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Liquor licence, 1840

The colonial Treasury had to manage the government’s accounts and, in some instances, to collect revenue. This liquor licence, for £30 (about $3,000 in 2011 terms), was issued in October 1840.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: NZMS 346

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Malcolm McKinnon, Treasury – The Treasury, 1840 to 1935, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/34926/liquor-licence-1840 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 28 March 2012.