Foreign Land holdings in the German Marshall Islands by Dirk HR Spennemann Property on Kili

Kili Island.

Size of parcel of land: 163.32 ar. The property comprises the entire island.

Original acquisition in: 1874 (20 February) sold by the Iroojs Kabua, Loiak, Lagadjimi and Nelu to A. Capelle & Co.

Transfers since original acquisition: 1883 (18 December) sold to Deutsche Handels- und Plantagengesellschaft; 1887 (21 December) property rights transferred to the Jaluit Gesellschaft; In 1890 the property comprised a number of native houses{7}; 1908 (22 June) sold to Mr. Otto Bock of Bielefeld (Germany) for 20, 000.- Marks.

Ownership of property in 1913: Otto Bock

Grundbuch Entry No.: 9 (1890); 57 (1913)

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{1}"Verzeichnis der Grundstücke die im Eigentum von Nichteingeborenen sind." (List of real estate owned by non-natives"). Dated: Jaluit, 24 August 1913. Signed: Scharnbourg (?) for Imperial German Stationchief". German Colonial document contained in Reichskolonialamt Volume 3077, document 5. Ms on file, Australian Archives Canberra, Record Group G-2, Y40.

{7} Grundbuch von den Marshallinseln und Nauru. Artikel 1d. Eigenthümer: Die Jaluit Gesellschaft zu Hamburg. Signed by Landeshauptmann Brandeis, 15 February 1890. Print out of microfilmed document of unknown provenance, possibly from the T.T.P.I. Archives, Kept on file Alele National Archives, Majuro, RMI. Original most likely from German Colonial document contained in Reichskolonialamt Volume 3077, document 5. Ms on file, Australian Archives Canberra, Record Group G-2, Y40.

{10} Deed of sale between The Jaluit Gesellschaftand Mr. Otto Bock from Bielefeld, dated 22 June 1908, transferring the property of the entire island of Kili to Mr. Bock. Print out of microfilmed document of unknown provenance, possibly from the T.T.P.I. Archives, Kept on file Alele National Archives, Majuro, RMI. Original most likely from German Colonial document contained in Reichskolonialamt Volume 3077, document 5. Ms on file, Australian Archives Canberra, Record Group G-2, Y40.

{11} Grundbuch von den Marshallinseln und Nauru. Artikel 27. Eigenthümer: Pflanzer Otto Bock in Kili.Print out of microfilmed document of unknown provenance, possibly from the T.T.P.I. Archives, Kept on file Alele National Archives, Majuro, RMI. Original most likely from German Colonial document contained in Reichskolonialamt Volume 3077, document 5. Ms on file, Australian Archives Canberra, Record Group G-2, Y40.

{35} Die Verhältnisse auf den Marshall Inseln. Grundbuch. Document dated 16 June 1886, signed Knappe, Imperial German Commissioner. Contained in Records of the German Foreign Office, Series IX Reichskolonialamt File No. No. 2296, Land und Grundstückserwerbungen auf den Marschallinseln. Allgemeines 1887-1906. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia. Microfilm No. G 8491.