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Minutes of proceedings of the Railway Committee of the Privy Council [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1869-1904

Reference:

R164-37-9-E, RG46-B-I-1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

181612

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Railway Committee of the Privy Council

Minutes of proceedings of the Railway Committee of the Privy Council
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Date(s):

1869-1904

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.3 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of minutes covering all formal proceedings and meetings of the Railway Committee of the Privy Council from 28 January 1869 to 7 January 1904. There is no indication that there were any meetings prior to this period. These minutes are in bound volumes and are in manuscript up to the end of 1893, after which they are typed. For some of the earlier meetings, typed transcripts prepared subsequently have been added to the manuscript minutes. Exhibits such as maps and plans have occasionally been inserted in the appropriate locations. The minutes were prepared by the Permanent Secretary of the Committee, T. Trudeau, 1869-1892, and C. Schreiber, 1892-1904. Normally, the majority of the Ministers composing the Committee were in attendance, as were representatives of interested parties when controversial or important matters were under discussion. The subjects covered in these proceedings include all matters under the Committee's jurisdiction, and indeed, this very jurisdiction was on occasion the point at issue. The most frequent subjects were rights of way, new structures such as bridges and stations, the authority to construct and open new lines, railway and street crossings and their protection, safety standards, shared facilities, cases of alleged discrimination between customers, and the acquisition and expropriation of property. Absent are questions of rates, tariffs, and services, which were to be prominent in the activities of the succeeding Board of Railway Commissioners.

The proceedings are recorded in varying detail, ranging from a note of the subject and the decision in a routine matter to a verbatim transcript of debate in the case of more controversial subjects. While the correspondence relevant to the subjects under discussion is not included in the proceedings, the letter number is recorded opposite the notes of discussion.

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(Paper) Finding aid 46-1 is a handwritten bound index. 46-1

(Electronic) Finding aid 46-2 is a typed file list relating to volumes 778-782. 46-2 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/46-2_181612_vols_778-782_open.pdf

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Researchers may wish to consult the registers of letters received sub-sub-series for more information relating to the relevant letter numbers (see RG46-B-II-2, MIKAN 134723, R164-10-0-E).

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Government

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RG46-B-I-1
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG46] 778--782

[Consultation 90 Open]

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