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MS-1950 K.R. Genn Collection Originals 1865-1970 28 m Introduction The K.R. Genn Collection is a rich source for the study of British Columbia's social and economic history. The collection consists principally of accountancy records -ledgers, journals, cash books, balance sheets, stockholders registers and the like. Included in the collection are the records of over sixty different firms, ranging from cattle companies and real estate agencies, to cigar manufacturers and automobile dealers. Also included are the records of some twenty athletic organizations, charitable foundations, and schools, as well as the personal and financial papers of many prominent individuals and estates. Altogether, MS-1950 is one of the largest and most diverse collections of its kind in the Provincial Archives of British Columbia (PABC). Provenance The diversity of this collection is due in part to the backgrounds, interests, and family connections of the accountants who created the records. The records originated with William Curtis Sampson (1850-1934). Born in England, Curtis Sampson worked as an accountant in Liverpool and London before emigrating to Canada in 1881. He worked in the offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal until 1886, then followed the railway west to Mission, BC where he established himself as a rancher. He ranched in the Fraser valley until the mid-1890s, when he became associated with the Crow's Nest Railway in the Kootenays. A few years later he set off for the Klondyke golds fields and in 1901 he settled in Victoria. There he established a successful accountancy firm, which he directed until his retirement in 1921. From the beginning, Curtis Sampson attracted a prestigious clientele. His clients included J.B. Greaves (one of the founders of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company), C.W.R. Thomson (Greave's partner and one of the founders of the Victoria Gas Works), Roderick Finlayson (son of the Hudson’s Bay Co. official), and Sarah Jane Pearse (wealthy widow of B.W. Pearse, assistant colonial surveyor). Curtis Sampson's marriage to J.D. Pemberton's daughter, Susan Harriet, also brought lustre to the firm: he became the accountant (and later trustee) of Pemberton's widow, Mrs. Theresa Jane Despard Pemberton, and financial advisor to many of the Pemberton family friends. In addition, he served as accountant and advisor to the Victoria lumber baron, J.A. Sayward. The Sayward and the Pemberton accounts were the most important of Curtis Sampson's responsibilities. Not only did they ensure his reputation among Victoria's social and financial elite; they also introduced him to a host of smaller businesses which occupied premises in the Pemberton Building [built in 1909] and the Sayward Building [erected in 1910 and hailed as Victoria's first "sky-scraper"]. Records from many of these firms are to be found in MS-1950. A native of Liverpool, Reginald Genn (1871-1953) began his career as a merchant seaman, travelling to Africa, New Zealand, and Alaska. He settled in Victoria in the early 1900s and joined Curtis Sampson's firm as an articled clerk. tie completed his articles in 1912 and in 1921 took over the firm. That same year he was elected a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, a professional organization which his mentor Curtis Sampson had helped to establish.


Reginald Genn retained many of the firm's older accounts; he administered the estates of deceased clients and looked after the financial affairs of the Pemberton and the Sayward heirs. Civically-minded and socially prominent, Genn also broadened the firm's base by serving as secretary-treasurer to various organizations and societies, such as St. Margaret's School for girls in Victoria, the Royal Colwood Golf Club, and the Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children. Kenneth Reginald Genn (1905-1981) succeeded his father, following the latter's death in 1953. A Certified Ceneral Accountant, he acted as trustee for several. of the firm's earliest accounts, while continuing to maintain the books of the Royal Colwood Golf Club and St. Margaret's School. Over the years, K.R. Genn was also active in various community organizations, the records of which form part of this collection. The organizations include the Revellers, a Victoria service club which Genn founded in 1929, the Saanich Municipality Civil Defence Association, and the Cordova Bay Community Club. Just prior to his death, K.R. Genn expressed the wish that his business papers - which then included the accumulated records of Reginald Genn and Curtis Sampson - be given to the Provincial Archives. His son, Mr. John Conti of Victoria, carried out his wishes and in 1982 the first of the Genn papers were transferred to the PABC. Other papers, some of which had been alienated to private collectors, followed over the next two years. In 2003, a single volume cashbook (v. 182A, Jul 1918 to Dec 1920), alienated from the papers prior to their transfer, was donated by Johanna Pierik. In 2004, a single volume general ledger (v. 2A, file 6, ca. 1946-1954), alienated from the papers prior to their transfer, was donated by Ronald A. Greene. Unfortunately, the documents were in complete disarray when they reached the Archives. Letters, financial reports, and balance sheets which had lain unattended for years in the basement of the Sayward Building were crammed haphazardly in large wooden crates; other records - including a large number of ledgers, journals, and cash books - bore no labels or identifying marks. However, with the assistance of Mr. Dennis Steinle, an audit accountant with the Ministry of Finance, most of the company records were restored to their original order. Arrangement Because many of the accounts overlapped, it was not possible to arrange the collection chronologically; nor was it feasible to arrange the records alphabetically, since many of the companies were absorbed by other firms or changed their names. Accordingly, it was decided to group the papers under four main categories - viz. (i) office records, (ii) records pertaining to clubs, associations, etc., (iii) business papers and (iv) papers relating to individuals and/or family estates. I. Office Records Most of the firm's administrative records originated with W. Curtis Sampson: his office records include letterbooks, diaries, and document receipt books. Reginald Genn left but one year of office correspondence, while no administrative records from K.R. Genn's period have survived. II. Records of associations, clubs, schools, etc. Documents in this category deal, for the most part, with "non-profit" organizations and societies, such as the Protestant Orphanage, Queen Alexandra Solarium, and the S.P.C.A. There are exceptions, notably iii the case of the Colwood Park Association (established to promote professional horse racing in Victoria) and the Foundation Organizations Athletic Association (which sponsored professional baseball in the city). Similarly, the Royal Colwood Golf Club and


St. Margaret's School both of which were run long business lines may seem out of place in a "non-profit" category. The activities of such organizations, however,differed from those of the retailers, manufacturers, and other firms documented in this collection, and for this reason the records of these organizations have been grouped together. III. Records of Businesses The bulk of MS-1950 consists of financial records from a wide range of companies. In some cases the records are fragmentary; in others, they are detailed and comprehensive. The records of the British Columbia Cattle Company, for example, date from 1865 and cover a period of almost seventy years: they include leases and mortgages as well as correspondence from ranch managers. The records of the Esquimalt Water Works are equally voluminous and document virtually every phase of thecompany's operations, from attracting investors to laying pipes. IV. Records of individuals and Estates Most of the papers arranged under this heading were created by Curtis Sampson and Reginald Genn. The records concern the administration of family estates and the management of personal investments by the accountants' clients. As with the business records, some of the files are incomplete. But other files - notably those pertaining to J.B. Greaves, C.W.R.Thomson, the Pembertons, the Pearses, and the Saywards -are extensive and provide a rich source for the study of family history. Valuable too, are the papers of the Rev. A.E. O'Meara, which contain detailed descriptions of missionary work in the Yukon at the turn of the century.* The above categories notwithstanding, researchers using this collection will find that there is considerable overlap between the records listed under the various headings; indeed, many files are inter-related. For example, some of Mrs. Pearse's papers concern St. Margaret's School, since the school was located on property acquired from B.W. Pearse's "Fernwood" estate. Similarly, the Pemberton family papers, the Gonzales Point Land Company records, and the records of the Victoria Golf Club are inter-related, since the land company was formed to purchase a portion of the Pemberton estate for the site of the golf course. The most striking examples of "linkages", though, are provided by the records of J.A. Sayward. Judging from his assets ledgers, Sayward may have been one of the wealthiest men in the province. In addition to the timber limits he held on Vancouver Island and the mainland. He owned several lumber mills, a fleet of sealing vessels, and a major utilities company. Included in this portfolio was the Esquimalt Water Works Company, incorporated by statute in1885 to provide water to the Royal Navy station,the Dominion drydock, and the house-holders of Esquimalt and Victoria West. Sayward was president of the company until it was expropriated by the City of Victoria in the 1920s. Sayward was also involved with the British Columbia Cattle Company, which operated a large ranch in the Chilcotin district, and the Colwood Land Company. The latter was formed with fellow magnate, James Dunsmuir, to manage the interests of the Colwood Golf Club. In addition, Sayward held shares in the Colwood Park Association, the Victoria Park Racing Association, and many other organizations documented in this collection. *O'Meara, who came from a prominent clerical family in Ontario, retired to Victoria where he died in 1928. He and Curtis Sampson may have met in the Klondyke and it is likely that the two worked together afterwards on the financial records of the Diocese of Yukon. But how O'Meara's private correspondence with Bishop Stringer, Archbishop of Rupert's Land, found its way into Curtis Sampson's accountancy files is something of a mystery.


Inter-related files are indicated by footnotes in the volume/file list that follows (pp. 1-39). To assist researchers further, two appendices have also been prepared. Appendix I consists of an alphabetical list of most of the individuals who are documented in the collection. Whenever possible, individuals' dates of birth and/or death are provided. Appendix II is an alphabetical list of the companies, organizations, etc. whose records were among K.R. Genn's papers. In each case, the firms' official names - as indicated by the BC Gazette and by records held by the Registrar of Companies - is given; as far as possible, dates of incorporation and supplementary notes for the various firms are included as well. Researchers should note that many of the volumes in the K.R. Genn collection are "over-size [i.e. larger that 40 x 26 cm.); such volumes are usually indicated by the initials "o.s." in the finding aid. However, before requesting volumes from the collection, researchers should consult the manuscripts location register in the PABC reference room. The register will indicate those volumes which have been placed on "over-size" shelves and those which have been placed in off-site storage. N.B. Maps and architectural drawings - most of which pertain to BC Cattle Company records (vols. 42 and 45) - have been transferred to Maps Division (accession number M845017).

Vol. File Subject Date

I Office Records

1 1 W. Curtis Sampson, Letterbook 1903-1906




2 2 W. Curtis Sampson, Diary 1919

2 3 W. Curtis Sampson, Journal 1919-1920

2 4 W. Curtis Sampson, Cash book 1906-1918

2A 1 W. Curtis Sampson and Reginald Genn, Document receipt book

1911-1934

2A 2 R. Genn; Articles of clerkship, power of attorney, etc. 1917-1940

2A 3 R. Genn, Miscellaneous correspondence, [A-L] 1921

2A 4 R. Genn, Miscellaneous correspondence, [M-Z] 1927

2A 5 K.R. Genn, Cash book 1936-1949

2A 6 K.R. Genn, General ledger ca. 1946-1954

II Associations, Clubs, Schools, etc.

3 1 British Columbia Protestant Orphans' Home: financial statements

1930-1933

3 2 British Columbia Protestant Orphans' Home: financial statements

1936-1948

3 3 British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: balance sheets

1930-1931

3 4 Canadian Girl Guides Association (BC Council): balance sheets

1928-1933



3 5 Cordova Bay Community Club: correspondence and receipts, 1946-1952

3 6 Cordova Bay Community Club: Correspondence and receipts 1946

3 7 Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria, BC) Buildings, Ltd. Correspondence

1929-1930

3 8 Colwood Park Association Ltd.: Ledger [See also Victoria Park Racing Association]

1927-1932

3 9 Colwood Park Association Ltd.: ledger [including Kelowna Sports Association]

1927-1932

3 10 Colwood Park Association Ltd.: payroll/time book 1931-1932

4 o.s. Colwood Park Association: journal [Collows Park Ltd., Kelowna Sports Association, Victoria Thoroughbred Association, etc.]

1927-1931

5 o.s. Colwood Park Association: cheque book/counterfoil 1932

6 o.s. Colwood Park Association: cheque book/counterfoil 1932

Foundation Organizations Athletic Association [see also Victoria City Baseball Company]

7 1 Minutes 1920-1921

7 2 Correspondence 1920-1927

7 3 Leases, insurance policies, etc.

7 4 Statements and receipts 1920-1927

7 5 Vouchers

7 6 Cash book

7 7 Cash book

7 8 Ledger

Queen Alexandra Solarium For Crippled Chilren (QAS)

8 1 Prospectus, appeals, etc 1925



8 4 Minutes and correpondence 1932-1939

8 5 Minutes and correspondence 1940-1949

8 6 Balance sheets and reports 1926-1929




9 1 Monthly statements 1929








9 9 Hospital Act Returns 1929-1934



Revellers, Inc.

10 1 Certificate of Incorporataion 1929

10 2 Membership lists 1931-1952

10 3 Dance programmes 1935-1940

10 4 Miscellaneous papers 1927-1963

10 5 Revellers Monthly Gazette, Introductory edition 1929

10 6 "Revellers' Review" 1929-1931

10 7 "Revellers' Review” 1930

10 8 "Revellers' Review" 1931






11 3 Minutes 1935-1956

11 4 Cash book 1928-1931

11 5 Cash book 1930-1933

12 1 General ledger 1928-1931

12 2 General ledger 1932-1939

Royal Colwood Golf Club [RCGC] [see also Colwood Land Company Ltd.]

13 1 By-laws, deeds, certificates of incorporation

13 2 Correspondence, [A-C] 1915-1919

13 3 Correspondence, [D-G] 1915-1919

13 4 Correspondence, [H-L] 1975-1919

13 5 Correspondence, [M-N] 1915-1919

13 6 Correspondence, [O-R] 1915-1919

13 7 Correspondence, [S] 1915-1919

13 8 Correspondence, [T-Z] 1915-1919

14 1 Correspondence, [A-D] 1919-1920

14 2 Correspondence, [E-L] 1919-1920

14 3 Correspondence, [M-Z] 1919-1920

14 4 Correspondence, [A-B] 1920-1921

14 5 Correspondence, [C-F] 1920-1921.

14 6 Correspondence, [G-K] 1920-1921

14 7 Correspondence, [L-Ml 1920-1921

14 8 Correspondence, [N-R] 1920-1921

14 9 Correspondence, [S] 1920-1921

14 10 Correspondence, [T-Z] 1920-1921



15 1 Correspondence [1/3] 1934





15 4 Correspondence [1/2] 1935-1939


15 6 Applications for secretary 1931

15 7 Applications for "Pro" 1934

15 8 Applications for secretary 1941

15 9 Applications for membership 1933-1934

15 10 Applications for membership 1935

15 11 Annual reports 1920-1931

15 12 By-laws 1961

16 o.s. Minute book 1920-1946

17 1 Balance sheets 1976-1922

17 2 Balance sheets 1932





17 7 Balauce sheets 1941-1942







18 5 Monthly statements 1928-1931








19 6 Journal 1914-1917

19 7 Journal 1917-1919

20 o.s. Journal 1929-1952

21 1 St. John Ambulance Association: balance sheets 1940-1949

21 2 St. John Ambulance Association - BC Council: balance sheets 1950-1956

21 3 St. Joseph's Hospital: financial statements 1928-1931

St. Margaret's school site Company (SMS)

22 1 Certificates of Incorporation [1911]



22 2 Minutes and Reports 1911-1925

22 3 Share certificates, dabentares 1911

22 4 Deeds, agreements, etc. 1911



23 2 Deeds, agreements, etc. 1919-1922

23 3 Correspondence and reports 1924

23 4 Correspondence and reports 1925


23 6 Register of debentures No Date

St. Margaret' s School Company

24 Share certificates 1925-1940

25 1 Correspondence 1925



25 4 Correspondence and reports 1934-1940

25 5 Deed, declaration, Certificate of Incorporation 1941-1942









26 1 Staff (general) 1947-1959

26 2 Staff (general) 1960-1964

26 3 Staff - pensions and salaries 1945-1965

26 4 Staff - applications for secretary 1953

26 5 Staff - applications for gardener 1957

26 6 Staff - Assistant Headmistress (Kenderdine) 1958-1959

26 7 Staff - Applications for Headmistress 1960

26 8 Old Girls Association/Parents' Association 1953-1962

27 1 Correspondence re debentures 1943-1949

27 2 Correspondence re debentures 1950-1961

27 3 Accounts receivable Collected in full 1945-1954

27 4 Accounts receivable 1946-1956

27 5 Accounts receivable 1957-1962

27 6 Accounts receivable (doubtfull) 1948-1952

27 7 Accounts receivable (uncollectable) 1944-1950

27 8 Income tax returns 1928-1948

27 9 Banking 1946-1961



28 1 Insurance 1943-1946

28 2 Insurance claims 1943-1956

28 3 Repairs 1943-1960

28 4 Fees 1958-1967

28 5 Taxes 1957

28 6 Fernwood property 1956-1965

28 7 Relocation survey 1956

28 8 Playing field 1957

28 9 Feasibility report, school accommodation 1963

28 10 Norfolk School Assets 1964

28 11 New School building 1969-1970

29 1 By-laws

29 2 Minute book 1925-1936

29 3 Minute book 1937-1942

29 4 Minute book 1942-1957

29 5 Minutes 1957-1966

29 6 Minutes 1967-1969

29 7 Minutes 1970-1971

30 1 Draft minutes 1956-1957

















Seniors' North West Golf Association

33 1 Papers 1923-1928

Union Club (Victoria, BC)

33 2 Correspondence, balance sheets, etc 1907-1929





34 3 Miscellaneous

34 4 Player's contracts

34 S Telgrams received

34 6 Telegram message hook

34 7 Baseball guide

34 8 Share certificate register

34 9 Balance sheet and records of season 1921

35 1 Ledger

35 2 Journal

35 3 Synoptic

35 4 Pass book

35 5 Cheque register

36 1 Vouchers [1/7] 1921

36 2 Vouchers [2/7] 1921

36 3 Vouchers [3/7] 1921

36 4 Vouchers [4/7] 1921

36 5 Vouchers [5/7] 1921

36 6 Vouchers [6/7] 1921

36 7 Vouchers [7/7] 1921

36 8 Receipts

Victoria Golf Club [see also Gonzales Point Land Company]

37 1 Miscellaneous notes and correspondence 1919-1935

37 2 Annual Reports 1920-1930; 1933-1935

37 3 Constitution, by-laws, lists of officers 1921-1940






37 9 Journal 1916-1925

Victoria Park Racing Association Ltd.




38 4 By-laws, reports, correspondence, etc. 1921-1929

38 5 Indentures, deeds, affidavits, etc. 1925-1932


38 7 Miscellaneous receipts and newsclippings

38 8 Liquidation vouchers, receipts, etc 1929-1932

Victoria Symphony Society


39 2 Finance committee minutes 1959-1960



Victoria Thoroughbred Association


III. Businesses

40 1 Albion Iron Works (in liquidation) 1910-1921

40 2 B. Wilson Co. Ltd. [cold storage, Victoria, BC] 1942

40 3 Beach Hotel Co. Ltd. 1927-1929

40 4 Beaverton Sulphide Mining Co. Ltd., Articles of Association 1899

40 5 Beaverton Sulphide Mining Co. Ltd., Minute book 1899

40 6 Big Bar Sheep and Wool Co. Ltd. 1925-1929

Boundary and Beaverton Mining Co. Ltd.

41 1 Minutes, agreements, etc. 1899-1900


41 3 Correspondence Jan-Jun 1899

41 4 Correspondence Jul-Sep 1899

41 5 Correspondence Oct-Dec 1899



41 8 Shareholders 1899-1904

41 9 Stock ledger and journal 1899-1900

British Columbia Cattle Company, Ltd.

42 1 "Sundry old Agreements, Mortgages and other papers" 1865-1868

42 2 "Sundry old agreements, etc." 1876-1877

42 3 "Sundry old agreements, etc 1880-1885





42 8 Certificate of Incorporation 5 Nov 1890

42 9 By-laws 1890

42 10 Trust Deed per BC Land and Investment Agency, Ltd. 1902

42 11 Schedule of Deeds to Curtis Sampson 1912

42 12 Miscellaneous leases, mortgages, and agreements 1911-1941



43 3 Correspondence 1900-1902, 1906

43 4 Correspondence [A-B] 1912-1917

43 5 Correspondence [C-F] 1912-1917

43 6 Correspondence [G-J] 1912-1917

43 7 Correspondence [K-W] 1912-1917

43 8 Correspondence (F.G. Ellis) 1918-1919



44 1 Correspondence (F.G. Ellis) 1920

44 2 Correspondence (F.G. Ellis) 1921-1922; 1927

44 3 Correspondence (L.C. Hannon) 1922





44 8 Correspondence (L.C. Hannon) 1927-1928; 1932-1934

44 9 Miscellaneous correspondence 1919-1920




45 1 Minute book 1908-1942

45 2 Share Certificate book 1891-1918

45 3 Share Certificates [blank] 1890-1902

45 4 Forms "E" (Summary of Shares; lists of shareholders) 1915-1921; 1928-1933

45 5 Shareholders' ledger/register 1918-1921

45 6 Mortgage debentures 1902-1904

45 7 Certificates of Purchse 1906

45 Certificates of improvement 1908

45 8 Papers re sale of Captain John Irving's interests to J.A. Sayward

1915

45 9 Specifications for Canoe Creek Ranch House 1915

45 10 Correspondence re sale of ranch 1920-1927

45 11 Papers re sale of ranch to Kenworthy and Koster 1927-1934

46 1 Correspondence re: cattle sales, etc. 1919-1927

46 2 Correspondence re water and timber rights 1912-1917

46 3 Correspondence re water and timber rights 1926-1927

46 4 Correspondence re leases, etc. 1919-1928

46 5 Correspondence, Bank of Montreal 1925-1927

46 6 Correspondence, Bank of Montreal 1921-1924

46 7 American Short Horn Breeders' Certificates 1909


47 2 Balance sheets 1921-1925; 1928-1933; 1942

47 3 Tax returns 1919-1924

47 4 Tax returns 1925-1932

47 5 Sundry papers and receipts 1927-1933

47 6 Bank statements 1928-1933

48 1 Journal 1899-1902



48 2 Ledger 1899-1908

49 1 Ledger 1908-1909

49 2 Ledger 1910-1918

49 3 Journal 1910-1942

49 4 Bank books [2]

49 5 Deposit book 1913-1917

50 1 Vouchers and receipts 1904-1906









51 5 Vouchers and receipts 1921


52 1 Vouchers and receipts 1922





Canadian Puget Sound Lumber Co. (Victoria, BC)

53 1 Papers 1911-1915

53 2 Liquidation paper 1916-1919

Canada West Loan Co. Ltd., (Victoria, BC)

53 3 Papers 1920-1927

Canadian Western Woodworkers, Ltd.

53 4 Papers 1919-1920

Charcuterie Francaise (Dufleit Bros. Delicatessen, Victoria, BC)

53 5 Papers 1930-1932

Clay’s Tea Rooms (Victoria, B.C)

53 6 Papers 1912-1921

Colwood Land Company [See also Royal Colwood Golf]

54 1 Articles of Association

54 2 Shareholders 1914-1919

54 3 Leases, agreements, etc. 1918-1952






54 7 Ledger 1913-1914

54 8 James Dunsmuir and J .A. Sayward Joint Account, Ledger 1914-1975

54 9 James Dunsmuir and J.A. Sayward Joint Account, Journal, 1914-1922

54 10 James Dunsmuir and J.A. Sayward Joint- Account, Journal 1914-1917

54 11 Dunsmuir and Sayward Joint Account, Cash book 1914-1922

55 1 Share certificate-register [oversize] 1913

Daphne [Mining] Syndicate

56 1 Papers 1941

Douglas, MacKay and Co. (Victoria) Ltd.

56 2 Insurance and Real Estate 1939-1940

Douglas Street Land Co. Ltd. (Victoria)

56 3 Papers 1925-1931

Duncan Utilities Ltd. [See also Nanaimo-Ducan Utilities Ltd.]




East Whitewater Mining Co. Ltd.

56 7 Minutes 1899

Esquimalt Water Works Company [EwwCo.]

57 o.s. Minute book 1885-1946

58 1 "Index to Archives" [i.e. documents in company safe].

58 2 By-laws and regulations 1887

58 3 Miscellaneous indentures and agreements 1892-1915

58 4 Miscellaneous indentures and agreements 1923-1925

58 5 Powers of attorney, proxy votes, probates, etc, 1902-1926

58 6 Powers of attorney, proxy votes, probates, etc. 1902-1926

58 7 "Principal data concerning construction and operation of system,"

Jul 1914

58 8 James Dunsmuir Mortgage 1897-1922

58 9 Dunsmuir mortgage 1924-1925

59 1 Correspondence with BC Electric Railway re: water shortage at Goldstream

1907-1915

59 2 J.A. Sayward, miscellaneous papers 1912-1930

59 3 Schedule of shareholders 1911; 1926-1927

59 4 Schedule of dividends paid 1892-1926

59 4 Dividend payment receipts 1924



59 4 Statement of profits 1917-1925

59 5 Stock ledger 1886-1911

59 6 Stock journal 1886-1930

60 Share certificate receipt books 1887-1931

61 o.s. Register of shareholder 1892-1930

62 1 Legal opinion, re: E and N Railway subsidy lands 1905

62 2 Legal opinions re: EWWCo vs. City of Victoria 1905

62 3 Judgement of the Hon. Mr. Justice Duff re: EWWCo. vs. City of Victoria

1905

62 4 Appeal Book: BC Supreme Court - EWWCo vs. City of Victoria 1906

62 5 Report of BC Supreme Court decision: EWWCo vs. City of Victoria

1907

62 6 Appeal to Judicial Committee of Privy Council documents 1907

62 7 Judgement of Judicial Committee of Privy Council re: EWWCo. vs. City of Victoria

1907

63 1 Correspondence with City of Victoria re: sale of water 1893-1909

63 2 Correspondence re possible sale to City of Victoria, 1909

63 3 Correspondence between EWWCo and City of Victoria re possible purchase of company

1903-1909

63 4 Victoria City Water Works Report 1910

63 5 Legal Expenses 1909-1922

63 6 Newspaper clippings re: complaints from Victoria City officials 1916-1925

63 7 Reports 1924-1925

63 8 Documents and correspondence re: expropriation by City of Victoria

1916-1925

Esquimalt Water Works Company

63 9 Documents, contracts, etc. turned over to City of Victoria Aug 1925

63 10 Agreement with City of Victoria 1929

Esquimalt Water Works Company [In Liquidation]

64 1 Legal documents - dividend sheets 1925-1931

64 2 Balance sheets 1927-1930; 1942-1944


64 4 Miscellaneous receipts

64 5 Miscellaneous bank statements 1943-1944

64 6 Miscellaneous correspondence 1944

64 liquidator's final statement 1946

65 o.s. Memoranda of Agreement re: amortization of shares 1926-1939

Esquimalt Water Works Company [EWWCo.]

66 1 Letters 1894-1900



66 2 Letters 1905-1907

66 3 Letters 1901-1903

66 4 Letters 1904

66 5 Letters 1905-1908

66 6 Letters 1909

67 1 Letters 1910

67 2 Letters 1910-1911

67 3 Letters [1/3] 1911-1912

67 4 Letters [2/3] 1911-1912

67 5 Letters [3/3] 1911-1912

68 1 Letters [1/3] 1912-1913

68 2 Letters [2/3] 1912-1913

68 3 Letters [3/3] 1912-1913

68 4 Letters [1/3] 1913-1914

68 5 Letters [2/3] 1913-1914

68 6 Letters [3/3] 1913-1914

69 1 Letters [1/2] 1914-1915

69 2 Letters [2/2] 1914-1915

69 3 Letters [1/3] 1915-1918

69 4 Letters [2/3] 1915-1918

69 5 Letters [3/3] 1915-1918

69 6 Letters [1/3] 1918-1919

70 1 Letters [2/3] 1918-1919

70 2 Letters [3/3] 1918-1919

70 3 Letters [1/2] 1919-1920

70 4 Letters [2/2] 1919-1920

70 5 Letters [1/2] 1921-1922

70 6 Letters [2/2] 1921-1922

71 1 Letters [1/3] 1923-1924

71 2 Letters [2/3] 1923-1924

71 3 Letters [3/3] 1923-1924


71 4 Letters 1925-1931

71 5 Letters 1931-1934

Esquipalt Water Works Company

72 Letterbook 1908-1908






74 1 Letterbook (includes work memos) 1919-1922, 1912-1913

74 2 Letterbook 1922-1926

75 1 Employees time book 1887-1907



75 4 Pay Roll Sheets: "Hindoo Labour" 1911

75 5 Pay Roll Sheets: “White Labour” 1911

76 1 Stores sheets [1/3]



76 4 Meter book 1913-1915

76 5 Meter book 1922-1924

76 6 Bank deposit books 1886-1906; 1907-1910



76A 1 Metered services 1893-1916

77 1 Ledger 1886-1895

77 2 Journal 1886-1895

77 2 Cash book 1929-1942

77 3 Day book 1886-1895

78 1 Ledger 1895-1935

78 2 Journal 1895-1905

78 3 Petty cash book 1901-1918; 1925

79 1 Day Book 1895-1905

80 o.s. Ledger 1905-1913

81 o. s. Day book 1905-1913

82 o.s. Cash book 1911-1914

83 o.s General Ledger 1913-1923

84 o.s. Journal 1905-1944

85 o.s. Cash book 1914-1929

86 o.s. Synoptic 1913-1920



87 o.s. Rapid Trial, Balance and Recapitulation 1917-1925


88 Journal 1942-1946

Esquimalt Water Works Company

89 1 Applications (for domestic water supply) 1887-1889

89 2 Applications 1890-1892






91 1 Vouchers [1/3] 1886-1894

91 2 Vouchers [2/3] 1886-1894

91 3 Vouchers [3/3] 1886-1894

91 4 Vouchers [1/3] 1887-1891

91 5 Vouchers [2/3] 1887-1891

91 6 Vouchers [3/3] 1887-1891

92 1 Vouchers [1/2] 1894-1896

92 2 Vouchers [2/2] 1894-1896

92 3 Vouchers [1/3] 1897-1898

92 4 Vouchers [2/3] 1897-1898

92 5 Vouchers [3/3] 1897-1898

92 6 Vouchers [1/2] 1899-1901

92 7 Vouchers [2/2] 1899-1901

93 1 Vouchers [1/2] 1901-1902

93 2 Vouchers [2/2] 1901-1902

93 3 Vouchers [1/2] 1902-1903

93 4 Vouchers [2/2] 1902-1903

93 5 Vouchers [1/2] 1906-1907

93 6 Vouchers [2/2] 1906-1907

94 1 Vouchers [1/2] 1907-1908

94 2 Vouchers [2/2] 1908-1908

94 3 Vouchers [1/3] 1908-1909

94 4 Vouchers [2/3] 1908-1909

94 5 Vouchers [3/3] 1908-1909

94 6 Vouchers [1/5] 1909-1910

94 7 Vouchers [2/2] 1909-1910

95 1 Vouchers [3/5] 1909-1910

95 2 Vouchers [4/5] 1909-1910



95 3 Vouchers [5/5] 1909-1910

95 4 Vouchers [1/4] 1910

95 5 Vouchers [2/4 1910

95 6 Vouchers [3/4] 1910

96 1 Vouchers [4/4] 1910

96 2 Vouchers and Receipts 1970-1911

96 3-5 Vouchers 1911

97 1 Eve Brothers Ltd. (Auto dealers, Victoria, BC) 1930-1932

Fairfield Greenhouses Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

97 2 Correspondence, balance sheets 1929-1930

97 3 Cashbook 1930

97 4 Ledger/journal 1930

97 5 George Straith Ltd. (Clothiers, Victoria, BC) 1932-1933

97A Gonzales Point Land Co. Ltd. [see also Victoria Golf Club]

97A 1 Journal 1906-1926

97A 2 Ledger 1906-1926

97A 3 Cash book 1906-1926

97A 4 Income Tax Returns 1919-1928

97A 5 Hoyle Ltd. (tobacconist and confectioner, Victoria, BC) 1920-1921

Hupmobile Sales and Service Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

97A 6 miscellaneous papers 1930-1932

97A 7 ledger sheets 1930-1931

98 os. Synoptic 1930-1931

Hutchison Brothers and Co. Ltd. (machine shop/foundry), Victoria, BC


99 2-3 In liquidation 1920

99 4-5 In liquidation correspondence

99 6 Miscellaneous 1918-1923

Hutchison Brothers Ltd.

100 1 General ledger and sales sheets

100 2 General ledger and sales sheets

100 3 Purchase sheets

100 4 Purchase sheets

100 5 Stock book 1920

100 6 Stock book 1920

100 7 In liquidation - cancelled cheques

101 o.s. Ledger/journal 1907-1911



102 Cash book 1919-1921

Island Realty Company Ltd.

103 1 Memoranda of association, correspondence, etc. 1906-1915

103 2 Minute book 1906-1907

J.B. Hodgins Ltd. (druggist, Nanaimo, BC)




103 6 Joseph Summer and Sons, Ltd. (art goods, Victoria, B.C) 1939

103 7 Kootenay Shingle Co. Ltd. (Salmo, BC), Balance sheets 1912-1917

103 8 Kootenay Shingle Co. Ltd. (Salmo, BC), Balance sheets 1920-1928

104 Kurtz and Co. (cigar manufacturers, Victoria, BC), Ledger 1892-1895

Maple Leaf Fountain (Raymond Kalfus, Victoria, B.C)


105 2 Balance sheet 1937-1938




105 6 BaInace sheets 1945-1946


105 8 Mount Baker Hotel Co. Ltd. (Oak bay, Victoria, BC), 1892

Nanaimo- Duncan Utilities, Ltd. [See also Duncan Utilities Ltd.] 1912-1935

106 1 Nanaimo Gas and Power Co. Ltd., Correspondence and reports

1916-1919

106 2 Nanaimo Electric: Light, Power and Heating Co. Ltd., Correspondence

1912-1920

106 3 Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating Co. Ltd., Correspondence and reports

1926-1932

106 4 Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating Co. Ltd., Correspondence

1932-1934

106 5 Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating Co., Ltd., Corresponc;ence

1932-1934

106 6 Ivanaimo Electric Light, Poorer and Heating Co., Ltd., Miscellaneous reports

1924-1934

106 7 Nanaimo Electric Light, Power, and Beating Co. Ltd., Tax: returns

1923-1929

107 1 Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating Co, balance sheets 1912-1919

107 2 Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Healing Co., balance sheets 1919-1925



107 5 Nanaimo Duncan Utilities Ltd: Notes re sale to Canadian Western Natural Gas, Light, Heat and Power Co. (Calgary).



107 7 Additional correspondence 1925-1934

National Motor Company Ltd. (Victoria, BC) [See also National Properties, Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

108 1 Balance sheets, inventories, etc. 1924-1928

108 2 Balance sheets, inventories, etc. 1929-1935






108 8 Agreements 1950

National Paper Box Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) [See also Sidney Roofing and Paper Co. Ltd.]

109 1 Balance sheets, etc. 1926-1936





109 6 Employees' Association 1938-1945

National Properties, Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

109 7 National Properties, Ltd. (Victoria, BC) 1927-1945

Nimpkish Lake Logging company, Ltd. [NLLCo]

110 1 Memorandum and Articles of association 1908

110 2 Inventories 1907-1914







110 9 Agreements, resolutions, etc.



Nimpkish Lake Logging Company Ltd.







111 7 Synoptic 1920-1927

112 o.s. Ledger 1908-1921



113 o. s. Cash journal 1909-1920

114 o.s. Surveyor’s report on Timber Limits, Clayoquot District 1912

115 1 Pacific Flowers Ltd. (Victoria, BC) 1943-1949

Pacific Northwest Development Co. Ltd. (Victoria, BC) [See also Western Realty Co. Ltd.]

115 2 Memo of Association, account book 1925

115 3 Ledger 1925-1930

115 4 Journal 1925-1928

115 5 Ptarmigan Mines, Ltd 1913-1916

115 6 Rithet Consolidated Ltd. 1941

115 7 Robert Porter and Sons, Ltd: Balance sheets 1934-1939

115 8 Robert Porter F. Sons, Ltd.: Balance sheets 1940-1945

115 9 Rockland Estates (Victoria, BC), Balance sheets 1939

115 10 Royal Furniture Co. Ltd. (Victoria, BC) 1915-1916

115 11 Scottish Logging Co. Ltd., Correspondence and balance sheets 1923-1932

115 12 Scottish Logging Co. Ltd., Journal 1923-1934

Seaford Estates Ltd., (Victoria, BC)


116 2 Ledger 1930-1944

116 3 Journal 1930-1944

116 4 Ledger 1945-1948

116 5 Journal 1945-1948

Sidney Roofing and Paper Co. Ltd. (Victoria, BC) [See also National Paper Box Ltd.]




Sidney Water and Power Co. Ltd.

117 1 Shareholders




117 5 Balance sheets 1940; 1945

117 6 Miscellaneous receipts 1912-1922

Silver Cord Mining Co. Ltd.

117 7 Ledger 1908-1933

Stapledon and Carter Ltd. (Electrical Engineers, Victoria, BC)

118 1 Correspondence, etc.





118 4 Insurance policies 1926

118 5 Synoptic 1923-1926

119 General Ledger

120 7 Vouchers 1926

120 2 Vouchers 1926

120 3 Vouchers 1926

120 4 Vouchers 1926

120 5 Vouchers 1926

Stapledon and Carter Ltd.

120 6 Vouchers 1926

120 7 Vouchers 1926

Standard Steam Laundry Ltd., (Victoria, BC)

121 1 Standard Steam Laundry Ltd., (Victoria, BC) 1910; 1939

Thomas H. Weeks and Sons Ltd. (auto dealers, Nanaimo, BC)

121 2 Correspondence and indenture 1931-1931

121 3 Inventory and Ledger sheets 1930-1931


121 5 Working papers

122 1 Vancouver Island Rock Gas Distributors, Ltd. 1928-1929

122 2 Vancouver Island Towing Company 1918-1919

Victoria Box and Paper Ltd.





123 1 Victoria Finance Co. Ltd., Assets Ledger 1925-1932

123 2 Victoria Finance Co. Ltd., Journal 1932-1934

123 3 Victoria Fish Meal and Fertilizer Co. 1931

123 4 Victoria Motor Boat and Repair Works, Ltd. 1931

123 5 Victoria Motor Transport Ltd. 1920

Victoria Wineries (BC) Ltd.



W. & J. Wilson (Clothiers, Victoria, BC)


124 2 Trial balance and monthly statements 1932-1933




Wace and Williams (farmers, Cobble Hill, BC)

124 4 Agreements 1922


124 6 Account book

Weiler Furniture, Co. Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

124 7 Weiler Furniture, Co. Ltd. (Victoria, BC) 1923

Western Motor and Supply company Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

124 8 In voluntary liquidations 1914-1916

Western Realty Company Ltd. (Victoria, BC)

124 9 Miscellaneous papers 1925-1929

124 10 Ledger 1925-1927

124 11 Journal 1925-1928

William Cathcart Company Ltd. (shoestore,Victoria, BC)

124 12 William Cathcart Company Ltd. (shoestore,Victoria, BC) 1926

Wilson and Cabeldu Ltd. (Auto dealers, Victoria, BC)

124 13 Wilson and Cabeldu Ltd. (Auto dealers, Victoria, BC) 1940-1941

IV. Individuals and Estates

125 1 Byrnes, George, Estate of 1931-1934

125 2 Byrnes estate, receipts etc.

125 3 Byrnes estate, receipts etc.

125 4 Cornwall, Clement Francis: Estate. Statement of Affairs 1936

125 5 Deane-Drumnond, Mrs. S.T., Correspondence 1925-1929

125 6 Deane-Drummond, Mrs. Sophie, Balance sheets 1921-1929, 1939-1941

125 7 Deane-Drummond, S.T., Misc. financial papers 1927; 1949

125 8 Deane-Drummond, Mrs. S.T., Estate of: statements 1959

125 9 Dewdney, Hon. E. and Luxton, A.P. 1928

125 10 Dumbleton, Henry (estate) 1915-1922

125 11 Elliston, Peter (estate). Statement of Accounts 1915

125 12 Erb, Ludwig Emil (estate). Balance sheets 1920-1929

125 13 Finlayson, Roderick (estate). Misc. receipts and correspondence

126 o.s. Roderick Finlayson (estate). Assets ledger/cash book 1892-1914

127 o.s. Roderick Finlayson. Assets Ledger 1890-1891

128 o.s. Finlayson Journal 1892-1900

129 o.s. Finlayson Journal 1900-1914



130 o.s. Roderick Finalyson (Estate). Trial Balance Book 1892-1911

131 o.s. Finlayson Cash book 1903-1915

132 o.s. Finlayson Estate. Cash book 1892-1902

Joseph Blackbourne Greaves

133 1 Personal Correspondence 1887-1915

133 2 A.W. Strickland Correspondence 1911-1912

133 3 A.W. Strickland Correspondence 1913

133 4 A.W. Strickland Correspondence 1914-1915

133 5 Misc. financial papers 1903-1908



133 8 Douglas Lake Cattle Co., Ledger, correspondence and financial. Statements

1884-1896

133 9 Douglas Lake Cattle Co., Balance sheet 1908-1910

133 10 Correspondence re will and Power of Attorney 1915


134 1 Assets ledger 1900-1915

134 2 Ledger 1913-1915

134 3 Bank of British Columbia accountbook, 1899-1907

134 4 Bank of British Columbia/Canadian Bank of Commerce account book

1899-1912

134 5 Canadian Bank of Commerce, Account book 1913-1914

134 6 Canadian Bank of Commerce, Account book 1915

134 7 Canadian Bank of Commerce, cheque book 1912-1915

134 8 Bank of Montreal, Cheque book/pass book 1909

J.B. Greaves Estate

135 1 Correspondence "A - B" 1918-1928

135 2 Correspondence "C" 1918-1928

135 3 Correspondence "D - G" 1918-1928

135 4 Correspondence "H - R" 1918-1928

135 5 Correspondence "S - Z" 1918-1928

135 6 Misc. Correspondence 1918-1928

135 7 Mary Austin (nee Greaves) Trust 1909-1936

136 1 Balance sheets, Statement of Accounts 1915-1919

136 2 Balance sheets, Statement of Accounts 1919-1927

136 3 Vouchers I

136 4 Vouchers II

136 5 Vouchers III

136 6 Vouchers IV

137 1 Halsall, Ernest, B. Miscellaneous paper 1907-1926



137 2 Ernest B. Halsall, Papers re Victoria Sealing Company 1917-1921

137 3 Hind, John 1921-1932

137 4 Jackson, Robert Edwin (Estate) 1916-1922

137 5 Leask, George Ogilvie (Estate): Correspondence 1912-1917

137 6 Leask, George Ogilvie (Estate): Receipts

137 7 Leask, George Ogilvie (Estate) Creditors

137 8 Leask, George Ogilvie (Estate) Cash book

137 9 Lewis, Mrs. H.M.Y.: Inventory of Furniture and effects

138 Lubbe Theodore [dealer in raw furs], Day book [See also Esquimalt Water Work; Co. and J.A. Sayward]

1882-1892

139 Lubbe [?] Journal 1886-1906

140 Lubbe [?] Ledger 1886-1903

141 1 Margeson, A.R. (Estate) 1917-1922

141 2 O’Meara, Rev. Arthur Eugene: "Important personal papers" (ordination, will etc.)

141 3 O'Meara, Rev. A.E., Graduation certificate [oversize] 1892

141 4 O'Meara, Rev. A.E., Addresses, etc 1897

141 5 O'Meara, Rev. A.E., Correspondence outward re: Diocese of Yukon

1907-1909

141 6 O'Meara, Rev. A.E., Correspondence from bishop Stringer 1906-1907

141 7 O'Meara, Rev. A.E., correspondence with Bishop Stringer 1908

141 8 O'Meara, Rev. A.E., Correspondence with Bishop Stringer 1909

141 9 O’Meara, Rev. A.E., Correspondence with Bishop Stringer 1910

141 10 O'Meara: Diocese. of Yukon: Financial Statements 1908-1909

141 11 O'Meara: Misc. "personal and Private" [financial] papers 1900-1908

141 12 O'Meara: Correspondence and vouchers

141 13 Orr, Frederick G. 1921-1922

141 14 Pawson, John (Estate)

Benjamin William Pearse (Estate) [See also Pearse Estate Cashbook/journal 1902-1943; ledger 1902-1941]

142 1 BC Supreme Court Order re: legacies 1901-1902




142 5 Receipts and disbursements 1946-1948

142 6 Balance sheets 1902-1924, 1933-1937




142 10 Vouchers 1902-1908

142 11 Vouchers 1902-1908

Mrs. Sarah Jane Pearse




143 2 Will, codicils 1954

143 3 Newport Ave., Guesthouse mortgage 1926-1929





143 8 Sarah Jane Pearse and Benjamin William Pearse wills [Note: accession 2017.110]

1902, 1954

Joseph Despard Pemberton Estate [Pemberton Estates Journal, 1912-1958 and miscellaneous financial records. 88-0059-69>75]

144 1 Will & Codicils

144 2 Auditors' Report on Accounts 1908

144 3 Auditors' Report on Accounts 1908

144 4 Correspondence re Trustees 1916-1918

144 5 Legal opinions re taxation 1918

144 6 "Gonzales" – management and sales 1918-1922

144 7 Legal opinions re partition 1918

144 8 Agreement with F.B. Pemberton 1921

144 9 Appointment of new trustees 1922

145 1 Minutes of Trustees meetings 1918-1932

145 2 Minutes of trustees meetings 1923-1928

145 3 Minutes of Estate Trustees 1934-1937

146 1 Correspondence, indentures, agreements with beneficiaries 1918-1932

146 2 Correspondence, indentures, agreements with beneficiaries 1918-1932


146 4 Correspondence With Mrs. A.G. Beavan 1927-1922

146 5 Correspondence with Mrs. Deane-Drummond 1922





J.D. Pemberton Estate

147 1 Annual Statements 1934-1938

147 2 Annual Statements 1939-1943




147 6 Statements for Mrs. A. Beaven and Mrs. S.T. Deane-Drummond

147 7 Counterfoil

148 1 Leases and indentures 1900-1920






148 5 Norfolk House School lease 1931-1935

148 6 Re: Section 70, Coldstream - George Oliver

148 7 Re: Lot 13, Plan 821, Fairfield Farm, 1064 Southgate

149 1 Castle Block (629-637 Fort St)

149 2 Castle Block

149 3 Fawcett Block

149 4 Pemberton Bldg., 625 Fort, Leases, Correspondence, etc.

149 5 Pemberton Building

149 6 Pemberton Building, Operating statements 1942-1946

149 7 Pemberton Building, Pacific Club 1910-1946

150 Pemberton Building, Tenants' ledger 1911-1942

151 Cash book 1947-1949

Theresa J.D. Pemberton Estate

152 1 Disclaimer of Trusteeship and Renounciation of Probate by W.P.D. Pemberton

1919

152 2 Miscellaneous financial papers 1913-1946

152 3 261 and 273 King George Terrace

152 4 261 King George Terrace

152 5 Inventories of 1052 Pendergast Street and 929 Fairfield Road

152 6 Miscellaneous leases, mortgages, and Indentures 1913-1933

152 7 Balance Sheets 1917, 1921-1929, 1934

Theresa J.D. Pemberton Estate

153 1 General Account Book 1916-1931

153 2 Hedger 1935-1945

153 3 Journal 1919-1945

153 4 Synoptic 1919-1936

154 1 Cash book 1918-1936

154 2 Cash book 1937-1940

154 3 Cash book 1940-1942

155 1 Rithet, Robert Patterson (Estate) 1915-1930

155 2 Rithet, R.P., Ledger 1902-1919

155 3 Ruckle, Henry (Estate) 1913-1923

Harriet Susan Sampson

156 1 Journal 1939-1946

156 2 Journal 1931-1949

156 3 Cash book 1946-1949




156 5 Balance sheets 1939; 1941

156 6 Income tax forms 1926-1929

156 7 Financial Statements 1924-1929

157 1 Assets ledger [oversize]

157 2 Assets ledger

Joseph Austin Sayward

158 1 Will 1932

158 2 Margaret Sayward, Death certificate, probate file, legacies etc. 1924

158 3 List and register of Documents per Investments 1928

158 4 List of securities and investment documents 1928-1929

158 5 National War Bonds 1920-1927

158 6 Bank books 1919-1932

158 7 Power of Attorney 1930; 1932

158 8 Correspondence re Succession duties 1934

158 9 Inventory of furnishings in residence, 1301 Rockland Avenue

158 10 Indenture and inventory of Furniture, 1715 N. Hampshire Road

158 11 re: taxes 1924-1929


158 13 Will [Note: accession 2017.110] 1932

159 1 W.P. Sayward, Miscellaneous

159 2 re: W.P. Sayward and Duluth Townsite [Campbell River] 1890-189[?]

159 3 W.P. Sayward, Port Simpson Lot 1892-1893

159 4 W.P. Sayward vs. Denny and Prefontaine 1592-1994

159 5 Sayward and Dunsmuir vs. Biggerstaff Wilson 1919

159 6 Corresp. re: J.S.H. Matson 1927

159 7 Correspondence re Victoria Sealing Compnny

159 8 Queen Charlotte Coal Company 1893-1914

159 9 Colwood Land Co. 1916-1918

159 10 Royal Syndicate - Nelson, BC 1911-1934

159 11 Kennedy Lake Timber limits 1912-1918

159 12 Fraser River Timber Licences 1912-1941

159 13 Rupert District 1913-1923

160 1 Misc. titles, indentures and agreements: Sayward District 1893-1939

160 2 Merrill and Ring Lumber Co. Ltd. 1923-1927

160 3 Canadian Northern Pacific Railway 1915-1917

160 4 Misc. titles, indentures and Agreements 1918-1931

160 5 Contractor's receipts for Broad Street Property 1913-1914

160 6 Mortgage to David Spencer Ltd. on Broad Street Property 1921

160 7 617 Johnson Street (Govt. liquor store), lease, plans, correspondence

1914-1954

160 8 Correspondence re Sayward Building 1934-1936

161 o.s. Sayward Building: Tenants' Rent Book 1912



162 1 Alderley Farm - Bank book 1911-1915

162 2 Alderley Farm - Balance sheets 1921

162 3 Alderley Farm - Manager's Daily Journal 1977

162 4 Alderley Farm – Ledger 1916-1932

162 5 Alderley Farm – Journal 1916-1933

Joseph Austin Sayward

163 1 Alderley Farm: Ledger 1933

163 2 Alderley Farm: Cash book 1933-1934

163 3 Alderley Farm: outstanding accounts 1913; 1934

164 1 Cash book 1891

164 2 Subsidiary Journal 1894-1908

164 3 Assets Ledger - Short Term 1896-1911

165 o.s. Ledger 1892-1894

166 o.s. Journal 1892-1895

167 o.s. Cash Book 1892-1895

168 o.s. Ledger 1895-1897

169 o.s. Daybook 1895-1901

170 o.s. Current Ledger [Accounts receivable/Payment register] 1905-1910

171 o.s. Journal 1904-1909

172 o.s. Cashbook 1908-1910

173 o.s. Cashbook 1910-1971

174 o.s. Current assets ledger 1910-1925

175 o.s. Transfer ledger [write-offs & doubtful accounts] 1910-1923

176 o.s. Journal 1916-1925

177 o.s. Cash book 1911-1912

178 o.s. Cash book 1912-1913

179 o.s. Cash book 1913-1914

180 o.s. Cash book 1914-1915

181 o.s. Cash book 1915-1916



182 o.s. Cash Book 1916-1918

182A o.s. Cash Book 1918-1920

183 Assets ledger 1925-1933

184 Transfer ledger 1926-1932

185 Journal 1926-1946

186 Cash book 1921-1922

187 Cash Book 1922-1925

188 o.s. Cash Book 1925-1927

189 o.s. Cash Book 1927-1929

190 o.s. Cash book 1929-1931

191 o.s. Cash Book 1931-193

192 o.s. Trial Balances 1923

193 o.s. Trial Balances 1925-1927




197 o.s. Log Inventory 1905-1910

198 o.s. Lumber Sales Book 1909

Margaret Livingstone Sawyard-Wilson

199 1 Power of Attorney 1934-1936

199 2 Inventory and valuation - 1301 Rockland 1934-1935

199 3 Packing list 1935





199 8 Misc. mortgages, indentures and agreements 1935-1947




200 o.s. Asset sub ledger/general ledger 1934-1954

201 o.s. Cash Book 1934-1937

Ernest Temple

202 1 Correspondence re: Hesquiat Land Co. 1910-1919

202 2 Canadian Puget Sound Lumber Company, Mortgage 1911


202 4 Vouchers

202 5 Vouchers

Charles William Ringler Thomson

203 1 Miscellaneous financial papers 1903-1912

203 2 Inventory of lnvestments 1913-1915

203 3 Insurance policies


203 5 Correspondence re: Coutlee Estate 1901-1907

203 6 Esquimalt Water Works Company 1907-1909

203 7 Douglas Lake Cattle Company 1906-1909

203 8 Cheque counterfoil per Douglas Lake Cattle Co.

203 9 Correspondence with J.B. Greaves 1912

203 10 Probate, will and codicils



204 3 Sundry papers 1921-1928



204 6 Taxation notices 1918-1928


205 1 Bank book 1902-1910

205 2 Bank books 1911

205 3 Bank book 1910-1915

205 4 Ledger book 1900-1906

205 5 Cash book 1900-1910

205 6 Pocket ledger 1900-1910

205 7 Pocket ledger 1910-1916

205 8 Cheque counterfoils

Charles William Ringler Thomson

206 Ledger 1908-1916

207 Journal 1908-1916

208 Ledger 1916-1926

209 Journal 1916-1928



Forbes George Vernon Estate

210 1 Balance sheet 1940

A.W. Vowell Estate

210 2 Return of income to Dominion and province

Biggerstaff Wilson Estate

210 3 Memo of Agreement with Lewis Herbert Hardie 1924

210 4 Balance sheet 1939

210 5 Journal 1925-1968

210 6 Cash book 1925-1970

William Wilson Estate

210 7 Statements and income tax returns 1923-1925


V Miscellaneous and Addenda

Saanich Municipality Civil Defence Association

211 1 Correspondence and Reports 1942-1943

211 2 Correspondence and bulletins 1944-1945

211 3 [Miscellaneous material found in Genn’s civil defence files] 1930-1931

Prince Cairns and Jackson (Realtors, Victoria, BC)

212 1-45 Sundry mortgage, indentures, and agreements 1911-1974

213 1-45 Sundry mortgages, indentures, and agreements 1911-1914

214 1-27 Sundry mortgages, indentures, .& agreements 1911-1914

214 28 Miscellaneous

William R. Jackson

215 Delmonico Saloon/Savoy Theatre [Government St., Victoria] Cash book, c.1905. Includes unidentified confectioner accounts

1913

Firlock Lumber Company Ltd. (Vancouver, BC)

216 Ledger [oversize] 1926-1928

APPENDIX I

Name Date(s)

CORNWALL, Clement Francis 1836-1910

DUMBLETON, Henry d. 1909

DUNSMUIR, James 1851-1920

ELLISTON, Peter d. 1910

ERB, Ludwig Emil 1835-1897

FINLAYSON, Roderick 1818-1892


Name Date(s)

FINLAYSON, Roderick Duncan 1867-1916

GENN, Kenneth Reginald 1905-1982

GENN, Reginald 1871-1953

GREAVES, Joseph Blackbourne 1831-1915

HALSALL, Ernest Bell d. 1931

JACKSON, Robert Edwin d. 1909

JACKSON, William Robert d. 1911

LEASK, George Ogilvie d. 1945

LUBBE, John Robert (Theodore) 1849-1911

O'MEARA, Arthur Eugene 1859-1928

PAWSON, John d. 1902

PEARSE, Benjamin William 1832-1902

PEARSE, Sarah Jane 1853-1954

PEMBERTON, Joseph Despard 1821-1893

PEMBERTON, Sophia Theresa 1869-1959

PEMBERTON, Theresa Jane Despard 1842-1916

PEMBERTON, William Parnell Despard d. 1951

PORTER, Robert John 1867-1922

RITHET, Robert Patterson 1844-1919

BUCKLE, Henry d. 1913

SAMPSON, Harriet Susan 1871-1949

SAMPSON, William Curtis 1850-1934

SAYWARD, Joseph Austin 1862-1934

SAYWARD, William Parsons 1818-1905

SAYWARD-WILSON, Margaret Livingstone 1895-1961

STRINGER, Isaac O., Archbishop of Rupert's Land 1866-1934

TEMPLE, Ernest d. 1933

THOMSON, Charles William Ringler 1837-1916

VERNON, Forbes George 1843-1911

WEILER, John 1824-1899

WILSON, Biggerstaff d. 1925

WILSON, Richard Biggerstaff 1904-

WILSON, William 1838-1922

WILSON FAMILY

APPENDIX II SOCIETIES, COMPANIES, etc. in K.R. GENN COLLECTION

Name Incorp. Date Notes BC Gazette Page

Albion Iron Works Co. 1862 re-incorp. 9 Mar 1904 10 Mar 1904 450

B. Wilson Co. Est. 1901 Victoria, BC

Beach Hotel Co. 10 Jun 1927 16 Jun 1927 2002

Beaverton Sulphide Mining Co.

7 Oct 1899 12 Oct 1899 1791

Big Bar Sheep and Wool Co.

3 Sep 1925 10 Sep 1925 2769

Boundary and Beaverton

12 Sep 1899 Mining company 14 Sep 1899 1591



British Columbia Cattle Co.

5 Nov 1890 7 Nov 1890 923

British Columbia Protestant Orphans' Home

9 May 1892 Founded 1873; Incorporated 1892

British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

21 Feb 1895 SBC (1895) 58 Vic., c. 14

Canadian Puget Sound Lumber and Timber Company

20 Jun 1919 26 Jun 1919 2028

Canadian Western Woodworkers Ltd.

26 Nov 1919 4 Doc 1919 4135

Clay's Tea Rooms Est. Victoria BC

c.1910; Arthur H. Tobin, proprietor

Collows Park Limited 27 Jul 1929 1 Aug 1929 2664

Colwood Land Company

5 Dec 1913 Assoc'd. with Royal Colwood Golf Course (q.v.)

11 Dec 1913 9110

Colwood Park Association

25 Jul 1924 After 1929 part of Collows Park Ltd.

31 Jul 1924

Cordova Bay Community Club

5 Dec 1947 11 Dec 1947 3732

Delmonico Saloon Est. c.1899, Victoria, BC; Wm. R. Jackson, proprietor

Douglas Lake Cattle Company

30 Jun 1886 8 Jul 1886 233

Douglas Street Land Company

14 May 1923 17 May 1923 1559

Duncan Utilities 14 Jun 1926 1934 merged with Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating Co. to form Nanaimo-Duncan Utilities

17 Jun 1926 2057

East Whitewater Mining Co.

27 Apr 1899 4 May 1899 705

Esquimalt Water Works Co.

9 Mar 1885 BCS (1885) 48 Vic., c.30

Eve Brothers Limited 15 Sep 1924 Auto dealers, Victoria, BC 18 Sep 1924 2944

Fairfield Greenhouses Limited

16 Aug 1923 23 Aug 1923 2582

Firlock Lumber Company

7 Jul 1926 15 Jul 1926 2361

Foundation Organizations Athletic Assoc.

23 Jan 1920 Assoc'd. with Victoria City Baseball Company (q.v.)

8 Apr 1920 1681



George Straith Limited 27 Jun 1922 Victoria. BC clothier; est. 1917; incorp. 1922

Gonzales Point Land Company

28 Aug 1906 Assoc'd. with Victoria Golf Club (q.v.)

30 Aug 1906 2572

Hoyle Limited 2 May 1919 Victoria tobacconist; John A. Hoyle, proprietor

8 May 1919 1467

Hupmobile Sales and Service

Auto dealer, Victoria, BC; est. 1930

Hutchison Brothers and Co.

1 Nov 1906 Machinists, Victoria, BC 8 Nov 1906 3473

Island Realty Company 11 Oct 1906 19 Nov 1906 3172

J.B. Hodgins Limited 18 Sep 1908 Druggists, Nanaimo, BC 24 Sep 1908 3673

Kelowna Sports Association

13 Apr 1909 Restored to Register of Companies, 1927

22 Apr 1909 7 Jul 1927

1542 2307

Kootenay Shingle Company

20 Feb 1906 Salmo, BC 22 Feb 1906 451

Kurtz and Company Cigar manufacturer, Victoria, BC; est.1881

Maple Leaf Fountain Victoria, BC; Raymond Kalfus, proprietor

Mount Baker Hotel Company

6 Dec 1892 Oak Bay, BC 5 Jan 1893 13

Nanaimo-Duncan Utilities

11 Jun 1934 Amalgamation of Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating and Duncan Utilities Limited

14 Jun 1934 876

Nanaimo Electric Light, Power and Heating Co

11 Feb 1915 Successor to Nanaimo Gas and Power Co. (incorp. 5 Apr 1909)

18 Feb 1915 496

National Motor Company

29 May 1924 Victoria, BC 16 May 1946 name changed to National Motors Limited

5 Jun 1924 2058

National Paper Box Limited

Est. Vancouver, BC ca.1927

National Properties Limited

6 May 1927 12 May 1927 1566

Nimpkish Lake Logging Co.

6 Jul 1908 9 Jul 1908 2526

Pacific Club 26 Jul 1894 Victoria, BC 30 Jul 1894 863

Pacific Flowers Limited 22 Jun 1947 Victoria, BC 25 Jun 1942 745

Pacific Northwest Development Company

9 Jun 1925 Victoria, BC 11 Jun 1925 1909

Pemberton and Son Limited

19 Sep 1933 Est. 1887; incorp. 1933

Prince Cairns and Jackson

Realtors, Victoria, BC;est. 1912

Ptarmigan Mines Limited

31 Jul 1913 7 Aug 1913 6586



Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children

6 Apr 1926 29 Apr 1926 1457

R.P. Rithet and Company

3 Jan 1891 8 Jan 1891 32

Revellers 7 Oct 1929 Service club, Victoria, BC 10 Oct 1929 3254

Robert Porter and Sons Investment Company, Victoria, BC est. 1912

Royal Colwood Golf Club

13 Mar 1921 Incorp. as Colwood Golf and Country Club; name changed 25 Aug. 1931

Saanich Municipality Civil Defense Association

Est. 1942

St. John Ambulance Ass'n.

Est. 1910 in Canada; incorp. by Dominion statute 1914

St. Margaret's School Est. Victoria, BC 1908

St. Margaret's School Co. Company

21 Sep 1925 St. Margaret's School Site Company successor

24 Sep 1925 2952

St. Margaret's School Site Company

19 Sep 1911 21 Sep 1911 13652

Savoy Theatre Victoria, BC; c.1899-1905

Scottish Logging Company

28 May 1923 31 May 1923 1748

Seaford Estates Limited

31 Jan 1930 Victoria, BC 6 Feb 1930 356

Sidney Roofing and Paper Co.

23 Oct 1912 Incorp. as Sidney Rubber Roofing co.; name changed April 1920; re-inc’d, as Sidney Roofing and Paper Co., 1927

31 Oct 1912 1 Apr 1920 13 Oct 1927

10159 1557 3305

Sidney Water and Power Co.

19 Jun 1912 27 Jun 1912 5838

Silver Cord Mining Co. 7 Mar 1908 12 Mar 1908 1148

Standard Steam Laundry

23 Dec 1911 Victoria, BC. 28 Dec 1911 17787

Stapledon and Carter Limited

1 Apr 1919 Machinists, Victoria, BC 3 Apr 1919 1023

Thomas H. Weeks and Sons

11 Mar 1920 Incorp. as Weeks Motors Ltd. (Nanaimo, BC); name changed in 1927

11 Mar 1920 1146

Vancouver Island Rockgas Distributors

26 Nov 1928 29 Nov 1928 4277

Victoria Box and Paper Ltd.

21 May 1924 Incorp. as Davis and Schmeelk Ltd.

29 May 1924 1974

Victoria City Baseball Co.

17 May 1921 Succeeded Capital City Baseball Co. (incorp. 27 Apr 1920)

19 May 1921 1741



Victoria Fish Meal & Fertilizer Co.

20 Feb 1930 27 Feb 1930 491

Victoria Golf Club 19 Aug 1926 Est. 7 Nov 1893; incorp. 1926

Victoria Motor Boat And Repair Works

24 Mar 1931 26 Mar 1931 745

Victoria Motor Transport Ltd.

23 Aug 1919 28 Aug 1919 2761

Victoria Park Racing Ass'n.

29 Fey 1924 1929 acquired by Collows Park Ltd. (q.v.)

6 Mar 1924 717

Victoria Sealing Company

17 Nov 1900 22 Nov 1900 1892

Victoria Symphony Society

12 May 1948 20 May 1948 1403

Victoria Thoroughbred Ass'n.

25 Jun 1930 3 Jul 1930 1492

W. & J. Wilson Limited 29 Jan 1954 Clothiers, Victoria B.C est. 1862; inc. 1954.

Feb 1954 408

Weiler Brothers Furniture makers, Victoria, BC; est. 1862

Western Motor and Supply Co.

9 Feb 1907 Incorp. as Plimley Automobile Co. (Victoria, BC); name changed 21 Oct 1909

12 Feb 1907 20 May 1909

684 2194

Western Realty Company

8 Aug 1925 Victoria, BC 13 Aug 1925 2503

William Cathcart and Co.

Shoe merchants, Victoria, BC est. ca. 1912

Wilson and Cabeldu Limited

28 Sep 1928 Auto dealers, Victoria, BC; incorp. as Motor House (Victoria) Ltd.; name changed 25 Aug 1938; name changed again to Wilson Motors, Ltd. 28 Nov 1946

13 Sep 1928 1 Sep 1838 5 Dec 1946

3285 1409 3558