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Digest of the mercantile laws of Canada and Newfoundland : the technical points and main features of both the common and statute laws, together with the various legal and business documents in general use, forming a work of ready-reference for magistrates, conveyancers, professional and business men, land owners, contractors, etc. : lawyers will also find it convenient as a condensed and well- classified collection of most vital legal points for the various provinces
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3504
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Anger, William Henry
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Dominion ed.
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Call Number
- 346.7107 ANG 1917
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.7.1
- Call Number
- 346.7107 ANG 1917
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Dominion ed.
- Author
- Anger, William Henry
- Contributor
- Anger, Harry D. (Harry Dell), 1888-1953
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. H. Anger
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Printer
- Law Book Publisher
- Physical Description
- 280 p. : facsims., forms ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "No. 370 private library of _______" -- stickered on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial law--Canada
- Commercial law--Newfoundland and Labrador
- Notes
- "Seventy-Fourth Thousand ; Revised to date." -- title page.
- Includes index.
- Anger, W. H. (William Henry), 1846 -
Donation of a 7 Foot Strip of Land from DL 127
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport77635
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81940
- Meeting Date
- 3-Sep-1910
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81940
- Meeting Date
- 3-Sep-1910
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Dow Fraser & Co. land registry searches
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription569
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains land registry searches completed by Dow Fraser and Co. Ltd. done on behalf of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby as part of the process undertaken by the Municipal Engineer to approve subdivision plans.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2279
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains land registry searches completed by Dow Fraser and Co. Ltd. done on behalf of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby as part of the process undertaken by the Municipal Engineer to approve subdivision plans.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Extra Staff Employed at the Land Registry Office re Tax Sale 1914
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70590
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734801
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734801
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
General Reduction of the Assessed Value of the Land be Made by the Assessor
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport77061
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81705
- Meeting Date
- 18-Jun-1910
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81705
- Meeting Date
- 18-Jun-1910
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
George Searby Buxton Clearing Land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Buxton Family collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Burnaby pioneer George Searby Buxton clearing land on which he built his family home in Burnaby. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Buxton Family collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 513-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Burnaby pioneer George Searby Buxton clearing land on which he built his family home in Burnaby. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (1900-?), Alice Clarissa (Clissie) (1902-?), Bernard (1897-1972) and Leopold (1893-1951).. The Buxton house remains a heritage landmark in Burnaby to this day.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Buxton, George Searby
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buxton Street
- Street Address
- 4807 Buxton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Gray family clearing land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35520
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family clearing a lot for the family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) and Ernie North (uncle, right), both carpenters, built this house and others for relatives nearby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-378
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family clearing a lot for the family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) and Ernie North (uncle, right), both carpenters, built this house and others for relatives nearby.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Plants - Trees
- Names
- Gray, Clamor
- Gray, Ernie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Winnifred Street
- Street Address
- 4375 Winnifred Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Land Clearing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35369
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of land clearing by a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby. William Walker was a member of this crew. The land was cleared by blasting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-226
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of land clearing by a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby. William Walker was a member of this crew. The land was cleared by blasting.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Land clearing crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38191
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a land clearing crew, with horses and tools, in the Metrotown area near McKay Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-778
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a land clearing crew, with horses and tools, in the Metrotown area near McKay Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- McKay Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Land Registry Amendment Act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription480
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence raising objections to Clause 3 of the Land Registry Amendment Act.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2187
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence raising objections to Clause 3 of the Land Registry Amendment Act.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Land Registry certificate for attorney William Prescott Ogilvie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18801
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 24 Jun. 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Land Registry Act certificate for attorney William Prescott Ogilvie signed by E.N. Brown.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Land Registry Act certificate for attorney William Prescott Ogilvie signed by E.N. Brown.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.21
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 24 Jun. 1912
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Certificate, blue paper, black print, dotted lines filled in with blue carbon typing; "LAND REGISTRY ACT." "For Attorney." "I hereby certify that" "WILLIAM PRESCOTT OGILVIE" "personally known to me, appeared before me and acknowledged to me that he is the person who subscribed the names of" "SIEGFRED A. YOUNG, ARTHUR B. YOUNG, CAROLINE C. OGILVIE, STANLEY P. YOUNG and WILMA C. YOUNG" "to the annexed Instrument as the makers thereof, that the said" "hereinbefore named parties are" "the same persons mentioned in the said Instrument as the makers thereof, and that he, the said" "WILLIAM PRESCOTT OGILVIE" "is of the full age of twenty-one years, knows the contents of said Instrument, and subscribed the name of the said" "hereinbefore named parties" "thereto voluntarily as the free act and deed of the said" "hereinbefore named parties" ", who are each of the full age of twenty-one years." "IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereto set my hand", "and Seal of Office" is crossed out and initialled, "at" "VANCOUVER, B.C." "this" "24th" "day of" "June" "in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and" "twelve."; signed "E.N. Brown" "A Commissioner etc."; watermark "KING" "--ERE".
Land Registry Office official
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription394
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910-1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence between the Municipality of Burnaby and various other lower mainland municipalities relating to the proposed appointment of an official at the Land Registry Office who would facilitate searches at that office.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910-1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2090
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence between the Municipality of Burnaby and various other lower mainland municipalities relating to the proposed appointment of an official at the Land Registry Office who would facilitate searches at that office.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Land Registry Office re Lands Sold at 1916 Tax Sale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport74517
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81061
- Meeting Date
- 23-Oct-1916
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81061
- Meeting Date
- 23-Oct-1916
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Registry Official
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport74855
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 74574
- Meeting Date
- 3-Apr-1911
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 74574
- Meeting Date
- 3-Apr-1911
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreement for Block 47, DL 33
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73580
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73892
- Meeting Date
- 28-Apr-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73892
- Meeting Date
- 28-Apr-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreement for Blocks 9 and 10, DL 83
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73586
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73895
- Meeting Date
- 5-May-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73895
- Meeting Date
- 5-May-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreement for Blocks 11 and 12, DL 83
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73589
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73896
- Meeting Date
- 5-May-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73896
- Meeting Date
- 5-May-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreement for Blocks 32 and 41, DL 83
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73796
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 74097
- Meeting Date
- 23-Jun-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 74097
- Meeting Date
- 23-Jun-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreement of Block 7, DL 83
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73797
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 74098
- Meeting Date
- 23-Jun-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 74098
- Meeting Date
- 23-Jun-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreements (1) Lots 28, 29 and 30, Block 20, DL 29 (2) Lots 19, Block 21, DL 159 (3) Lots 1, 2,3 and 4, Block 16, DL 122 (4) Lots 17 and 18, Block 8, DL 32 (5) Lot 4, Block 4, DL 84 (6) Lots 9, 10 and 11, Block 13, DL 155-A (7) Lot 1, Block 11, W 2 Acres of DL 1 (8) Lot 30, Block 4, DL 96-W (9) Block 38, DL 94-S (10) Lots 19 and 20, Block 8, DL 116-W (11) Lots 41 and 42, Block 2, DL 90 (12) Lot 22, Block P, DL 127 - W3/4 (13) W 1/2 Lot 2, Block 44, DL 69 (14) Lot 9, Block 2, DL 28 - S (15) E 1/2 Lot 9, Block 17, DL 69 (16) Lots 35 and 36, Block 11, DL 121 (17) Lot 22 - 25, block 13, DL 93 (18) Lot 4, Block 12, DL 28 (19) Block 29, DL 144 (20) Lot 12, Block 26, DL 69 (21) Lot 13, Block 8, DL 156 (22) Lots 24, 28 and 29, Block 22, DL 187 (23) Lots 4 and 9, Block 4, DL 206 (24) Lots 1 to 8 and 15 to 20, Block 6, DL 173
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734692
- Meeting Date
- 24-Nov-1919
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734692
- Meeting Date
- 24-Nov-1919
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds