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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | New Zealand Company, Original Correspondence from Agents: Mr. Cowell, C |
| Date | 1841-1852 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal Papers |
| Reference | CO 208/113 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | New Zealand Company Original Correspondence, etc. |
| Description | Papers relating to land claims in New Zealand, mainly focused on legal action taken against the New Zealand Company by J. W. Cowell. At the end of the volume, a series of lists recording documents received from New Zealand between 1848 and 1851 are included. |
| 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) | Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Places | Canterbury, Otago, New Zealand |
| Ports | Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Port Nelson, New Zealand |
| Nationality | European |
| People | Lord Howick (Grey, Henry)(1802-1894); Lord Halifax (Wood, Sir Charles); Hutt, Governor William; Hawes, Benjamin (1797-1862); Grey, Sir George |
| Keywords | litigation, land, legislation, land sale, land grant, crown lands, land claim, money, finance, regulations, agent, administration, communication, newspaper |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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