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- c. 1950-1987 (Creation)
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Papers relating to the ownership and sale of lands owned by the Hamlyn-Harris family.
Includes an overview written by Hugh Hamlyn-Harris in 1989 of the previous 15 years including the eventual sale of lands with legal correspondence, financial records, land descriptions and surveys carried out. Also included are a survey to identify manganese deposits and an agreement with a neighbour to prospect for minerals; an indenture of lease between Burns Philp and Company Ltd and William Hamlyn-Harris (16 Sep 1958); an agreement of sale between Roy Edward Norman Smith and William Hamlyn-Harris for properties 'Malowarisa', 'Lea', Arthursleigh', 'Jimbour' and 'Tanimal' (1 Sep 1965); an agreement of sale between Roy Edward Norman Smith and William Hamlyn-Harris for the property 'Euralie' (23 Mar 1972), correspondence regarding terms of sale for a portion of land in Malapoa (17 Oct 1973); family correspondence regarding the property and official correspondence regarding the negotiation of a lease for the bulk of the properties post Vanuatu independence (4 Jul 1985).
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English
French
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Hazards: includes rusted pins and clips.