This series consists of files kept by R. Ross Napier in his capacity as Supervisor of Assessors and Government Agencies, including agency folders with inspections and reports on personnel. In the addition, the series contains files on special projects: Merville fire relief, Lang Bay, Britannia Beach flood relief, investigations of Liquor Board, and refugees of the 1923 Yokohama earthquake. The series also includes a body of files created in 1909 by the Grading Commissioners appointed pursuant to the Civil Service Act to adjust salary levels and classification of servants.