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Kōrero: Land ownership

Emigration poster

From 1858 Auckland province attempted to encourage migrants from the UK by offering 40 acres (16 hectares) to each person in the family 18 years or over, and 20 acres (8 hectares) for each child. Much of the land was around the Kaipara Harbour. This poster was issued by Joseph Newman, who was the provincial emigration agent in Liverpool.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau

Reference: OCM Ephemera

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jim McAloon, Land ownership – Provincial administration of land, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/17909/emigration-poster (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jim McAloon, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.