Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand
1845
1845.
May.
16.—Otago Association formed at a meeting held in Glasgow, the intention being to found a special Scotch settlement.
29.—The General Assembly of the Free Church, met in Edinburgh, express their approval of the scheme for founding a Scotch colony in New Zealand in connection with the Association of Lay Members of the Free Church.
September.
11.—Mr. Charles Henry Kettle, chief surveyor of the New Zealand Company, sailed from London in the barque Mary Catherine to take charge of the Otago surveys.