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Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry

under the Public Inquiries Act

in British Columbia

1943-1980

A CHECKLIST

by Judith Antonik Bennett

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Legislative Library

1982

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Bennett, Judith Antonik, 1948-

Royal commissions and commissions of inquiry under the Public Inquiries Act in British Columbia, 1943-1980

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PREFACE

This Checklist is a continuation of Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry under the "Public Inquiries Act" in British Columbia, 1872-1942, by Marjorie C. Holmes. The numbering of the entries in the present volume, therefore, follows consecutively the numbering of the original volume. The form of entry for each of the commissions has been established from the Order-in-Council or, when this does not provide a formal name, from the report itself.

The checklist includes commissions appointed under the Public Inquiries Act and special inquiries for which specific legislation was enacted. It excludes inquiries held under the Departmental Inquiries Act. For definitions of terms and for historical background on the formation and use of royal commissions and commissions of inquiry the reader is referred to the introduction to the Holmes volume.

Accompanying evidence, proceedings, and exhibits for the commissions and inquiries are generally held by the Provincial Archives; no attempt has been made to list such material in this volume.

I wish to acknowledge the assistance of Patricia (Mazurchyk) Moss, who aided in the preliminary compilation of this checklist, and of John MacEachern, who edited the draft.

JUDITH ANTONIK BENNETT Legislative Library Victoria, British Columbia

ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY UNDER THE PUBLIC INQUIRIES ACT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

A CHECKLIST

1943 134. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION COMMITTEE

Appointed under the Public Utilities Act by Order-in-Council no. 560, April 19, 1943, reporting to the Premier and Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Committee Members: W.A. Carrothers (Chairman), J.C. MacDonald, E. Davis.

Reports

Progress report of the Rural Electrification Committee as of January 24th, 1944. 1944. 82p., map. King's Printer. Tabled: February 9, 1944.

The Committee was appointed to "survey and report upon the extent and condition of electrical services in the Province, with particular reference to the serving of rural areas." (O-in-C). Studies to date indicated that supplying electricity to farms not yet served could not be made self-sustaining as a separate enterprise and would have to develop as an extension from more densely settled areas.

Report of the Rural Electrification Committee as of January, 1945. 1945. 55p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 15, 1945.

A major reorganization of the central station industry was recommended so that service could feasibly be extended to rural areas and so that rates and services in towns, villages and areas already served could be improved. Costs would otherwise be prohibitive.

Related Report

Report of the Rural Electrification Committee on survey of electrical service in British Columbia with particular reference to service in rural communities as of 1942. December 31, 1943. [vii], lOOp. [King's Printer?]

At the Committee's request the extent and condition of electrical service in British Columbia was surveyed by the staff of the Water Rights Branch of the Department of Lands and of the Public Utilities Commission.

1943

135. INQUIRY INTO THE ADMINISTRATION OF MOUNT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 961, July 8, 1943.

Commissioner: John Owen Wilson.

Report

Report of John Owen Wilson, Commissioner, re Mount View High School, Saanich. September 4, 1943. 29p. Typescript. Tabled: February 3, 1944.

An inquiry was called "into the administration of Mount View High School, Saanich, and in particular into the methods of discipline and alleged excessive

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corporal punishment administered by the Principal or by any other teacher." (O-in-C). Commissioner Wilson found the corporal punishment administered was excessive and recommended that the Principal be relieved of his position. He regretted this decision as general conditions beyond the Principal's control were also factors contributing to the incident.

1943 136. FOREST INQUIRY

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1781, December 31, 1943. Commissioner: Gordon McG. Sloan.

Report

Report of the Commissioner the Honourable Gordon McG. Sloan, Chief Justice of British Columbia, relating to the forest resources of British Columbia. December, 1945. 195p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 25, 1946.

An inquiry was requested into all aspects of the Province's forest resources, including administrative policy and legislation. The Commission concluded that a planned forest policy based on the principle of sustained yield production was needed. This resulted in passage of the Forest Act (S.B.C. 1948, c. 128).

Related Reports

Argument of counsel to the Commission. 1945. 95p. Not printed for distribution.

Forest administration in British Columbia: a brief for presentation to the Royal Commission on Forestry, by C D . Orchard. January, 1945. 57p. Typescript.

Upon request from the Commission Counsel, C D . Orchard, Deputy Minister of Forests and Chief Forester, submitted his personal opinions relating to forest administration in British Columbia.

1944

137. ESTATE OF SAMUEL HOLMER

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 147, February 8, 1944.

Commissioner: Horace C S . Collett.

Report

Report not located; not tabled.

The Commissioner was to report on the value of certain property belonging to the Estate of Samuel Holmer, deceased, in accordance with Section 16 of the Succession Duty Act.

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1944

138. ROYAL COMMISSION ON SOCIETIES WHICH PAY A DEATH BENEFIT DERIVED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ASSESSMENT

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1685, November 4, 1944.

Commissioner: Arthur J. Cowan.

Report

Report of the Royal Commission on Societies Which Pay a Death Benefit Derived in Whole or in Part From Assessment. December 2, 1946. Printed 1947. 95p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 2, 1947.

The Commission was instructed to inquire into "Life Insurance Clubs". It was recommended that these societies should come under the Insurance Act or the Societies Act and irregularities should be corrected within four years.

1944

139. ROYAL COMMISSION APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONS OPERATING IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA


Commissioner: J.A. Grimmett.

Report

Report of the Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into Health and Accident Insurance Associations Operating in the Province of British Columbia. November 28, 1946. Printed 1947. 47p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 27, 1947.

The Commission recommended that the associations should be allowed to continue under strict government supervision, as long as they were non-profit.

1944

140. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO EDUCATIONAL FINANCE


Commissioner: Maxwell A. Cameron.

Reports

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Educational Finance. 1945. 108p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 25, 1946.

The Commission was appointed "to inquire into the existing distribution of powers and responsibilities between the Provincial Government and the school districts and to appraise the present fiscal position of the school districts . . . "


(O-in-C). It recommended that the administration of education through local school boards be retained; that the Province implement a grant system requiring equal tax rates on all property; and that adequate school districts be created in areas where none currently existed.

Synopsis of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Educational Finance. 1945. 22p. Typescript.

1945

141. CHIROPODY ACT INQUIRY

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 937, June 1, 1945.

Commissioner: A.M. Harper.

Report

Report of the Honourable Mr. Justice A.M. Harper . . . relating to the "Chiropody Act". January 10, 1946. 23p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 25, 1946.

The Commission inquired into the provisions of the Chiropody Act to ascertain whether or not the qualifications, examination and admission of chiropodists under the Act were reasonable, especially with regard to discharged members of the Armed Forces who, while in the Armed Forces or as part of their post-war training, had taken up the study and practice of chiropody. The Commission recommended that the current high standards for admission to the profession be maintained, and that former Armed Forces personnel not be given special status.

1946

142. PROVINCIAL-MUNICIPAL RELATIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA


Commissioner: H. Carl Goldenberg.

Report

Provincial-municipal relations in British Columbia; report of the Commissioner. January 20, 1947. 190p. King's Printer. Tabled: February 12, 1947.

The Commission inquired into "the performance of municipal functions within the Province and the relations between the municipalities and the Province . . . " (O-in-C). The powers, functions and responsibilities of the various classes of municipalities, and the services provided within municipalities by the Province were examined. Also reviewed were municipal expenditures, revenues, debts and the current assessment and property tax systems. To ensure the adequacy of municipal revenues in future, the Commission recommended alterations in municipal assessment and taxation policies, including the introduction of a municipal business tax and an increase in the Provincial Government's contribution to municipalities.


1946 143. DYKING, DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION COMMISSION

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1002, May 10, 1946. Commissioner: Frederick Moore Clement.

Report

Report. December 24, 1946. Printed 1947. 150p. in 2 v. King's Printer. Tabled: February 25, 1947.

Contents.—Pt. I. Irrigation Districts.—Pt. II. Dyking and Drainage Districts.

The Commission inquired into irrigation and dyking districts, especially to determine how much they each could pay annually in respect to their "indebtedness" to the Province.

1947

144. COMMISSION ON SCHOOL TAXATION

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1582, August 9, 1947.

Commissioners: H. Alan Maclean (Chairman), B.C. Bracewell, J.T. Clark, R.R.F. Sewell, R.C. Grant, J.A. Stewart.

Report

[Report] January, 1948. 46, 7p. Typescript. Tabled: March 25, 1948.

The Commission was appointed to inquire into the general incidence of taxation under the Public Schools Act and all matters relevant to the present system of cost-sharing.

1947

145. ROYAL COMMISSION ON DOUKHOBOR AFFAIRS

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1836, September 12, 1947.

Commissioner: Harry J. Sullivan.

Report

Interim report to His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in Council . . . Royal Commission on Doukhobor Affairs. January 10, 1948. 106p. Typescript. Tabled: April 14, 1948.

The Commissioner was appointed to inquire into the cause of disturbances in the Doukhobor settlements. He recommended that his investigation be discontinued and urged the "application of sufficient force and restrictions upon all Doukhobor citizens to restore law and order before resumption of [the] inquiry." (p.2). Sullivan concluded "the only real and permanent solution to the Doukhobor problem lies in education and assimilation . . . " (p. 7). No final report was issued.


1949 146. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD INQUIRY

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 2009, September 17, 1949. Commissioner: Gordon McG. Sloan.

Report

Report of the Commissioner . . . the Workmen's Compensation Act and Board. February, 1952. 443p. and accompanying reference map. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 20, 1952.

The Commissioner was appointed to investigate the Workmen's Compensation Act and its administration by the Workmen's Compensation Board.

1951

147. INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION INQUIRY BOARD

Appointed under special act of the Legislature: An Act authorizing an Inquiry into the "Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act" and its Administration, assented to April 18, 1951 (S.B.C. 1951, c. 39). Section 8 of the Act gave the Board the same powers as commissioners under the Public Inquiries Act. The Minister of Labour was responsible.

Board Members: Arthur J.R. Ash (Chairman), Allan J. McDonell, B.M. Macln-tyre, J.D. McRae, Arthur J. Turner.

Reports

Interim report. December 10, 1951. Printed in final report on p. 18. Submitted to Minister of Labour December 10, 1951.

The Commission recommended that staff shortages at the Conciliation Branch of the Department of Labour should be eliminated as soon as possible by filling existing vacancies.

Report of Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Inquiry Board. February 7, 1952. 18p. Queen's Printer. (Majority report only).

Report of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Inquiry Board. February 7, 1952. 27p. Queen's Printer. (Minority report by A.J. McDonell p. 19-22 and by A. J. Turner p. 23-27). Tabled: February 22, 1952.

The Board was appointed to inquire into and investigate the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and its administration and to survey legislation in effect in other provinces, states and countries with respect to industrial disputes. Amendments to the Act were recommended.

1951

148. HOSPITAL INSURANCE INQUIRY BOARD

Appointed under special act of the Legislature: An Act authorizing an Inquiry into the "Hospital Insurance Act" and its Administration, assented to April 18, 1951 (S.B.C. 1951, c. 36). Section 8 of the Act gave the Board the same powers as


commissioners under the Public Inquiries Act. The Minister of Health and Welfare was responsible. The Board was appointed by Order-in-Council no. 898, April 25, 1952. Board Members: Sydney John Smith (Chairman), Donald Cameron Brown, Walter Hendricks, Arvid Waldemar Lundell, Daniel John Proudfoot, Robert Cecil Steele, Herbert John Welch, Harold Edward Winch.

Reports

[Interim recommendations] October 17, 1951. 8p. King's Printer. Tabled: October 26, 1951.

Immediate changes in present policy were recommended to remove injustices which were "necessarily resulting in public antagonism to the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service." (p. 1).

Report of the Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board 1951-52. 1952. 107p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 21, 1952 and again February 3, 1953.

The Board was appointed "to inquire into, investigate, survey, and furnish advice with regard to the Hospital Insurance Service and all matters pertaining to hospital operation in the Province . . . " (p. 5) and to propose amendments to the Hospital Insurance Act. The Board recommended continuation of the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service, with some changes.

1951

149. IN THE MATTER OF THE "PUBLIC ENQUIRIES ACT;" REPORT OF THE HONOURABLE H.S. WOOD, COMMISSIONER APPOINTED UNDER THE "PUBLIC INQUIRIES ACT" BY A COMMISSION DATED THE 19th DAY OF APRIL, 1951.

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 848, April 19, 1951.

Commissioner: H.S. Wood. Report

In the matter of the "Public Enquiries Act;" report of the Honourable H.S. Wood, Commissioner appointed under the "Public Inquiries Act" by a commission dated April, 1951. May, 1951. 6p. Typescript. Tabled: February 21 , 1952.

An inquiry was ordered to determine the truth of newspaper stories regarding Mrs. Donald Ritchie's loss of her unborn child by being unable to gain admission to hospital. The Commissioner ruled that, although it would have been desirable to place Mrs. Ritchie in hospital for her health's sake, her admission would not have saved the child.

1951

150. RE DANIEL LeROY SANGER

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 2487, October 23, 1951.

Commissioner: Herbert Howard Shandley.


Report

Re Daniel LeRoy Sanger. December, 1951. lOp. Typescript. Tabled: February 21 , 1952.

Daniel LeRoy Sanger died in Oakalla Prison of natural causes. An inquiry was conducted into the circumstances surrounding his incarceration to determine if adequate care was given to the prisoner before his death. No evidence of wrongdoing was found.

1952 151. LIQUOR INQUIRY COMMISSION


Commissioners: H.H. Stevens (Chairman), Dean Cecil Swanson, George Home.

Report

Report of the British Columbia Liquor Inquiry Commission. 1952. Printed 1953. 3Ip. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 3, 1953.

The Commission was appointed "to inquire into . . . the relevant facts relating to the distribution, sale, and consumption of spiritous, vinous and malt liquors within the Province, with the view to determining the manner and means most acceptable to the people of the Province . . . " (p. 2).

1953

152. INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LANDSLIDES AT WHATSHAN


Commissioner: J.V. Clyne.

Report

Report of inquiry pursuant to the "Public Inquiries Act" into the circumstances of landslides at Whatshan. 1953. 50, [13]p. [Queen's Printer?] Tabled: March 5, 1954.

The Commission was appointed to "inquire into all circumstances surrounding two successive slides on August 11 and August 16, 1953, which destroyed a portion of a hydro-electric generating plant built by the British Columbia Power Commission near Needles, B.C., known as the Whatshan Development." (p. 1). The British Columbia Power Commission and its Chief Engineer were found to be negligent for failing to take precautions against a danger they knew or should have known existed.


1954

153. ROYAL COMMISSION ON MILK



Reports

Interim report on the inquiry into the production, marketing and distribution of whole milk in the Province of British Columbia. February 2, 1955. [4]p. Typescript. Tabled: February 3, 1955.

The Public Utilities Act was amended to make distributors pay to producers prices fixed by the Milk Board.

Report of the British Columbia Royal Commission on Milk, 1954-55. October 17, 1955. xiii, 214p., map. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 18, 1956.

The Commission was appointed "to ascertain whether primary producers supplying milk to the Vancouver area were receiving from distributors the price for such milk as set by the Milk Board under the provisions of the Public Utilities Act and if they were not receiving such price, the reason for the violation of the Board order." (p. 1, Interim report).

1954

154. DOUKHOBOR LANDS ALLOTMENT INQUIRY ACT

Appointed under special act of the Legislature: Doukhobor Lands Allotment Inquiry Act (S.B.C. 1953, Second Session, c.3). Section 4 gave the Commissioner all the powers of a commissioner under the Public Inquiries Act. The Commissioner was appointed by Order-in-Council no. 2028, September 8, 1954.

Commissioner: Arthur E. Lord.

Reports

Interim report. August 25, 1955. 4p. Typescript. Tabled: January 18, 1956.

Second interim report. February 8, 1956. 4p. Typescript. Tabled: February 20, 1956.

Third interim report. June 11, 1956. 2p. Typescript. Tabled: February 7, 1957.

Fourth interim report. June 28, 1957. 7p. Typescript. Tabled: February 3 , 1958.

Fifth interim report. November 16, 1958. 18p. Typescript. Tabled: January 28, 1960.

Final report. March 3, 1965. 4p. Typescript. Tabled: March 4, 1965.

The Act established an inquiry into the disposition of Doukhobor lands and the feasibility of selling the lands to the present Doukhobor occupants and other qualified Doukhobor purchasers. By 1965 this objective had been accomplished.


1955 155. FOREST INQUIRY

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 35, January 7, 1955. Commissioner: Gordon McG. Sloan.

Report

Report of the Commissioner . . . relating to the forest resources of British Columbia. 1956. Printed, 1957. 888p. in 2 v. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 23, 1958.

Chief Justice Sloan, Commissioner of the 1945 Forest Inquiry, was again appointed to review the forest resources of the Province. He found government inconsistencies in granting timber licences and recommended better control over licencing. New licences should be issued for twenty-one years instead of in perpetuity and an immediate moratorium on the issuing of licences should be declared. A permanent forest advisory council should be established and another forestry review should be conducted in ten years - 1966.

1955 156. FOREST MANAGEMENT LICENCES INQUIRY


Commissioner: Arthur E. Lord.

Report

Report of inquiry pursuant to the "Public Inquiries Act" into allegations of impropriety in connection with the issuance of forest management licences. March 12, 1955. 4p. Typescript. Tabled: March 14, 1955.

No impropriety was found in the issuance of forest management licences.

1955

157. INQUIRY IN THE MATTER OF LOTS IN THE SUB-DIVISION OF LOT 1476, SAYWARD DISTRICT, PLAN 8255

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 716, March 29, 1955.

Commissioner: L. Arnold Hanna.

Report

Report of inquiry pursuant to the "Public Inquiries Act" into the amount of damages which would be suffered by reason of road construction on the part of the owners of lots which have not consented to such construction, and as to the costs


which should be payable to such owners who appeared at any hearing of the Inquiry. June 20, 1955. 9p. Typescript. Tabled: January 18, 1956.

The Comox Logging and Railway Company was requested to compensate owners for damages and to take measures which would make the logging road as inoffensive as possible.

1955

158. VANCOUVER CITY POLICE FORCE INQUIRY


Commissioner: Reginald Hibbert Tupper.

Reports

Interim report of the Vancouver City Police Force Inquiry. December 31, 1955. 161, [10]p. [Queen's Printer?] Tabled: January 25, 1956.

Final report of the Vancouver City Police Force Inquiry. February 17, 1956. 221, 40p. [Queen's Printer?] Tabled: February 29, 1956.

The Commission was established because the Final Report on Traffic in Narcotic Drugs in Canada by the Special Committee of the Senate of Canada dated June 23, 1955 expressed "the opinion that more vigorous effective enforcement of all pertinent law holds the answer to much of the problem in the city of Vancouver." The Commissioner found that discipline had not been of a high order and that the Chief Constable did not have the confidence and respect of his subordinates. More funds were needed to upgrade training and service.

1956

159. ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE TREE-FRUIT INDUSTRY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 3181, December 21 , 1956.

Commissioner: Earl D. MacPhee. Report

Report of the Royal Commission on the Tree-Fruit Industry of British Columbia. October, 1958. 810p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 30, 1959.

The Commission was appointed to inquire generally into problems of production, packing, storage, processing and marketing of fruit in the Province.

1957

159A. BRITISH COLUMBIA CIVIL SERVICE ACT: A BOARD OF REFERENCE Appointed under the Civil Service Act by Order-in-Council no. 1683, July 9, 1957 (Sloan) and Order-in-Council no. 1123, May 9, 1958 (Carrothers).

Commissioner: Gordon McG. Sloan; replaced by Alfred William Carrothers upon the resignation of Sloan due to the pressure of work.


Report

British Columbia Civil Service Act: report of a Board of Reference. January, 1959. [Printed 1972] 70p. [Queen's Printer] Not tabled. Released September 22, 1972.

A board of Reference was established to examine the British Columbia Government Employees' Association request for the right to bargain collectively on behalf of the provincial civil servants. The Board was to suggest alterations to the Civil Service Act consistent with Canadian constitutional practice. Carrothers recommended that government employees be granted the right to bargain collectively, but not be granted the right to strike. Also, membership in the association was not to be a condition of employment in the civil service. If negotiations failed, disputes would be settled by binding arbitration. The report, commissioned by the Social Credit Government, was not released until the New Democratic Party came into power twelve years later. The new Government felt these recommendations were too limited and established a new commission by Order-in-Council no. 3786, October 19, 1972.

1958

160. ROYAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 74, January 17, 1958.

Commissioners: Sperrin N.F. Chant (Chairman), John E. Liersch, Riley P. Walrod.

Reports

Report of the Royal Commission on Education. 1960. xviii, 460p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 26, 1961.

The Commission was requested to inquire into the provincial educational system with particular attention to programs of study and pupil achievement. The public school system was found to compare favourably with that of any other country and its basic educational philosophy was sound.

A precis of the report of the Royal Commission on Education in British Columbia. 1960. iv, 119p. [Queen's Printer]

Related Reports

Research studies series: Vol. I No. 1. A study of the subsequent school performance of Grade VI

failures in the Vancouver school system. January, 1959. 22p. Mimeographed.

No. 2. A study of first year university students' opinions on Grade XI and Grade XII training. 1959. 82p. Mimeographed.

Vol. II No. 3. Principals' and Vice-Principals' judgements on school practices. 1959. 31p. Mimeographed.

No. 6. A survey of the position of superintendent in B.C. schools. February, 1959. 24p. Mimeographed.


Vol. III No. 4. Education students' judgements on teacher education. 1959. 13lp. Mimeographed.

Vol. IV No . 5. A study of experienced teachers in B . C . 1959. 264p. Mimeographed.

Vol. V Statistical data re: pupil enrolment, pupil/teacher ratio, enrolment by subject and programme, graduation rates and ability of pupils, education retardation and accelerat ion, retention of pupi ls . 1959. [97]p. Mimeographed.

Vol. VI Statistical data re: B.C. population, teachers, private schools, costs of education. 1959. [92]p. Mimeographed.

M.A. theses supervised and financed by the Commission:

A survey of the positions of the Principal and Vice-Principal in British Columbia schools, by Patrick Barney O'Brien. Unpublished Master's thesis, Department of Education, University of British Columbia. 1959. 567p.

A survey of beginning teachers in British Columbia public schools, by Patrick Warren Easton. Unpublished Master's thesis, Department of Education, University of British Columbia. 1960. 353p.

Research sponsored and financed by the Commission and carried out by the Department of Education, Division of Tests, Standards and Research:

A ten-year comparison of ability and achievement of B.C. Grade VII pupils. [1959?] 16p.; appendix.

Report not located.

Report and Addenda prepared for the Commission by the Pre-primary Education Committee of the Royal Commission on Education. [1959?] 120p.

Report not located.

1958

161. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ROAD-USER CHARGES


Commissioners: Henry Forbes Angus (Chairman), George Lindsay, Alfred John Bowering, William Fairful Veitch.

Report

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Road-User Charges. January 15, 1959. 72p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 23, 1959.

The Commission was requested to recommend alternate and more efficient methods of taxing road users. As a result a new department was established by the Department of Commercial Transport Act (S.B.C. 1959, c. 12).


1958 162. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY INQUIRY BOARD

Appointed under the Juvenile Delinquency Inquiry Act, 1958 (S.B.C. 1958, c. 23), assented to March 20, 1958.

Board members: Eric Martin (Chairman), William C. Speare, Leslie R. Peterson, Gordon L. Gibson, (Mrs.) Lois M. Haggen, Randolph Harding, Herbert J. Bruch, Bert Price, Daniel R.J. Campbell, John D. Tisdalle, Gordon H. Dowding, Philip A. Gibbs.

Report

Report of the Juvenile Delinquency Inquiry Board, constituted under the Provisions of the Juvenile Delinquency Inquiry Act, 1958. 1960. 31p. Queen's Printer. Not tabled.

The Board was established to examine briefs submitted to the Select Standing Committee of the Legislature on Social Welfare and Education during the 1958 Session and to solicit more briefs to recommend better preventive measures which might be adopted, particularly at the community level, to deal with the problem of juvenile delinquency.

1958

163. SECOND NARROWS BRIDGE INQUIRY


Commissioner: Sherwood Lett. Report

Report of the British Columbia Royal Commission, Second Narrows Bridge Inquiry. 1958. V. I. 95p. Queen's Printer. V. II not reproduced in printed form but available for reference at the Provincial Archives. Tabled: January 22, 1959.

The Commissioner was asked to inquire into the circumstances of the collapse on June 17, 1958 of the Second Narrows Bridge, which was being constructed across Burrard Inlet under contract with the British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority. The Commissioner concluded that the collapse was due to a design failure in the temporary structures and recommended "that erection contractors submit to engineers full particulars of the erection procedures and details of design of the temporary works which the contractor proposes to adopt . . . " (p. 11).

1958

164. INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND MERITS OF THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA AND THE COMPANIES REPRESENTED BY FOREST INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS


Commissioner: Gordon McG. Sloan.


Report

Report of the Honourable Gordon McGregor Sloan dated August 26th, 1958, appointed by Order-in-Council no. 1814 approved by His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in Council on August 2nd, 1958, to inquire into the circumstances and merits of the dispute between the International Woodworkers of America and the Companies represented by Forest Industrial Relations. August 26, 1958. lp. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: January 22, 1959.

In a letter to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council Sloan informed the Government that the parties had come to an agreement after some discussion with him. Consequently it was unnecessary to hold any public inquiry into the dispute.

1958

165. INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND MERITS OF THE DISPUTES BETWEEN VARIOUS EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS, EMPLOYEES AND UNIONS ENGAGED IN THE PLUMBING AND PIPE-FITTING INDUSTRY AND THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY OF THE PROVINCE


Commissioners: H. Carl Goldenberg (Chairman), E.A. Jamieson, George A. Wilkinson.

Report

Report of H. Carl Goldenberg, Q.C., dated August 18th, 1958, appointed by Order-in-Council no. 1908 approved by His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in Council on August 13th, 1958 to inquire into the circumstances and merits of the disputes between various employers, employers' associations, employees and unions engaged in the plumbing and pipe-fitting industry and the electrical industry of the Province. August 18, 1958. [3]p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: January 22, 1959.

The Majority Report signed by Goldenberg and Jamieson recommended a wage increase with which Wilkinson could not agree in his appended Minority Report, as he did not think any wage increase was justifiable at that time.

1958

166. ROYAL COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA POWER COMMISSION

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 2642, November 21 , 1958.

Commissioners: Gordon M. Shrum (Chairman), J. Dunsmuir, W.M. Anderson.

Reports

Interim report of the Royal Commission in the Matter of the British Columbia Power Commission. February 24, 1959. 8p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: February 24, 1959.


The terms of reference concerning cash advances to be made to the Power Commission by the Government were delineated.

Second interim report of the Royal Commission in the Matter of the British Columbia Power Commission. April 29, 1959. 56p. Not printed for distribution. Not tabled.

The Commission examined the electric rate structure of the British Columbia Power Commission and found unnecessary any changes or increases in the rates.

Report of the Royal Commission in the Matter of the British Columbia Power Commission. August 14, 1959. 199p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: January 28, 1960.

The Commission found the proposed 12 percent rate increase to be unjustified and recommended "that an over-all authority should be established in the Province to control and direct the generation, transmission, and distribution of all electric power in British Columbia . . . " (p. 196). As a result, in 1962 the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority was created.

1959

167. COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF A TREE-FARM LICENCE AND IN THE MATTER OF EMPIRE MILLS LIMITED

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1676, July 27, 1959.

Commissioner: Charles William Morrow.

Report

The report of the Commissioner in the matter of a tree-farm licence and in the matter of Empire Mills Limited. December 31, 1959. 20p. Typescript. Tabled: January 28, 1960.

Taking over the matter from the former Commissioner, the late Gordon McG. Sloan, Justice Morrow was asked to examine the evidence given in connection with the application of Empire Mills Limited, of Squamish, for a tree-farm licence and to decide "Should the area applied for by Empire Mills Limited, Squamish, be managed under a Tree-Farm Licence?" (O-in-C). The answer to the question was affirmative; the only remaining question (beyond the scope of the Commission) was "Should the Empire Mills Limited be granted a tree-farm licence?"

1959

168. INQUIRY INTO MARRIAGES ENTERED INTO AND SOLEMNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE DOUKHOBOR FAITH OR CREED

Appointed pursuant to Section 42 (then Section 34) of the Marriage Act as enacted by the Marriage Law Amendment Act, 1959, which provided that a Marriage Commissioner so designated would have the powers and duties of a commissioner appointed under the Public Inquiries Act, by Order-in-Council no. 2352, October 15, 1959.

Commissioner: William Evans.


Report

Interim report on inquiries into marriages entered into and solemnized in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Doukhobor faith or creed. May 12, 1962. 12p. Typescript. Tabled: February 23, 1962.

The Marriage Commissioner was appointed to register "official" Doukhobor marriages. No final report was issued.

1960

169. COMMISSION ON TREE FARM LICENCES

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 130, January 21 , 1960. Commissioner: Charles William Morrow.

Report

Report on Project III by his Honour Judge C.W. Morrow, Commissioner appointed pursuant to Order-in-Council 130, being advice to the provincial government on the question therein outlined. March 4, 1960. ii, 62, 6p. [Queen's Printer?] Tabled: March 15, 1960.

The Honourable Gordon McG. Sloan was appointed December 19, 1957 as "Advisor to the Government in relation to the Forest Resources of British Columbia" under the Minister of Lands and Forests. He died before completing the investigation into allegations that tree farm licencees bidding for crown timber had an unfair advantage over bidders not holding tree farm licences. Judge Morrow was appointed to examine the evidence acquired and to complete the report.

1960

170. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ROAD-USER CHARGES


Commissioners: Henry Forbes Angus (Chairman), George Lindsay, Alfred John Bowering, William Fairful Veitch.

Reports

First (immediate) report of the Commission of Inquiry into Road-User Charges. February 26, 1960. 4p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: March 11, 1960.

The Commission recommended "certain adjustments in licences and fees on particular classes of commercial vehicles, to be implemented as soon as possible." (p.l). Report of the 1960 (Second) Commission of Inquiry into Road-User Charges. November, 1960. 38, xvi p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: January 26, 1961.


This second commission was different from the 1958 study which was conducted in circumstances which had prevailed for twenty-five years. Its purpose was to "assess and report upon the operation of the Department of Commercial Transport Act, and other ancilliary legislation enacted in 1959, particularly with a view to its application to particular classes of commercial vehicles . . . " (p. 1).

1961

171. ROYAL COMMISSION ON EXPROPRIATION



Report

Report of the British Columbia Royal Commission on Expropriation 1961-63. August 24, 1964. 155, [22]p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 21 , 1965.

The Commission was appointed to inquire into limiting the liability of the Crown, compensation, arbitration boards and appraisers.

1961 172. PUNTLEDGE RIVER INQUIRY

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 3193, December 19, 1961.

Commissioner: Henry Forbes Angus.

Report

Report on the Puntledge River Inquiry. April 29, 1962. [v], 33, [4]p. Typescript. Tabled: January 24, 1963.

The Commission was appointed by the Government of British Columbia at the request of the British Columbia Power Commission. The Commissioner was asked to inquire into provisions for the conservation of fish in relation to the cost of the required protective measures and the operation of the British Columbia Power Commission's power plant.

1962

173. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY: WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 238, February 1, 1962 (DesBrisay) and by Order-in-Council no. 168, January 20, 1964 (Tysoe).

Commissioners: Alexander Campbell DesBrisay; deceased and replaced by Charles W. Tysoe, appointed upon death of DesBrisay.


Report Report of the Commissioner. November 26, 1965. Printed 1966. 45lp. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 27, 1966.

The Commission was appointed to inquire into the administration of the Act, proposed amendments, appeal procedures and related matters.

1963

174. ROYAL COMMISSION ON GASOLINE PRICE STRUCTURE


Commissioner: Charles William Morrow.

Report

Report of the Commissioner. March 17, 1966. 164p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: March 22, 1966.

The fairness of the price structure of gasoline at the refinery, wholesale and retail levels in the Province was considered. A five-year moratorium on the construction of service stations was recommended, as well as consistent retail mark-up and an end to consignment selling and subsidization of lessee-operated outlets.

1965

175. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO REDEFINITION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS


Commissioners: Henry Forbes Angus (Chairman), F.H. Hurley, K.R. Morton.

Report

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Redefinition of Electoral Districts. January, 1966. 165p., maps. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 27, 1966.

The Commission, officially nicknamed "The Provincial Redistribution Commission", was requested to inquire into the need, if any, for amendments to the Constitution Act to ensure effective and fair representation of the people in all parts of the Province.

1966

176. ROYAL COMMISSION ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE


Commissioners: R.A.B. Wootton (Chairman), P A . Lusztig, C.E.S. Walls.


Report

Report of the Commissioners. July 30, 1968. 828p. in 2 v. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 27, 1968.

The Commission was instructed to inquire into all facets of automobile insurance. It recommended accident insurance payable on a no-fault basis.

1967

177. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO INVASION OF PRIVACY


Commissioner: R.A. Sargent.

Report

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Invasion of Privacy. August 9, 1967. 56p. [Queen's Printer]. Tabled: January 25, 1968.

R.A. Sargent was originally appointed November 9, 1966 by Order-in-Council no. 3292 after the November 5th death of Lloyd Craig, President of the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada, to inquire into the invasion of his privacy by a rival union, the International Pulp and Sulphite Workers Union. After ten days of hearings the proceedings were quashed by court order. A new Order-in-Council on January 3, 1967 reconstituted the commission with clearer terms: to inquire into "the nature and extent of the use of recording devices and records thereof for the purpose of invading the privacy of persons or organizations . . . with a view to determining whether any legislative enactment . . . [was] necessary for the preservation of privacy as a civil right." (p. 2). This time the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada brought action against Sargent stating that he had exceeded his authority but Mr. Justice Seaton refused the injunction. The Commissioner recommended that provincial laws be enacted to regulate electronic eavesdropping (for civil aspects) but that federal authorities should have the right to use electronic devices for the peace, protection and good government of Canada.

1969

178. LIQUOR INQUIRY COMMISSION


Commissioners: Charles William Morrow (Chairman), Martin M. Johnson, Edward M. Lawson.

Report

Report of the British Columbia Liquor Inquiry Commission. 1970. 165p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: March 6, 1970.

The Commission was appointed to inquire into and review further the laws governing the distribution, sale, and consumption of spiritous, vinous and malt liquors, with reference to the 1952 Liquor Inquiry Commission.


1969 179. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE COMMONWEALTH GROUP

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 528, February 21 , 1969. Commissioners: Meredith Milner McFarlane (Chairman), Robert Wise Phipps, Robert F. Gardiner.

The Commission resigned March 14, 1969 without holding a hearing or issuing a report. The Commissioners considered the Opposition to be interfering with their mandate by continuing to discuss the matter in the Legislature after the Commission had been appointed. The Commission had been requested to inquire into the financial difficulties of the Commonwealth Group, a complex of financial and investment corporations under the control of A.G. Duncan Crux. The adequacy of the laws governing financial and investment companies generally was also to be considered. The Government's introduction of a bill to provide a loan to the Commonwealth Group to keep it afloat precipitated Opposition debate and the resignation of the Commission. The Opposition wanted a Committee of the House to investigate the situation rather than a royal commission. The Government continued its investigation under the provisions of the Securities Act instead.

1971

180. ROYAL COMMISSION ON DISTURBANCES IN A PORTION OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER KNOWN AS "GASTOWN"


Commissioner: Thomas A. Dohm.

Report

Report on Gastown Inquiry. October 6, 1971. 17p. Typescript. Tabled: January 20, 1972.

An inquiry was requested into circumstances of the disturbance which occurred on Saturday night, August 7, 1971 in Gastown, including "the nature of the police intervention and whether or not such intervention was appropriate in the circumstances." (O-in-C). The Commissioner reported that police officers over reacted and used unnecessary, unwarranted and excessive force (with horses and riot gear) to disperse a mostly peaceful crowd of young people gathered for a marijuana "Smoke-In". More effective methods of crowd control in the future were suggested.

1972

181. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA


Commissioners: R.D. Higgins (Chairman), J.L. Fryer, N . T Richards, N.J. Ruff, G.L. Tomalty.


Report Making bargaining work in British Columbia's public service; report and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Employer-Employee Relations in the Public Service of British Columbia. December, 1972. v, 112p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: January 25, 1973.

The Commission was asked to provide the necessary background information "to assist the Government in drawing up a model legislative framework to govern employer-employee relations in the public service of the province . . . " (p.ii). The Commission assumed that collective bargaining was essential and put forward a plan to ensure the orderly and efficient introduction of collective bargaining into the public service in British Columbia. This included the right to strike and compulsory payment of dues to the bargaining agent in accordance with the "Rand Formula", but not compulsory union membership.

1972 182. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE INQUIRY ACT

Appointed under the Legislative Procedure and Practice Inquiry Act (S.B.C. 1972, Second Session, c. 6), assented to October 27, 1972.

Commissioner: Gordon Hudson Dowding, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Reports

First report. February 8, 1973. 41 , [3]p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 8, 1973.

Second report. September 28, 1973. 51p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: September 28, 1973.

Third report. February 14, 1974. 6, [9]p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 14, 1974.

Fourth report. June 20, 1974. 13, [40]p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: June 20, 1974.

Fifth report. March 4, 1975. iii, 30, 1 lp. Queen's Printer. Tabled: March 5, 1975.

The Speaker of the House was authorized to act as a Special Commissioner to investigate parliamentary practice in the United Kingdom, Canada and other jurisdictions and to make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly regarding the adoption of new procedures when relevant.

Related Report

Parliamentary privilege and the publication and radio and television broadcasting of parliamentary debates, by Edward McWhinney, Special Commissioner under the Legislative Procedure and Practice Inquiry Act. December 10, 1974. Printed 1975. 21p. Queen's Printer.

Edward McWhinney was appointed May 30, 1974 as a Special Commissioner "to examine the publication, broadcasting, distribution, and reporting of the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly by various means of communication . . . " (p. 5). The introduction of radio and television into the House was considered, especially with respect to the status of parliamentary immunity from libel prosecution for members making statements in the House. This document was also printed as the Fifth report.


1972 183. ROYAL COMMISSION CONCERNING THE PREPARATION AND TENDER

ING OF BIDS PERTAINING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE CAMPBELL RIVER AND DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL


Commissioner: Harry L. Purdy.

Report

Report of the Commission. January 31, 1973. 24p. Typescript. Tabled: February 8, 1973.

The Commissioner was appointed to determine if there were irregularities in bidding in 1972 for construction of the Campbell River and District Hospital and to study alternate methods of obtaining competitive bids on construction projects.

1973

184. ROYAL COMMISSION ON POST SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE KOOTE-NAY REGION


Commissioners: Ian McTaggart-Cowan (Chairman), Geoffrey C. Andrew, Timothy C. Byrne, John F. Ellis, Leo S. Gansner, Raymond Hughes, James Patterson, Elizabeth E. Wallach.

Report

Report of the Royal Commission on Post Secondary Education in the Kootenay Region. 1974. 2v. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 12, 1974.

The Commissioners recommended "that all forms of post secondary education in the Kootenay region - vocational, technical and academic - be brought within the responsibility of the Department of Education through the Kootenay Institute for Post Secondary Studies." (p. xiv).

1973

185. ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE USE OF PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1675, May 18, 1973.

Commissioner: Cortlandt J.K. Mackenzie (Chairman), William K. Oldham, William D. Powrie.

Reports

Interim report of the Commissioners. November 22, 1973. 4p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: February 18, 1975.

The interim report recommended a moratorium on the spraying of herbicides and pesticides until the Commission completed its report.


Second interim report of the Commissioners. December 10, 1974. 15p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: February 18, 1975.

Immediate interim changes to the administration of pesticides in British Columbia were recommended so that only one agency was responsible.

Final report of the Commissioners. May 30, 1975. 3 v. in 4. Queen's Printer. Tabled: March 31 , 1976.

A Department of Environmental Protection to oversee pesticide control was proposed and its functions were outlined.

1973

186. ROYAL COMMISSION ON FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S LAW

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 4043, December 6, 1973 and amended by Order-in-Council no. 208, January 17, 1974.

Commissioners: Thomas Rodney Berger (Chairman), Ross Douglas Collver, Sydney Segal, Rita T. MacDonald, Mish Vadasz.

Reports

First report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: [Unified family court pilot project] February 7, 1974. 20, [21]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: February 13, 1974.

Second report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: [The use of lay panels in the unified family court] March 19, 1974. 6, 3p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: March 22, 1974.

Third report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: [The role of the family advocate] April 10, 1974. 4p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 3, 1974.

Fourth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: The family, the courts and the community. February 12, 1975. 103, [149]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: February 18, 1975. "

Fifth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law.

Parti. The legislative framework. March, 1975. 14p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.

Part II. The status of children born to unmarried parents. March, 1975. 95, [26]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.

Part III. Children's rights. March, 1975. 26, [3]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.

Part IV. Special needs for special children. March, 1975. 34, [5]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.

Part V. The protection of children (child care). March, 1975. 95, [57]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.

Part VI. Custody, access and guardianship. March, 1975. 39, [5]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.

Part VII. Adoption. March, 1975. 108, [77]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 29, 1975.


A supplement to the Fifth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: The Children's Act, 1976: draft model act for discussion purposes only. December, 1975. [91]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: April 1, 1976.

Sixth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Report on matrimonial property. March 26, 1975. 61 , [34]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: April 10, 1975.

Seventh report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Family maintenance. June, 1975. 68, [3]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: June 26, 1975.

Eighth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Preparation for marriage. September, 1975. 29, [68]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: April 1, 1976.

Ninth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Artificial insemination. May, 1975. 34, [9]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: April 1, 1976.

Tenth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Native families and the law. May, 1975. 89, [17]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: June 26, 1975.

Eleventh report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Change of name. June, 1975. 14, [3]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: April 1, 1976.

Twelfth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Medical consent. August, 1975. 18, [22]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: April 1, 1976.

Thirteenth report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: The Commission and the community. April, 1975. 34, [105]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: June 26, 1975.

Supplementary report of the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law: Summary of recommendations. January, 1976. 57p. [Queen's Printer] Not tabled.

The Commission's mandate was to inquire "into all aspects of the laws in force in the Province which relate to children and family relationships; into the administration of justice relative to these laws; and into the need for alternative or ancilliary social agencies and services to augment the courts in these matters." (O-in-C). The Commission resulted in passage of the Family Relations Act (S.B.C. 1978, c. 20), assented to June 29, 1978.

COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO JERICHO HILL SCHOOL


Commissioner: B. Chud.

Report

Report of inquiry, Jericho Hill School. September 4, 1974. [133]p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: February 18, 1975.

The Commissioner was requested to "examine the organization and operation of Jericho Hill School to discover any restrictions upon the extension of the operation or programmes to meet more fully the needs of the children . . . " (O-in-C).


1975 188. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1489, April 24, 1975. Commissioners: Robert A. McMath (Chairman), Ross G. Marks, Alice Mac-Kenzie, Robert M. Clark, Bruno Meyer, Stanley W. Hamilton, Syd Thompson.

Report

Report: preliminary report of the Commissioners. July 30, 1976. xii, 203, [101]p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: January 25, 1977.

This commission resulted from a recommendation by the Select Standing Committee on Municipal Matters "that a special commission be appointed to inquire into all ramifications of an assessment system based on actual value, and to review all aspects of real property taxation procedures . . . " (Letter of Transmittal). The report was not completed to the satisfaction of the Commissioners as the Commission was terminated by Order-in-Council no. 1583, May 20, 1976, as amended July 29, 1976, effective August 14, 1976.

1975

189. PUBLIC INQUIRY COMMISSION APPOINTED TO EXAMINE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1708, May 15, 1975.

Commissioners: George Suart (Chairman), James Pritchard, Mel Scott.

Report

Report of the Public Inquiry Commission Appointed to Examine Certain Aspects of Vancouver Community College. July, 1975. vii, 85p. Queen's Printer. Tabled: March 31, 1976.

The Commission was established to resolve a budgetary conflict between the Department of Education and the College. The Commission was to "examine the overall administrative, operational and financial processes utilized in the operation of Vancouver Community College Technical and Vocational Institute and the impact of these processes on the delivery of College services to the community." (p. ii). The Commission concluded that the College needed to define its purpose more clearly and needed to develop better budgetary control.

1975

190. ROYAL COMMISSION ON FOREST RESOURCES


Commissioner: Peter H. Pearse.


Reports

Timber rights and forest policy in British Columbia; report of the Royal Commission on Forest Resources. September, 1976. 2v. V. 1. xv, 395p. V. 2. [101]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: January 25, 1977.

Synopsis of timber rights and forest policy in British Columbia, report of the Royal Commission on Forest Resources. October, 1976. 55p. [Queen's Printer?]

The Commissioner was asked "to inquire into . . . all matters relating to the disposition of rights by the Crown to harvest timber and to occupy forested land in British Columbia . . . " (O-in-C).

Related Reports

Taxes and miscellaneous levies on forest resources in British Columbia; policy background paper produced by the Royal Commission on Forest Resources. July, 1975. 76p. [Queen's Printer?]

TASK FORCE ON CROWN TIMBER RIGHTS

The Task Force on Crown Timber Disposal was established January 12, 1974 by the Minister of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources under the chairmanship of Peter H. Pearse.

First report: Crown charges for early timber rights: royalties and other levies for harvesting rights on timber leases, licences and berths in British Columbia. February, 1974. 67p. Queen's Printer.

Second report: Timber appraisal; policies and procedures for evaluating crown timber in British Columbia. July, 1974. 185p. Queen's Printer.

Forest tenures in British Columbia; policy background paper. December, 1974. v, 126, [l]p. [Queen's Printer?]

Second printing [revised]. June, 1975. v, 126, [4]p. [Queen's Printer?]

1975

191. FOREST INDUSTRY LABOUR DISPUTES COMMISSION

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act, Labour Code of British Columbia and the Judges Act (Canada), by Order-in-Council no. 2339, July 12, 1975.

Special Mediator: Henry E. Hutcheon.

Report

Report of the Special Mediator on forest industry labour disputes. August 12, 1975. 40p. Not published for distribution. Presented to the Minister of Labour; not tabled.

The major industrial bargaining units in the Province's forest industry were deadlocked in negotiations to renew their collective agreements. Justice Hutcheon was appointed Special Mediator in an attempt to resolve their differences. As mediation failed, he submitted a report outlining the disparities and his recommendations for resolution.


1975

192. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO REDEFINITION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 2420, July 21 , 1975; amended by Order-in-Council no. 3438, October 30, 1975 (giving one more week to submit report).

Commissioners: T.G. Norris (Chairman), Fred Bowers, Lawrence James Wallace.

Report

Report of Commission of Inquiry into Redefinition of Electoral Districts under the Public Inquiries Act. November 7, 1975. vii, 15lp., maps. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: March 31, 1976.

The Commission was asked to determine the need, if any, for amendments to the Constitution Act of British Columbia to ensure fair representation of all of the people of the Province.

1975

193. INDIAN RESERVE LANDS CUT-OFF INQUIRY


Commissioners: Ross Collver (Chairman), Adam Eneas, John Squire.

No inquiry was held or report produced as Order-in-Council no. 1120, April 1, 1976, stayed the work of the Commission indefinitely effective February 29, 1976 "pending discussions, now in progress, between the Government of British Columbia and the Federal Government." (O-in-C).

1975

194. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY CONCERNING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PRACTICAL NURSES AND RELATED HOSPITAL PERSONNEL

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 3703, December 1, 1975, and amended by Order-in-Council no. 154, January 16, 1976 to read "related" rather than "other" hospital personnel.

Commissioner: Noel A. Hall.

Report

Report of a Commission of Inquiry Concerning the Education and Training of Practical Nurses and Related Hospital Personnel. March 27, 1977. 16p., appendix. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: June 13, 1977.

The Commission was established "to recommend the most effective type of training programme for practical nurses and related hospital personnel and the remuneration to be paid students while they undertake training in the hospital industry." (p. 8). The Commission recommended establishment of a Practical Nurses/Orderly Apprenticeship Program in which trainees be paid a stipend ranging from 50 percent to 100 percent of the pay rate for qualified Practical Nurses/ Orderlies.


1977

196. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE GRIZZLY VALLEY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE


Commissioner: Walter Kirke Smith.

Report

Commission of Inquiry into the Grizzly Valley Natural Gas Pipeline; report. August 2, 1977. 24p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: August 4, 1977.

The Commission was instructed to inquire "into the conduct of the public business relating to the proposed development and construction of the Grizzly Valley Natural Gas Pipeline." (p. 1). Allegations had been made that irregularities in trading of securities or real estate transactions had occurred as a result of confidential information obtained relating to the proposed pipeline construction. No irregularities were found.

1977

197. ROYAL COMMISSION ON BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILWAY


Commissioners: Lloyd George MacKenzie (Chairman), Sydney Wallis Welsh, David Hilton Chapman.

1976

195. COMMISSION ON VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND TRADES TRAINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA


Commissioners: Dean H. Goard (Chairman), A.J. Blakeney, Betsy McDonald, Mac McCaffery, Cy Stairs, T. Wyman Trineer.

Report

Report of the Commission on Vocational, Technical, and Trades Training in British Columbia. January 31, 1977. 54p., appendices. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: February 7, 1977.

An advisory commission established by the Department of Education and the Department of Labour, the Commission recommended the establishment of a single agency capable of decision making on matters relating to the broad spectrum of vocational training in the Province, to be named the Occupational Training Council. This recommendation was acted upon by the government.


Reports

Interim report on affairs of Railwest Railcar manufacturing plant. June 20, 1977. 20, [5]p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: June 23, 1977.

An inquiry was made into the circumstances of the imminent closure of the plant operated by British Columbia Railway due to lack of business. The Commission recommended that special assistance in the form of relocation or retraining be given to employees who were to be laid off.

Interim report on the future of the Fort Nelson extension. December 30, 1977. [ii], 76p. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: April 12, 1978.

The Commission concluded that the Fort Nelson extension was not viable and could not be made viable in the foreseeable future and should be discontinued.

Report of the Royal Commission on the British Columbia Railway. August 25, 1978. 4v. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: March 23, 1979.

Contents.—V. 1. Introduction. Summary of conclusions.—V. 2. The role of the railway. The northern extension.—V. 3. Control and management. Reducing the burden. The Commission's task.—V. 4. Appendices. References. Bibliography.

The Commission's task was "to make inquiry into and concerning all aspects of the management and development of the British Columbia Railway . . . and the participation of the Crown therein as shareholder . . . " and "the relationship of the railway to the economic and social well-being of the Province . . . " (O-in-C). The Commission concluded that the railway's role was very limited and had little potential for expansion as other modes of transportation were more viable. If not transferred to the Canadian National system it should be made a genuinely autonomous crown corporation.

Report of the Royal Commission on the British Columbia Railway: addendum. XI. Statutory revision. 1979. [iii], 138p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: June 21 , 1979.

Review of British Columbia Railway operating results; prepared for the Royal Commission, British Columbia Railway, by R.L. Banks & Associates Inc. January, 1978. ca. 200p. Not printed for distribution.

Guide to phase one material, March 24th to June 29th, 1977. 1911. ca. 200p. Not printed for distribution.

1977

198. A.E. FILMER & G.D. McKINNON

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 853, March 9, 1977.

Commissioner: Thomas Kemp Fisher.

Report

In the matter of A.E. Filmer and G.D. McKinnon; Commission report. April 27, 1977. 8p. Photocopy. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: June 13, 1977.

The Commissioner was requested to "inquire into an allegation that the Regional Crown Counsel, A.E. Filmer, bribed or threatened or inferred bribery or threats to


Crown Counsel, G.D. McKinnon." (p. 1). The issue arose from a conflict regarding employment of Crown Counsel on contract rather than as civil servants on a much lower pay scale. No evidence of overt bribery was found.

1977

199. ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE INCARCERATION OF FEMALE OFFENDERS


Commissioner: Patricia M. Proudfoot.

Report

Report of the British Columbia Royal Commission on the Incarceration of Female Offenders. April 28, 1978. iv, 176, [16]p. [Queen's Printer] Tabled: May 12, 1978.

Allegations of irregularities in the operation of Oakalla Women's Correctional Centre, including sexual misconduct between male staff and female inmates had been made by the media. The Commission was established subsequent to a confidential report by the RCMP to inquire into "whether or not the programs, equipment and facilities provided in the Province . . . for the . . . incarceration of female offenders are conducive to good correctional practice . . . " (O-in-C). The Commissioner concluded that there were not enough female prisoners to provide adequate facilities or programs.

1978

200. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ELECTORAL REFORM, 1978


Commissioner: L.S. Eckardt.

Reports

Interim report on the redefinition of electoral districts for the Province of British Columbia. June, 1978. 77p., maps. Queen's Printer. Tabled: June 20, 1978.

Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, 1978; [final report] June, 1979. 6v. Queen's Printer. Tabled: June 11, 1979.

The Commissioner's terms of reference were "to secure, by whatever redefinition of electoral districts is required, proper and effective representation of the people of all parts of the Province in the Legislative Assembly . . . " (O-in-C). Allegations were made by the Opposition that the Commissioner's recommendations had been altered by the Government before actual printing and tabling of the report. No evidence was found in a subsequent investigation by the Ministry of the Attorney-General.

Related Report

[Inquiry of the Ministry of the Attorney-General into the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, 1978], by Richard H. Vogel. August 5, 1980. 9, [9]p. Photocopy. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: August 6, 1980.


1978 201. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE INQUIRY ACT

Appointed under the Legislative Procedure and Practice Inquiry Act (S.B.C. 1972, Second Session, c. 6), assented to October 27, 1972, by the Speaker of the House on October 24, 1978.

Commissioner: E. George MacMinn.

Report

Legislative Procedure and Practice Inquiry Act . . . committees of the Legislature. June 28, 1979. ca. 200p. Photocopy. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: June 28, 1979.

The committee structure in the British Columbia Legislature was studied to consider "the advisability of . . . adopting a Committee format which would permit the examination of Legislation and Estimates in Standing Committees as opposed to a Committee of the Whole or Committee of Supply". (Introductory remarks). Numerous proposals for restructuring the committee system were made.

1979

202. ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY—HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION—URANIUM MINING

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 170, January 18, 1979; terminated by Order-in-Council no. 442, February 27, 1980.

Commissioners: David V. Bates (Chairman), James W. Murray, Valter Raudsepp.

Reports

The Commissioners first interim report on uranium exploration. August 15, 1979. [ii], 18p. Queen's Printer. Not tabled.

The Commission was established to inquire into the adequacy of existing measures to provide protection in all aspects of uranium mining in the Province, especially as to worker and public safety and protection of the environment.

Commissioners' report. October 30, 1980. 3v. Queen's Printer. Tabled: March 18, 1981.

Contents.—V. 1. Commissioners' report.—V. 2. Part I. Uranium titles. Part II. Accession list.—V. 3. Index to transcripts, exhibits and submissions.

The Government terminated the Commission on February 27, 1980 and asked the Commissioners to report their findings by May 31, 1980. On this date the Government ordered a seven year moratorium on the locating and recording of mineral claims for the purpose of uranium exploration and the development of uranium deposits on existing claims. The Commission requested an extension to continue to receive submissions to April 15, 1980 and to complete their report by October 30,1980. This was granted by Order-in-Council no. 597, March 13, 1980. In its final report the Commission concluded that uranium mining may be a future necessity and may be feasible if adequate safeguards are ensured. It recommended continuance of exploration only, at present, so that uranium sources are at least known.


Related Report

Critical biological pathways for transfer of radioactive and heavy metal contaminants to biota and man in relation to development of the uranium industry in British Columbia, final report to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Uranium Mining, by Pacific Northwest Laboratories, operated by Batelle Memorial Institute, Richland, Washington. March, 1980. v, 32, [61]p. Prepared under contract 2311203975. Not printed for distribution.

The Commission's extensive resource centre has been preserved in toto at B.C. Research, 3650 Wesbrook Crescent, Vancouver, B.C. V6S 2L2

1979

203. INQUIRY INTO AND CONCERNING AN ALLEGATION BY HIS HONOUR JUDGE GOVAN MADE ON MAY 9th 1979 THAT THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL, MR. RICHARD VOGEL, OR SOME UNNAMED PERSON IN THE MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, HAD PURSUED A COURSE OF CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS COMING BEFORE HIS HONOUR JUDGE GOVAN IN HIS CAPACITY AS A JUDGE OF THE PROVINCIAL COURT FROM WHICH HE INFERRED THAT HIS INDEPENDENCE AS A JUDGE OF THE PROVINCIAL COURT WAS BEING INTERFERED WITH

Appointed under the Public Inquiries Act by Order-in-Council no. 1885, July 5, 1979. Commissioner: P.D. Seaton.

Report

Report of the Honourable Mr. Justice P.D. Seaton, Commissioner. October 23, 1979. 61p. Photocopy. Not printed for distribution. Tabled: February 29, 1980.

Judge Philip Govan ruled a chapter of the Family Relations Act (S.B.C. 1978, c. 20) to be ultra vires. Govan alleged he was requested by the Attorney-General's ministry to transfer himself elsewhere in the province and that this constituted interference with judicial independence. No evidence of intentional impropriety was found but the Commissioner cautioned the Ministry that the judiciary had its own independent function and is not intended to assist the Executive as part of a team.

1980

No Royal Commissions were appointed.


INDEX Note—Numbers refer to the number of Commission, NOT page.

A.E. Filmer & G.D. McKinnon, 198 Abortion. 149 Adoption, 186 Anderson, W.M.. 166 Andrew. Geoffrey C . 184 Angus. Henry Forbes, 161, 170. 172, 175 Apprentices. 195 Arbitration. Industrial, 147, 164. 165 Ash, Arthur J.R.. 147 Assessment, 142. 188 Bates. David V.. 202 Berger. Thomas Rodney, 186 Blakeney, A.J.. 195 Blind—Education. 187 Board of Reference. 159A Bowering. Alfred John. 161. 170 Bowers. Fred. 192 Bracewell. B.C. 144 Bridges. 163 British Columbia Civil Service Act. 159A British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, British Columbia Power Commission. 152, 166, British Columbia Railway, 197 Brown. Donald Cameron, 148 Bruch. Herbert J., 162 Byrne, Timothy C . 184 Cameron. Maxwell A.. 140 Campbell, Daniel R.J., 162 Campbell River and District Hospital. 183 Carrothers. Alfred William. 159A Carrothers, W.A.. 134 Chant. Sperrin N.F.. 160 Chapman, David Hilton. 197 Children—Law. 186 Chiropody. 141 Chud. B., 187 Civil service. 159A. 181 Clark, J.T.. 144 Clark. Robert M., 188 Clement. Frederick Moore. 143 Clyne. J.V.. 152. 153. 171 Collective barga in ing—Government employees

159A. 181 Collective labour agreements, 191 Collett. Horace. C.S. . 137 Collver. Ross Douglas. 186. 193 Commercial finance companies. 179 Commonwealth Group, 179 Community colleges, 189 Comox Logging and Railway Company, 157 Contracts. Letting of, 183 Cowan, Arthur J.. 138 Critical biological pathways. 202 Crown charges for early timber rights, 190 Crux. A.G. Duncan, 179

Cut-off lands. 193 Davis. E. . 134 Deaf—Education. 187 Death benefit. 138 DesBrisay. Alexander Campbell. 173 Dikes (Engineering), 143 Divorce, 186 Dohm, Thomas A., 180 Domestic relations courts. 186 Doukhobors. 145, 154. 168 Dowding. Gordon Hudson, 162, 182 Dunsmuir. J., 166 Dyking, Drainage and Irrigation Commission, 143 Eavesdropping. 177 Eckardt, L .S . , 200 Education, 160 Education—Finance. 140. 144 Education, Higher, 184 Election districts, 175. 192. 200 Electric utilities. 166

166 Electrification. 134 172 Ellis. John F., 184

Embankments, 143 Eminent domain. 171 Empire Mills Limited, 167 Employer-employee relations in the public service,

181 ' Eneas. Adam. 193 Estates (Law). 137 Evans. William. 168 Expropriation. 171 Family. 186 Female offenders. 199 Filmer. A .E . . 198 Financial institutions. 179 Fisher. Thomas Kemp. 198 Forest administration in British Columbia. 136 Forest Industrial Relations, 164 Forest management. 156. 190 Forest Management Licences Inquiry, 156 Forest tenures in British Columbia, 190 Forests and forestry. 136, 155. 191 Fort Nelson extension. 197 Friendly societies, 138 Fruit culture, 159 Fryer. J.L.. 181 Gansner, Leo S., 184 Gardiner. Robert F., 179 Gas, Natural—Pipelines, 196 Gasoline—Prices, 174 Gastown, Vancouver, 180 Gibbs. Philip A., 162 Gibson, Gordon L., 162 Goard, Dean H. . 195 Goldenberg. H. Carl. 142. 165


Govan. Philip, 203 Government attorneys. 198 Grant. R.C. , 144 Grimmett. J.A., 139 Grizzly Valley. 196 Haggen, Lois M., 162 Hall. Noel A.. 194 Hamilton, Stanley W., 188 Hanna. L. Arnold. 157 Harding, Randolph, 162 Harper, A.M., 141 Hendricks, Walter, 148 Herbicides, 185 Higgins, R.D., 181 Holmer, Samuel, 137 Home, George, 151 Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board, 148 Hospitals. 149 Hospitals—Staff, 194 Hughes, Raymond, 184 Hurley, F.H.. 175 Hutcheon, Henry E., 191 In the matter of A.E. Filmer and G.D. McKinnon:

Commission report, 198 Incarceration of female offenders, 199 Indian Reserve Lands Cut-off Inquiry, 193 Indians, 186 Indians—Reservations. 193 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Inquiry

Board. 147 Inquiry in the Matter of Lots in the Sub-division of

Lot 1476, Sayward District, Plan 8255, 157 Inquiry into the Circumstances of Landslides at

Whatshan, 152 Inquiry of the Ministry of the Attorney-General into

the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, 1978, 200

Insurance, 138 Insurance, Accident, 139 Insurance. Automobile, 176 Insurance, Health, 139 Insurance. Hospital, 148 Insurance, Medical, 148 International Woodworkers of America, 164 Investment trusts, 179 Irrigation, 143 Jamieson, E.A.. 165 Jericho Hill School, 187 Johnson, Martin M., 178 Judges, 203 Juvenile delinquency, 162 Kootenay District, 184 Labour disputes, 164, 165 Landslides, 152 Lawson, Edward M. . 178 Legislative Assembly, 182, 201 Legislative bodies—Committees, 201 Legislative Procedure and Practice Inquiry Act, 182,

201 Lett. Sherwood, 163

Liersch, John E. , 160 Lindsay. George, 161, 170 Liquor traffic, 151, 178 Logging, 157 Lord, Arthur E., 154, 156 Lundell, Arvid Waldemar, 148 Lusztig, P A . , 176 McCaffery, Mac, 195 McDonald, Betsy, 195 MacDonald, J.C., 134 MacDonald. Rita T., 186 McDonell, Allan J., 147 McFarlane, Meredith Milner, 179 MacIntyre, B.M. , 147 MacKenzie, Alice, 188 Mackenzie, Cortlandt J.K.. 185 MacKenzie, Lloyd George, 197 McKinnon, G.D. , 198 Maclean. H. Alan, 144 McMath. Robert A., 188 MacMinn. E. George, 201 MacPhee, Earl D. , 159 McRae. J.D., 147 McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 184 McWhinney, Edward, 182 Making bargaining work in British Columbia's civil

service, 181 Marks, Ross G., 188 Marriage law, 168, 186 Martin, Eric, 162 Mediation and conciliation. Industrial, 147. 164,

165, 191 Meyer, Bruno, 188 Milk, 153 Morrow. Charles William. 167, 169. 174. 178 Morton. K.R. . 175 Mount View High School (Saanich. B.C.). 135 Municipal finance, 142 Municipal government. 142 Murray, James W., 202 Norris, T.G.. 192 Nurses, 194 Oakalla Prison, 150 Oakalla Women's Correctional Centre, 199 Occupational Training Council. 195 Oldham. William K., 185 Orderlies. 194 Parliamentary practice, 182, 201 Parliamentary privilege and the publication and radio

and television broadcasting of parliamentary debates, 182

Patterson, James, 184 Pearse. Peter H., 190 Pesticides, 185 Peterson, Leslie R., 162 Phipps, Robert Wise, 179 Pipelines, 196 Plumbing and pipe-fitting industry, 165 Police, 158 Police, Complaints against, 180


Post Secondary Education, 184 Powrie. William D. . 185 Practical nursing. 194 Price. Bert. 162 Pritchard, James. 189 Privacy. Right of, 177 Project III. 169 Property tax. 188 Proudfoot, Daniel John, 148 Proudfoot. Patricia M. . 199 Provincial Redistribution Commission. 175, 192 Provincial-Municipal Relations in British Columbia,

142 Puntledge Hydro Development, 172 Purdy, Harry L., 183 Railroads. 197 Railwest Railcar manufacturing plant, 197 Raudsepp, Valter. 202 Re Daniel LeRoy Sanger, 150 Real property tax. 188 Redistribution (Election law), 175. 192. 200 Reformatories for women, 199 Review of British Columbia Railway operating re

sults, 197 Richards, N.T.. 181 Riots, 180 Ritchie. Mrs. Donald. 149 Road-user charges. 161, 170 Roads, 157 Ruff. N.J.. 181 Salmon fisheries. 172 Sanger. Daniel LeRoy. 150 Sargent. R.A., 177 Say ward District. 157 School taxation. 144 Scott, Mel. 189 Seaton. P.D., 203 Second Narrows Bridge, 163 Segal. Sydney. 186 Separation. 186 Separation of powers. 203 Sewell. R.R.F.. 144 Shandley. Herbert Howard. 150 Shrum, Gordon M. . 166 Sloan, Gordon McG.. 136. 146. 155. 159A. 164.

167. 169 Smith. Sydney John. 148 Smith. Walter Kirke. 196 Societies. 138 Speare. William C . 162 Squire. John. 193

Stairs, Cy. 195 Steele. Robert Cecil. 148 Stevens. H.H. , 151 Stewart, J.A., 144 Suart, George, 189 Sullivan, Harry J., 145 Swanson, Dean Cecil. 151 Synopsis of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry

into Educational Finance, 140 Synopsis of timber rights and forest policy in British

Columbia, 190 Task Force on Crown Timber Rights, 190 Taxation. 144 Taxes and miscellaneous levies on forest resources in

British Columbia. 190 Technical education, 184, 195 Thompson, Syd, 188 Timber appraisal. 190 Timber licences, 156. 167, 169 Timber rights and forest policy in British Columbia,

190 Tisdalle. John D. . 162 Tomalty. G.L. . 181 Transportation, Automotive, 161, 170 Tree farm licences. 169 Tree fruits, 159 Trineer, T. Wyman. 195 Tupper. Reginald Hibbert, 158 Turner. Arthur J.. 147 Tysoe. Charles W., 173 Uranium mines and mining, 202 Vadasz, Mish. 186 Vancouver—Police, 158 Vancouver Community College, 189 Veitch, William Fairful, 161, 170 Vocational education. 184. 195 Vogel. Richard H. . 200, 203 Wallace. Lawrence James. 192 Wallach. Elizabeth E. . 184 Walls. C .E .S . . 176 Walrod. Riley P.. 160 Welch. Herbert John, 148 Welsh. Sydney Wallis. 197 Whatshan. 152 Wilkinson, George A. , 165 Wilson. John Owen. 135 Winch, Harold Edward. 148 Women prisoners, 199 Wood, H.S . . 149 Wootton. R .A .B . . 176 Workers' compensation. 146, 173

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