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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | New Zealand Company, Original Correspondence. General, Folio 3001-3500 |
| Date | Oct-Nov 1849 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | CO 208/68 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | New Zealand Company Original Correspondence, etc. |
| Description | Letters and papers relating to the New Zealand Company. Many of them are about land claims in New Zealand, in particular the sale and granting of land to emigrants. Most of these discuss how land is to be allocated, or how much it is worth financially. Several letters refer to reserving land for the indigenous population. Letters also concern emigration to New Zealand more generally. |
| 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 | Otago, Wellington, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Ports | Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | Scottish; English; European |
| Ships | Cumberland; Mary; Monarch |
| People | Harington, Thomas Cudbert |
| Keywords | New Zealand Company, industry, land, land grant, land sale, wages, finance, emigration, emigrant, education, religion, Christianity, communication, transportation, steamboat, insurance, hospital, indigenous people |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
