Land, man, and the law : the disposal of Crown lands in British Columbia, 1871-1913

Type

Book

Authors

Robert E. Cail ( Cail, Robert E. )

ISBN 10

0774800291

ISBN 13

9780774800297

Tags

Crown Lands -- Law and Legislation -- British Columbia -- History, Crown lands -- British Columbia, Crown lands, Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure -- British Columbia, Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure, British Columbia

Abstract

"During the Hudson Bay Company's years, when trapping and trading were the only concerns of the few white occupants of British Columbia, land tenure was of little interest and few provisions were made for it. With the arrival of settlers, the officers of the colony were forced to act. Encouraging settlement, forestalling speculation, and securing revenue were the three aims of Colonial and early Provincial legislature. This book examines their success in the face of rapid exploitation of natural resources."--Amazon.

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