H.M.S. Leander ,the new cruiser recently attached to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, when on her wap from England to the Dominion, annexed. three uninhabited islands near Pitcairn Island and confirmed his Britannic Majesty's claim to their ownership These views were taken at Henderson Island to the north-east of Pitcairn Island. The photograph on tho right shows the board which was erected to notify visitors that the island belongs to Britain, the Union Jack flying above to confirm the following statement—"This island belongs to H.B.M, King George VI. It was visited by H.M.S. Leander on August 5, 1937. (Signed) J. W. RivettCarnac, Captain, R.N."
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 191, 30 August 1937, Page 3
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107H.M.S. Leander ,the new cruiser recently attached to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, when on her wap from England to the Dominion, annexed. three uninhabited islands near Pitcairn Island and confirmed his Britannic Majesty's claim to their ownership These views were taken at Henderson Island to the north-east of Pitcairn Island. The photograph on tho right shows the board which was erected to notify visitors that the island belongs to Britain, the Union Jack flying above to confirm the following statement—"This island belongs to H.B.M, King George VI. It was visited by H.M.S. Leander on August 5, 1937. (Signed) J. W. RivettCarnac, Captain, R.N." Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 191, 30 August 1937, Page 3
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