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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | New Zealand Company, Original Correspondence. General, Folio 1-500 |
| Date | Jan-May 1851 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Newspaper |
| Reference | CO 208/76 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | New Zealand Company Original Correspondence, etc. |
| Description | Letters and financial papers concerning the New Zealand Company and emigration to New Zealand. Many of the documents concern an inquiry and arbitration into the former claims for land made by the New Zealand Company. Copies of The Morning Chronicle for Friday 16 May 1851, The Times for Thursday 15 May 1851, and The London Gazette for Friday 16 May 1851 are also included. These carry reports from the colonies, but also mention of the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Company. |
| 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 |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | New Zealand |
| Places | New South Wales, Australia; New Plymouth, Otago, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Ports | Port Nelson, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Scottish; English; European |
| Ships | Lady Nugent; Mary; Stately |
| People | Harington, Thomas Cudbert; Grey, Sir George |
| Keywords | New Zealand Company, family, communication, land, land sale, land price, harbour, finance, expenses, construction, labour, art, banking, government, compensation, law, regulations, newspaper, journalism, agriculture, emigrant, population, farming, agent, employment, business, company shares |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
