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Superintendent of Provincial Police correspondence outward
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- microform
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1912-1917 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Superintendent of Police
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1 microfilm reel [B14214(2)]
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Prior to the establishment of the Province of British Columbia, policing in the Colony of British Columbia was the responsibility of the Chief Inspector of Police (1858-1863) or Superintendent of Police (1863-1871) and in the Colony of Vancouver Island by the Commissioner of Police (1858-1866).
In 1871, when the Colony of British Columbia joined confederation as a province of the Dominion of Canada, the police came under the authority of the Attorney-General. The reporting structure required the Superintendent of Police to report to the Attorney-General. Supervision of Police Constables throughout the province was divided between the government agent of the district and the Superintendent located at the Police Headquarters in Victoria.
The legal authority of the Superintendent of Police was not formally enshrined until the 1888 Police and Prisons Regulation Act (c.53, s.1). The position may have also been referred to as the Commissioner of Provincial Police.
The Superintendent acted as the Provincial Game Warden from 1918 to 1929 and was also the Inspector of gaols.
The British Columbia Provincial Police Force ceased to exist in 1950, when provincial policing was taken over by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Custodial history
Custodial history unknown, found in backlog storage in 1975.
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The series consists of private and confidential correspondence outward from the Superintendent of Police, from February 1912 to January 1917.
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Originals destroyed after microfilming.
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These records are restricted. Please contact the BC Archives for information about access.
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Associated materials
Series of Superintendent of Provincial Police correspondence outward include:
See GR-0061 for years 1864-1887; 1891-1918
See GR-0064 for years 1898-1918
See GR-0067 for years 1912-1917
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General note
Accession number(s): 75-G-078