 — an excess over the preceding year, as nearly as can be as- certained, of 22,149 cases. h": With the fast-approaching completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, whereby direct and speedy transport east- ward will be secured, the food- fish trade of this Province must receive a notable impulse — at any season, by means of refrigerators, and during winter by even a simpler process, A large demand will necessarily arise throughout the line of the railway, where settlement has been established, and in i i: 97 Manitoba; and eastward again of the last named locality, in Ontario and elsewhere, it is probable that, during the wint(3r season, some of our sea-fishes may prove abundantly attritc- tive, and find a ready and lucrative market. Among these I may instance our salmon, caught by trolling in the salt water throughout the winter season. The quality of these fish is much appreciated here, and it is probable in these waters xilone, and the connected waters of Puget Sound, that these fish in their prime condition, can at this season be obtained. OOA.L-FISH. m During the past summer we have been greatly enlightened as to the nature of the fishery and the qualities of this fish, through the intelligent researches and practical action of Mr. James G. Swan, the Assistant United States Fish Commis- sioner, stationed at Port Townsend, in Washington Territory, (about 38 miles from Victoria, on the opposite shore of the Strait of Fuca.) This gentleman was, early in the past sum- mer, commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution of Wash- ington, to prosecute along our northern coast, and especially around Queen Charlotte Islands, researches connected with various scientific objects, and it is needless to say, received from the authorities here, every facility in furtherance of his views. I may here add, parenthetically, that the mission of Mr. Swan was very faithfully and intelligently carried out, and that, by the invitation and under the auspices of the Provincial Government, he recently delivered a public lecture in Victoria, giving a general view of his experiences. i ii 1 I One practicable and valuable result of Mr. Swan's mission has been, that he has tested and brought prominently into notice, the superior qualities, for food and market, of the coal-fish, before mentioned. While at Skidegate, at the southern end of Graham Island, the most northerly of the Queen Charlotte group, Mr. Swan employed Indians to pro- cure specimens of the fish in question. Several hundreds, caught with the hook in the deep waters on the outer shore, were soon brought in. Of these a number v/ere cured by salting in the way that cod are usually cured. Some of these were distributed in Victoria, where, by those who par- Air 98 took of them, they wei'e very highly appreciated. Four l)oxes of the remainder were despatched to Wasliingtoii by rail, and tlieir appreciation there hds l)een favorable in a high degree — and under the name of black cod, which has been substituted lor its former name, this product of our waters is now attrficting much attention abroad. The coal-fish, or "Black Cod," is not confined solely to the waters around the islands of Queen Charlotte, but is now known, or assumed, to abound at various points along the outer shore of Vancouver Islanel and as far south as Cape Flattery, as well as in the deep waters of tlie St^'ait of Fuca. I think it unquestionable, that the capture and curing of these fish for exportation will soon form a very important industry. THE HERRING OIL MANUFACTURE > ;«: Has been moderately successful. The factory at Burrard Inlet, erected at great expense, has changed hands, and is now owned by Mr. Joseph Spratt, an energetic and eterpris- ing citizen of Victoria. Under his active management, im- proved appliances for the drying of the fish scrap, for expor- tation as a fertilizer, are in process of construction ; and I da not question that ^vith the approaching season satisfactory results will be obtained. During the past season fifteen tons (jnly, have been dried, owing to tlie disarrangement, for im- provement, of the drpng apparatus. This small temporary result will be entirely absorbed by tlie local demand. Mr. Spratt, above alluded to, has also during the past year entered upon, and I trust with every prospect of success, an undertaking of a novel character — at least in this Province, though I am informed a similar undertaking has been adopted elsewhere. This is the construction of a yessel, built some- what like an enormous barge, and with the floating capacity of perhaps 400 tons. In this yes!^<4 all the appliances for cannery purposes are comprised, yiile the upper structure ■s'-.:, I; 99 embodies all the necessary accornmodatiou fov the emplo^-ees engaged in tlie prosecution of the salmon fishery. This ves- sel is propelled from point to point when necessary, by means of twin propellors, worked by the same steam pouer which at other times is employed for the purposes of the cannery. The cost of this vessel, with its adjuncts, was al)out $G0,0()0 — and on the application by Mr. Spratt for the usual license for salmon tishmg, I judged it only prudent, to give him a rov- ing commission to fish where he might see fit in the marine waters of the Province, and including, as the season might demand, the lower tidal watei's of Fraser River. The suc- cess of Mr. Spratt's new vessel (now known familiarly as "Spratt's Ark"), in its varied operations has, I believe, been so far encouraging, and gives good earnest for the future. Among other appliances on board is a system of steam boilers by means of which the oil contained in the offal of the salmon is extracted — a source of profit overlooked by the stationary canneries. The offal, a source of partial offence elsewhere, is thus satisfactorily disposed of. THE BUSINESS OF OYSTER CULTURE, Still in embryo, promises favourably. Mr. A. J. McLellan, formerly of Prince Edward Island, to whom a lease of certain tidal waters in the neigborhood of Victoria was last year granted, has gone energetically into the business. He has imported and planted out several car-loads of oysters from Boston, and there is every ground to hope that his enterprise, so far successful, will be permanently profitable. The Mud Bay Oyster Company, who had previously obtained a lease, have also, as they inform me, taken measures for planting their tract with imported stock ; and I anticipate that, with the success of these operations, a lively impetus will be given to the prosecution of the oyster industry in divers favourable positions around. r i f: i I t iji i iil .;t„ ,r *!■ m , i:, ' ■r V ' ■^u. 100 YIELD AND VALUE OF DIFFERENT FISHERIES IN THE PROVINCE OF HKiriHH COLUMBIA, IN THE YEAR 1883. nmnnnmrif n I Mill ■d by order of the President shall be charged or col- lected by consular officers for the official services to Ameri- can vessels and seamen. Consular officers shall furnish the master of everv such vt!ssel with an itemized statement of such services performed (»ii Jiccount of said vessel, with the fee so prescribed for each service;, and make a detailed report to the Secretarv of the Treasury." I i u'f 4 i: 1 ■i. 1 TONNAGE TAX. "That in lieu of the tax on tonnage of thiity c(^nts per ton per annum heretofore imposed by law, a duty of three ccmts per ton, not to exceed in the aggregate fifteen cents per ton If 1 m 106 i in any one year, is hereby imposed at each entry on all ves- sels which shall be entered in any port of the United States from any foreign port or place in North America, Central America, the West India Islands, the Bahama Islands, the Bermuda Islands, or the Sandwich Islands, or Newfound- land; and a duty of six. cents per ton, not to exceed thirty cents per ton per annum, is hereby imposed at each entry upon all vessels which shall be entered in the United States from any other foreign ports: Provided, that the President of the United States shall suspend the collection of so much of the duty herein imposed, on vessels entered from any port in the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, the Bahama Is- lands, the Bermuda Islands, the West India Islands, Mexico and Central America down to and including Aspinwall iind Panama, as may be in excess of the tonnage and lighthouse dues, or other equivalent tax or tax€>s, imposed on American vessels by the government of the foreign country in which such port is situated and shall, upon the passage of this Act, and from time to time thereafter as often as it may become necessary by reason of changes in the laws of the foreign countries above mentioned, indicate by proclamation the ports to which such suspension shall apply, and the rate or rates of tonnage duty if any to be collected under such sus- pension." ABOLITION OF MAEINE HOSPITAL DUES. I I . , ■:)..■ " That sections forty-five hundred and eighty-five, forty-five hundred and eighty-six, and forty-five hundred and eighty- even of the Revised Statutes, and all other Acts and parts of Acts providing for the assessment and collection of a hos- pital tax for seamen, are hereby repealed, and the expense of maintaining the Marine Hospital Service shall hereafter be borne by the United States out of the receipts for duties on tonnage, provided for by this Act ; and so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for that purpose." .■y , , WITHDRAWAL, FREE OF DUTY OF SUPPLIES FOR VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES. ^f***!:- "AU articles of foreigi production needed, and actually withdrawn from bonded warehouses, for supplies not includ- ing equipment of vessels of the United States engaged in the 107 United States, engaged in the foreign trade, including the trade between the Ath'intic and Pacific ports of the Uni- ted States, ma}'- be withdrawn free of duty, under such regu- lations as the Secretary of the Treasury nay prescribe." DRAWBACK ON MATEIIIALS USED IN BUILDING VESSELS. m If ■if I " When a vessel is built in the United States, on foreign account, wholly or part of foreign mnterials on which im^ poit duties have been paid, there shall be allowed on such vessel, when exported, a drawback equal in amount to the duty paid on such materials, to be ascertained under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Ten per centum of the amount of such drawback so allowed shall, however, be retained for the use of the United States by the collector paying the same." LIABILITY OF SHIP OWNERS. i "That the individual liability of a ship owner, shall be limited to the proportion of 'duj or all debts and liabilities that his individual share of the vessel bears to the whole; and tlie aggregate liabilities of jdl the owners of a vessel on account of the same shall not excec^d t\iv value of such vessels and freight pending : Provided, That this i^rovision shall not affect the liability of any owner incurred previous to the pas- sage of this act, nor prevent any claimant from joining all the owners in one action; nor shall the same apply to wages duo to persons employed by said ship owners." SHIPMENT (JF SEAMEN FOR STATED PERIODS. "That a master of a vessel in the foreign trade may engage a seaniai) at any port in tln' United States, in th.^ manner pro- vided by law, to serve on a voy.tgt) to any port, or for the round trip from and to the port of de])artui'e, or for a definite time, whatever the destination. Tlie master of a vessel mak- ing regnbtr and stat(!d tri})s between the United Stati's and a foi'eign country nniy engage; a seaman for one or more round tripa, or for a denfiite time, or on th(^ return of said vessel to the Unitcnl States may resliip such seamen for another voyage in the same vessel, in the manner provided by law, without the payment of additional fees to any otHcer for such reshipment or re-cngagoment." ■i'V 108 Kirrj^rKNT of seamen for stated i'ekiods at forogn pokts. " That every master of a vessel in the foreign trade may en- gage any seaman at any port out of tlie United States, in the manner provided by law, to serve for one or more round trips from and to the port of departure, or for a definite time, whatever the destination ; and the master of a vessel clear- ing from a port of the United States with one or more sea- men engaged in a foreign port as herein provided shall not be required to reship in a port of the United States the sea- men so engaged, or to give bond, as required by section forty- five hundred and seventy -six of the Revised Statutes, to pro- duce said seamen before a boarding officer on the return of said vessel to the United States." ABOLITION OF CAPITATION TAX ON IMMIGRANTS FROM CONTIGUOUS FOREIGN TERRITORY. *' That until the provisions of section one, chapter three hundred and seventy-six, of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, shall be made applicable to passengers coming into the United States by land carriage, said provisions shall not apply to passengers coming by vessels employed ex- clusively in the trade between the ports of the United States and the ports of the Dominion of Canada or the ports of Mexico." E \A DELIVERY OF MERCHANDISE. " When merchandise shall be imported into any port of the United States from any foreign country in vessels, and it shall appear by the bills of lading that the merchandise so imported is to be delivered immediately after the entry of the vessel, the collector of such po?-t may take possession of such merchandise and deposit the same in bonded ware- house ; and when it does not appear by the bills ot lading that the merchandise so imported is to be immediately de- livered, the collector of customs may take possession of the same and deposit it in bonded warehouse, at the request of the owner, master or consignee of the vessel, on three days' notice to such collector after the entry of the vessel." 109 FEED FOR INSPECTION OF STEAM VESSELS. " Before issuing any inspection certificate to any steamer the collector or any other chief officer of customs for the port or district shall demand and receive from the owner thereof, as a compensation for the inspection and examinations made for the year, the following sums, in addition to the fees for is- suing enrollments and licenses now allowed by law, accord- ing to the tonnage of the vessels : For each steam vessel of one hundred tons or under, ten dollars ; and for each and every ton in excess of one hundred tons, five cents, in lieu of the fees now provided by-law." UNLOADING AT PLACES NOT PORTS OF ENTRY. •tt 'm ' k' '''■■; " That vessels arriving at a port of entry in the United States, laden with coal, salt, railroad iron, and other like ar- ticles in bulk, may proceed to places within the collection district to be specially designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, by general regulations or otherwise, under the superintendence of customs officers, at the expense of the parties interested, for the purpose of unlading cargoes of the character before mentioned." i V ' p A TELEGRAPH LINE Has been constructed to Port Angeles, Pyscht, Neah Bay, Tatt osch Island and Cape Flatter}', and offices opened at those points connecting with Victoria. Vessels passing can be reported by setting their signals. Vessels in want of tug- boats will hoist the telegraph flag, or, in the absence of that, put an overhand knot in the end of their ensigns. When so reported, a tug will be sent with all possible dispatch. BILLS OP HEALTH FOR PERUVIAN PORTS. re 1 '*■!■ m Treasury Department, Washington, D. C, September, 29, 1883. To Collectors, and other Officers of Customs: You are informed that, bj a recent regulation of the Peru- vian Authorities, all vessels arriving in a Peruvian port are V^ 110 requested to be provided with a Bill of Health, certified to by the Peruvian Consul at the port of departure ; in default of which they will be subjected to quarantine and a fine. Ship masters interested should be duly notified. Chaklie J. FoLGER, Secretary. MISCELLANEOUS. APPENDIX NO. XV. DISTANCES OF PRINCIPAL POINTS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO. i i !■ 1.. From S. F. Naut. Miles. Snn Francisco, Point Bonita 7 Bolinas Point 17 Point Reyes 33 Point Tomales 49 Bodtiga Head 52 Point Arena 100 Cuffey'8 Cove 112 Mendocino Citv 122 Shelter Cove 167 Point Gordo 1.S4 Cai)e MendociiK) 19.") CapeFortnnas 200 Tahle BluiV 212 Humboldt Bay 216 Trinidad 2:);3 Crescent City 27<: C^ape St. Georjjfe 276 Hoyiie Biver 318 PortOrford 33G Caj)e Blanco 341 Coquille Biver 3()0 Cape Grej^'ory 372 Umj)(iua Biver 394 r'ape I'erpetua 433 Yaquina Bay 454 Cape Foulweather 464 Cape Lookout 486 Tillamooic Bav 499 False Tillamook 511 555 5S3 595 611 620 (531 649 661 From S. F. Naut, Miles. Tillamook Head 523 Columbia Biver Bar 540 Astoria O 1 ... Kathlamita ^ ... Oak Point ^ | ... Banier '^ ^ ... Kalama <5 '' ... St. Helena m Willamette Biver. . "i; \ ... Portland ^ I ... Cape Disappointment 545 Shoal Water Bav 569 Gray's Harbor..' 5S8 Destruction Island 634 Flattery Bocks 667 Cape Flattery (580 PortTo-wnsend.. ,- ' .... 788 Seattle ?" .... ^27 Tacoma 5 5 )- .... 850 Steilacoom ^ji 864 Olvmpia ■ 2- ' .... 885 Victoria, B. C 750 New Westminster, B, C 825 Nanaimo, B. C 8;J3 Sevniour Bapids 907 Cape Fox, Alaska 13(16 Fort Wranj^de, Alaska im Sitka, Alaska 159() Juneau, Alaska, 1726 Ill SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO. From 8. F. Naut. Miles. Kfin Francisco Point Lobos 7}4 Point Pedro. Pillar Point. 15) 2G Pif,'e()n Point 4(5 Point New Year 51 Santa Cruz 70 Monterey . . 85 Point Cypress 88 Point Sur 104 Cape San Martin 136 Piedras Blancas 154 San Simeon 160 Leffinffwells 166 Cavneos 180 Moro 185 Point Bouchon 196 Port Harford 201 From S. F, Nnnt. Mil.'t;. San Luis Obispo 212 Paso Robles Hot Springs .... 240 Point Sal 217 Point Arguello 236 Point Conception 218 Gaviota 260 Santa Barbara 288 Carpenteria 296 Ventura 311 Hueneme 321 Point Duma 344 Santa Monica 361 Point Vincent 377 San Pedro 387 Los Anegeles 408 Anaheim 396 Point Loma 475 San Diego 482 ^y hi TABLE OF DISTANCES. From Victoria to Puget Sound Porta as follows : — Victoria wharves to Brotchy Ledge Buoy 2 Point Wilson 33. Port Townsend 35. Port Ludlow 4S.5 Port Gamble 55.5 Foul Weather Bluff 61.5 Point-No-Point 66. Port Madisou 80. Seattle 5)0.5 Alki Point 94.2 Tacoma 117. Balche's Passage 124.5 Devil's Head 127.4 Moody's Point 130.1 Brown's Point lU.H Olympia 140.8 Point Defiance to Steilacoom 9. Seattle to New Tacoma 24. « k 75 Qnesnelle 75 Barkerville 75 (( « « « 7 9 2 ^ 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 ;] 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 Day rates. 1 I Night f rates. Day ). or , Night. Day rates. Night rates. Day rates. Night rates. N. n. T1h» !il)()V(' riitos arc for mcssaKcs of (on words or uiidcsr, oXL'lusiv*! of uddrcMM Mild HiKiiaturo. and twcntj-fivo cents is t\w iniiiimiim tariff ui)oii any messago. N. H. CAIMjE KATJ'-S to Great liritain, France, and several parts of Germany. 75 cts. per too rd, otlicr paits of (Jerinany and Europe. S.") cts. iii'v word— every word cofin/n — not. only in tlie einbodynient of messaj^e, but (iddresti and ni(jnnhire (//so,— all words oxceodinw ten letters count double. Office Hours :— Tiie olfice is open on week days day and ni^lit, but on Suuilays the hours are <,t (o 10:1)0 a.m.. and li to 7 p.m. I i Ill} SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISING IN riir. iUMTisii ( OLIMIUA (;azi:ti K. " For 100 words juid mulov . 24,01)5 (16 Dominion of Canada, annual payment of Subsidy to (Tovernnienl and Le^'islaturo 8.j,{'*K) 00 Dominion of Canada, annual payment of Grant per cap- ita -J-S.OOO 00 Dominion of Canada, annual i)ayment for Lands conveyed in trust 100.(100 00 Land Sales HO.OOO 00 Lund Revenue 4.000 00 Rentp, exclusive of Lunil MSO 00 Rents. Ferries 100 00 Rents, Timber Leases 7.500 00 Free Miners' Certificates 10,000 00 Mininff Receipts, f,''eneral 10.000 00 Licences 25,000 00 Fines, Forfeitures, and Fees 4,000 00 Assay Fees 1,000 00 Sale of Government Property 500 00 Reimbursements in aid 1,500 00 Miscellaneous Receipts 1,000 00 Marriage Licences 1,000 00 Road Tolls 30,000 00 Arrears of Real Estate Tax, 1 per cent, 1865, 18G6 100 00 i Mi ill ', J ? SM ■ii 'M I i^fii 114 Proviiipinl Hevcnnc Tiix H.I.IKM) (H) lltial Proporty Tax 1(;,(KM) (H» r I'riiilink' ollice H«'c«>ipts 1,500 (K) f jaw Stamps :{,5(><> '«> li«W«try Fees lO.OOO (M) I ministration HofundH laO (K) lutoroHi 2(H) IM) Survey Foph 500 (M) Asylum for the Insane 500 00 Interest on Inv(>Htments of Sinkinjj: Fund 5,0(M) 00 Forest Revenue H,(M)U 00 $ 5'20,3'.>5 m Fstimated Surplus 100,0U) (M> « (520,305 66 il '¥i ■! SniiniKiry of the h'sfintatril Kxjictalih'ir o/' flu' Fitiaiicial Year i'luling 30f/i Jii)u\ 1885. Skuv»ck. AMorxT. Puhli(^ Debt $ fio.H^;-} 00 Civil (!()V(M-nmeni (Salaries) 55.0!:0 00 Administration of Justice (Salaries) 55.S4S 00 Lc^yislation IVM) 00 I'ublic Institutions (Maintenance) 7,!»25 00 Hospitals 19.250 OU Administration of Justice (other than Salaries) :{5,7()0 00 Fducation 74,015 00 Trans])ort 2,750 00 \lv.i\\ 4H 50 llevi-nue Services 5,000 00 Pul)lic Works 254,075 00 Miscellaneous 82,750 00 $ (322.744 50