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proclamation · 1840

Governor Sir George Gipps proclaims Her Majesty's command (via Marquis of Normanby, 14 Aug 1839) that no title to land in New Zealand will be recognised unless derived from or confirmed by a Crown grant, and that all future land purchases from Native Chiefs or Tribes after this date are absolutely null and void. Sydney, 14 January 1840.

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By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GIPPS, Knight, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief, …

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New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 5, 1840.