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Octavo (9.5 inches). 20 & 21 George V, Chapter 37 (Statutes of Canada). Caption title, 11 pages. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. When British Columbia entered Confederation in 1871 (by Order in Council, 16 May 1871; U.K.), control over certain lands designated as the Railway Belt were transferred to the government of Canada to further the building of the railway by granting portions of the land to the Canadian Pacific Railway. The CPR intended to sell land in the Railway Belt to settlers (primarily for farming) in order to offset costs associated with building the railway, but the land was in rugged mountainous terrain and not suited to farming. To further assist the construction of the CPR, the Province of British Columbia agreed to transfer control of an additional block of land in the Peace River region to the federal government for additional grants to the CPR. Once the railway was completed, the province desired that control over the remaining lands in the Railway Belt and Peace River Block be returned to their jurisdiction. By this Act, the said lands were transferred back to the Province of British Columbia. The agreement covered the management of the two land regions, Ordnance and Admiralty lands, public works, harbours, Native Reserves, parks, soldier settlement lands, historic sites, and bird sanctuaries. Seller Inventory # 110
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