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Fonds consists of certificates relating to the service of Charles Edward Stewart and Lieutenant William Stewart.

• Certificate from William B. Pauli, consul of his British Majesty in Buenos Aires to Charles Edward Stewart, dated 26 October 1882, entirely in Spanish,
• Two handwritten letters dated 18 July and 22 July 1814, signed by W. Steward, HMS San Josef addressed to captain John Phillips, RN and my brother which begins by saying “The French fleet are now in sight” and lists how Stewart wished his property to be divided equally between his son and daughter and enumerating how he wished various effects divided and debts owed to his Coxswain and servant,
• Commissioning certificate appointing Lieutenant William Stewart as lieutenant of HMS Royal William, dated 15 may 1797,
• Commissioning certificate appointing William Stewart as commander of HMS [?], dated May 1810.

Fonds consists of a photocopy of a manuscript document, dated 14 December 1864 provided by Mr H. Janssen, from the Public Record Office which references proceedings No. 21 regarding the alleged murder of the crew of the Kingfisher by the Ahousett people, and a transcript and associated photocopies of handwritten documents from the public records office that appear to have been part of a report of proceedings No. 19 written by the commander of HMS Sutlej in 1864 to the Admiralty.

Fonds consists of record files of the Department of Marine and Fisheries office of the wreck commissioner for B.C., including inquest documents, correspondence, and survey reports regarding the SS Alaskan enquiry, dating from 1922 to 1923.

Also includes assorted correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries Lighthouse Service, Department of National Defence, Yarrows Ltd, Wright Bros. Contractors & Engineers, McTaggart & Ellis, B.C. Coast Freight Co., ltd, Pacific Salvage Company Limited, Dominion Meteorological Service, British Columbia Division, and the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment.

Also includes assorted correspondence related to the inquiry by the office of the wreck commissioner for B.C. into the collision of a boom of logs belonging to the Canadian Puget Sound Lumber and Timber company with a submarine drilling plant working in Victoria Harbour in 1921 that resulted in damage and a casualty.

Fonds also includes photocopies of correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries related to erecting beacons and lights on the coast dating to 1887 and a two-page clipping from "The Daily News-Advertiser", 14 July 1912 consisting of a full page article on Hon. J.D. Haze, minister of Marine and Fisheries.

Fonds also include annual reports from the Department of Marine and Fisheries, dating from 30 June 1869 to 30 December 1879.

Fonds consists of three scrapbooks and a photo album containing newspaper clippings relating to military sporting events in Victoria between 1937 and 1944 as well as clippings relating to the Navy's participation in the Royal Visit to Victoria in 1939.

Fonds consists of a letter addressed to Mr. R. Godden from C.B. Bailey explaining an attached document referring to submarines CC1 and CC2 and their acquisition by the Premier of British Columbia in 1914, by the son of the chief engineer of the Electric Boat Company of Seattle, builders of the submarines.

Fonds consists of documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company

1. Collection of 'noon cards' and other report cards, documentation cards, and paperwork required for oceangoing vessels relating to voyages of M/V Vanlene prior to wrecking in Barclay Sound in 1972,

2. U.S. Customs logs dating to 1967, M/V Valene plans and charts, and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company Limited Line blank exception sheets,

3. Charts and tables, crew list in English and Chinese?, and stowage plans, dating to the 1970 and 1971,

4. Documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, including blank forms and correspondence in English and Japanese,

5. Documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, including statement of facts concerning the loading of potash, declaration of crew's baggages, receipts, certificates, and charts and tables, dating to 1970 and 1971, in English and Japanese,

6. Assorted documents, primarily handwritten notes and receipts, in English and Japanese, related to Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, Soo-Chow & Company Limited Ship Chandlers, and Mikado Enterprises Limited. Also, a log book dating to 1972 in Japanese, and a a food allowance log book for M/V Valene,

7. Documents such as correspondence, reports, and charts and tables In English and Japanese dating to 1972, relating to Tokai Ship Enterprise Company Limited and The Showa Marine Industry Company Limited,

8. Store capacity charts, calculation sheets, crew lists in English and Chinese?, and survey reports regarding M/V Valene. Also a folder with Japanese characters on it.

Fonds consists of three certificates of discharge and a mariner's register ticket belonging to William Fischer dating to 1845, 1852, and 1856 from the ships Ulverstone, Ann, and Sarah.

Fonds consists of a poem, handwritten on a naval signals form used in crossing the line ceremony in HMCS Rainbow, written by Lieutenant Commander L.S. Jones, R.C.N. for the occasion, dated August 1910.

Fonds consists of a log book for SS Canora dating from 28 April to 4 November 1937 and a log book dating from November 1937 to November 1938.

Fonds consists of survey log book kept by Captain Webber for various vessels surveyed and a blank checklist pamphlet titled "Measurement for tonnage and crew space accommodation also particulars of lights, fog, signals and life-saving appliances", issued by the Department of Transport.