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Fonds · 1883-1982, predominant 1883-1958
Consists of three series: Partnership registration books and other material; Sector specific registration books and other records; and Nova Scotia Company incorporation ledgers and other records. The Registry has two basic functions. It records information on companies, created under the Nova Scotia Companies Act, and other corporate bodies created under various acts of the Nova Scotia Legislature, as well as registering such entities, and those created in other jurisdictions, as being licensed to operate in Nova Scotia. Consists of registers and indexes documenting the incorporation and registration of commercial companies and partnerships, cooperative associations, fishermen's bait associations, credit unions, bodies incorporated under the Marshlands Reclamation Act, fruit companies, fishing vessels, non-profit organizations, rural telephone companies, county stations registered under the Fishermen's Federation Act, and blueberry associations. Includes registers, 1883-1982, and indexes, 1883-1967. Some registers contain their own indexes. Also includes bank, insurance company and joint stock company returns, ca. 1862-1883. RG 73