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  1. 11-29-2013, 16:27 #1
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    I just went on a cruise from NZ to Sydney and we went ashore in a place called Akaroa NZ. I never realised that the French had history there too. Being from Adelaide, I know about the American whalers on Kangaroo Island and the French explorers around here but it was surprising to see them in NZ.

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    "… the company was awarded 4 acres for every £1 they could prove to have spent on the settlement…"

    Imagine such a land deal, today.
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    According to the BBC website the area of New Zealand is 104,454 square miles, which converts to 66850560 acres. So they could have had the whole country for £16712640. Mind you, in those days, that amount probably exceeded the entire national income for a year.
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