The files in this series contained legal papers, correspondence, affidavits of character and means of adoptive parents, and copies of birth certificates relating to the adoption of children through the Oamaru District Court .

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Dates of Holdings :		1916 - 1962

Location of Holdings :		Archives New Zealand, Dunedin Regional Office

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• Adoption Act 1955
• Adoption of Children Act 1881
• Adoption of Children Act 1895
• Adoption of Children Act 1906
• Guardianship of Infants Act 1926
• Infants (Statutes Amendment) Act 1951
• Infants Act 1908

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