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Volume is in extremely poor condition. Its spine is broken and many pages have been torn and mended with pressure-sensitive tape, which has dissolved some red inks. This series is contained within item 1 of series 639.
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[history] => The only item of this series held by Archives New Zealand is contained in item 1 of series 639. The volume was apparently first used as a land valuation register and then these entries were crossed out and the volume used to register entirely different information. Land valuations are few. The 'A' entries have been obscured by a pasted notice related to series 639. Entries give date of valuation, valuation register number, area, description of land, value, and order number. Archives New Zealand does not hold the valuation registers to which the index refers. It has not yet been ascertained what the entry order number refers to, but it seems likely that the orders were orders for payment of estate or gift duty on the land, particularly as the order numbers appear to be yearly running numbers dated later than the date of valuation.
It has been assumed that this series was controlled by Wellington district office because series 639 is a Wellington-controlled series and it seems unlikely that a Head Office index would be reused for a district office series. Moreover, the land indexed all appears to be in the lower part of the North Island.
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[seriesRestrictionReason] => There is a restriction on consultation of item 639/1, which also contains series 651, because of the volume's fragile nature. Researchers wishing to consult this volume must ask the permission of the Reference Archivist. The item cannot be photocopied. This restriction is permitted under the Archives Act 1957, s. 20(1), b.
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Series
651
Wellington repository
Physical Description
Volume is in extremely poor condition. Its spine is broken and many pages have been torn and mended with pressure-sensitive tape, which has dissolved some red inks. This series is contained within item 1 of series 639.
There is a restriction on consultation of item 639/1, which also contains series 651, because of the volume's fragile nature. Researchers wishing to consult this volume must ask the permission of the Reference Archivist. The item cannot be photocopied. This restriction is permitted under the Archives Act 1957, s. 20(1), b.
The only item of this series held by Archives New Zealand is contained in item 1 of series 639. The volume was apparently first used as a land valuation register and then these entries were crossed out and the volume used to register entirely different information. Land valuations are few. The 'A' entries have been obscured by a pasted notice related to series 639. Entries give date of valuation, valuation register number, area, description of land, value, and order number. Archives New Zealand does not hold the valuation registers to which the index refers. It has not yet been ascertained what the entry order number refers to, but it seems likely that the orders were orders for payment of estate or gift duty on the land, particularly as the order numbers appear to be yearly running numbers dated later than the date of valuation.
It has been assumed that this series was controlled by Wellington district office because series 639 is a Wellington-controlled series and it seems unlikely that a Head Office index would be reused for a district office series. Moreover, the land indexed all appears to be in the lower part of the North Island.
Bound Volume 21 x 34.2 x 2cm. See "Author Notes" for more details.
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