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Land transfer deed, Hocken Library

This 1819 deed is the first legal documentation of a land sale in New Zealand. It records the sale of land at Kerikeri (spelled 'Kiddee Kiddee' in the deed) to the Church Missionary Society.  

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Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: S08-122 - MS-0070/A

Permission of the Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hakena, University of Otago, must be obtained before any re-use of this image. Further information may be obtained from the Library through its website.

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Julia Millen, Libraries – Research libraries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/41635/land-transfer-deed-hocken-library (accessed 26 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Julia Millen, i tāngia i te 13 May 2013.