Port Phillip District Special Surveys
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Port Phillip District Special Surveys
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In August 1840, the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners of the British Government decided to allow the purchase of land anywhere in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Australia. Special Surveys could be requested to enable the purchase of 5,120 acres (2,070 ha), or eight square miles, for £1 per acre. This price was significantly below the value of the land at that time. To restrict the sale of valuable land, Governor Gipps introduced regulations in March 1841 that required the
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