Memorandum of agreement between John Robert Godley as Agent for and on behalf of the Canterbury Association for founding a settlement in New Zealand, and [name to be filled in] the-- day of 185-- / Canterbury Association (London, England).

A printed form, to be completed by hand, for the use of the New Zealand Company to sign up new settlers to lease unsold land until it was required by the Canterbury Association.

Manuscript list of books belonging to the Canterbury Association titled Canterbury Association Books shipped to Lyttelton 1852.

The books are to be shipped to J.R. Godley in 6 cases, June 1852. A bill of despatch is mounted at the rear of the manuscript. All cases of books were transported by the 'Duke of Portland' to Lyttelton, arriving at Lyttelton on 21 October 1852.