A List of Underutilized Sources of Information.

1) Registry of Deeds,

2) Probate Records,

3) Shipping Registers,

4) Nova Scotia Statutes at Large (on line 1758 to 1835),

5) Library and Archives Canada Report # 684, a History of Water Power Legislation and Administration in Nova Scotia, located in the Department of the Interior's Water Resources Branch records (RG 89, volume 528). ,

and

6) The Crown Land Information Management Centre
Suite 501, Founders Square,
1701 Hollis St
Phone: (902)424-2818 Fax: (902)424-7068
Crownland@gov.ns.ca


An Example taken from the History Of Water Power Legislation and Administration In Nova Scotia.

“The placing of permanent dams across streams would naturally have the effect of preventing the free passage of fish and lumber, and thereby create a conflict with these important interests. This difficulty was soon recognized by the General Assembly and since 1786 the owners of mill dams have been required to provide adequate means for the passage of fish and lumber. It will be remembered that the use of streams for floating purposes had been declared to be a public right, but this does not mean that it was such as to override the rights of the mill owner. No attempt was made by the Legislature to interfere with erection of mill dams, but merely to require that they in turn should not interfere with the rights of others to use the streams for lawful purposes.”


An Example from the Parrsborough Township Registry of Deeds: A plan of a watermill site at East Advocate.



An Example from the Cumberland County Probate Papers: A plan of the Cape d'Or Estate of Walter Barteaux.




Large Version of the Top of the Barteaux Map


Large Version of the Description on the Bottom of the Barteaux Map



An Example from the Crown Land Information Management Centre. This example is a June 7, 1906 Transit Survey of Property in District of Five Islands Showing Timber and Mineral Rights Owned by A.R. Bayne, W.A. Soley and J.C. Soley. The map contains the division sections of the December 3, 1766 Benjamin Gerrish land grant at Five Islands.



Large Version of Gerrish Grant



An Example from the Nova Scotia Statutes: An Act to incorporate the Colchester Lumber Driving and Manufacturing Company.

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