What are the oldest survey records available at CLR?
The oldest survey records located at CLR are the Hudson’s Bay Company grants. From 1851 to 1858 surveys were ordered in the Victoria District by the Hudson’s Bay Company, which was granted title to all of Vancouver Island by royal letters patent of Queen Victoria on January 13, 1849. All relevant survey information for these parcels is noted on each grant, with attached plan showing information such as survey bearings, location of posts, stone mounds, pottery, and bearing trees. The original Hudson’s Bay Company grants book is located in the CLR Crown grant vault. The Royal Engineers subsequently surveyed portions of the Victoria townsite in 1858. Their field books are located in the CLR plans vault.
