1844 in New Zealand

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1844 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government and law 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Cricket 6.2 Horse racing 7 References 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 See also

[edit] Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1844 was 73,900 Māori and 12,447 non-Māori. ^[1]

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Captain Robert Fitzroy

[edit] Government and law

• Chief Justice – William Martin

[edit] Events

• 26 January - Governor Robert FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate the Wairau Affray. ^[2]
• 25 September - The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator prints its final issue. 369 issues were produced.^[3]
• 12 October - The New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian begins publishing in Wellington. It published weekly until its demise in 1865.^[4]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Bishop of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at Long-term data series. Retrieved on 2008-03-14., in particular A1.1 Total population.xls (Excel). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
2. ^ NZhistory.net
3. ^ New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator. National Library of New Zealand.
4. ^ New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian. National Library of New Zealand.

[edit] Births

• (in Ireland): James Colvin, politician. ^[1]
• John Sheehan, politician.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1844 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1844