State territory — Parts of — Boundaries — Land boundaries — Dispute over ownership of lands covered by straits surrounding Vancouver Island — Boundaries of Colony of British Columbia — Imperial Act of 1866 on Union of Colony of Vancouver Island with Colony of British Columbia — Whether term 'territories' referred to lands only — The law of Canada

State territory — Parts of — Straits — Dispute over ownership of lands covered by straits surrounding Vancouver Island — Whether property of Queen in right of Province of British Columbia — Boundaries of Colony of British Columbia — Imperial Act of 1866 on Union of Colony of Vancouver Island with Colony of British Columbia — Whether term ‘territories’ referred to lands only — Whether waters of straits internal waters — In Re Offshore Mineral Rights — The law of Canada