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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
4
Notice is given that the reserve on Detention Island published in the British Columbia Gazette on May 30, 1912 is cancelled. The Canadian Patriotic Fund requests residents whose breadwinner is in active service with Empire or Allied forces to notify the local organization secretary for assistance.
Dominion lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Yukon Northwest Territories and part of British Columbia may be leased for 21 years at 1 dollar per acre with a maximum 2560 acres per applicant. Applications must be in person with a 5 dollar fee. royalties are five cents per ton of merchantable coal and annual returns are required. Surface rights may be purchased at 10 dollars per acre. For details contact Ottawa Secretary of the Interior or Dominion Lands agents.
The Attorney-General rebuts Rev. Mr. Cooke on land reserves and pre emption areas. He states 93 000 000 acres were set aside as reserve not all suitable for pre emption, with 29 000 000 acres surveyed. Government land maps and timber leases are defended against charges of falsification and German syndicate involvement.
Major J H McMullin commands 68th Regiment EGOR on 68th Regt orders dated May 1915. W R Whitley transfers from B to A Company and is provisionally promoted to sergeant. Capt H Lee receives a Waustation certificate. Parades for A and B Companies at the Exhibition Building on May 12 and 15 at 8 pm, and subalterns and NCOs parade May 10 at 8 pm under the Adjutant.
Multiple 1915 1916 notices from Victoria residents seeking permission to prospect lands in Skeena District Queen Charlotte Islands for coal and petroleum. Names include Robert Burgess Mable Lock Albert Lock John Connell Harry Mann with locations at Porters Island Otard Bay Kiokathla Inlet Hippo Island and various lot descriptions and dates.
Notice is hereby given that the partnership subsisting between J. B. Johnson J. A. Swanson and C. G. Ketchum in Prince Rupert has been dissolved by mutual consent. Debts owing to the partnership are to be paid to J. B. Johnson and all claims against the partnership presented to him for settlement. Dated Prince Rupert B C March 17 1915. All three partners names listed.
Multiple notices from figures including HARRY McMANN and THOMAS P O FARRELL announce intentions to obtain permission to prospect for coal and petroleum, detailing described land tracts, bearings, and chain measurements near Andrews River Seal Inlet and Port Channel. The Prince Rupert city corporation and John Wesley Connell also appear in notices. dates February 1915.
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