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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | New Zealand Company, Miscellanea – Charter of Incorporation |
| Date | 1843 |
| Document Type | Legal Papers |
| Reference | CO 208/297 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | New Zealand Company Original Correspondence, etc. |
| Description | Printed copies of the Charters of the New Zealand Company, including copies with manuscript annotations. Also included is a list of 'Surplus Printed Matter' transmitted to the government of New Zealand in 1929 at the request of the Dominion Office. |
| Series Description | This series contains original correspondence and entry books of the New Zealand Company which were handed over to the Colonial Office after the surrender of the company's charters in 1850. Also included are minutes, accounts, registers of emigrants and land transfer records. |
| Biographical Note / History | The New Zealand Company was a chartered company formed in 1839 and incorporated in 1841 with power to buy, sell, settle and cultivate land in New Zealand. It did not prove a satisfactory agency for colonising New Zealand and was induced to surrender its charters in 1850. It was finally dissolved in 1858. |
| Theme(s) | Colonisation Companies and Emigration Societies; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| People | Lord Northbrook (Baring, Francis) |
| Keywords | land, legislation, regulations, business, finance, money, rent, administration |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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