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Record information Office of the Indian Reserve Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia [textual record]
Date:1876-1910Reference:R216-268-9-E, RG10-B-6Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:133733Date(s):1876-1910Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1.17 m of textual recordsLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:Series consists of records created and maintained by the Office of the Indian Reserve Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia.Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Canada. Office of the Indian Reserve Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia : Following a number of unsuccessful attempts to resolve the problem of Indian land in British Columbia, a three-man commission made up of Dominion and Provincial representatives and a joint commissioner was established in 1876. In 1878 the body was restructured and G. M. Sproat made sole Indian Reserve Commissioner. Upon his resignation in 1880, Peter O'Reilly was appointed to the position. The Indian Reserve Commissioner was given by Order-in-Council some discretionary power to act in alloting reserves although he was to follow suggestions of the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works (representing the provincial government) and the Indian Superintendent for British Columbia (representing the federal authority) concerning the locations to be visited and reserves established. His actions were to be subject to confirmation by these two officers and, failing their agreement, questions at issue were to be put to the Lieutenant Governor for decision. O'Reilly served as Indian Reserve Commissioner until February 1898 when his duties were assumed by A. W. Vowell who also held the post of Indian Superintendent for British Columbia. Vowell served concurrently in both offices until his retirement in 1910 at which time the positions were abolished. RG10 General InventoryAdditional information:Source of title:Title is based on the contents of the series.Accruals:No further accruals are expected.Source:GovernmentFormer archival reference no.:RG10-B-6 -
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