1848 in New Zealand

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1848 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government and law 2.3 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Cricket 6.2 Horse racing 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

[edit] Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1848 was 68,300 Māori and 17,166 non-Māori. ^[1]

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Sir George Grey

[edit] Government and law

• Chief Justice – William Martin
• Liuetenant Governor, New Munster – From 28 January, Edward John Eyre
• Liuetenant Governor, New Ulster – From 14 February, George Dean Pitt

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Wellington -

[edit] Events

• 13 December: Otago News begins publication. The newspaper published fortnightly until it closed in 1850.^[2]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

Cricket is played on the present site of The Octagon, Dunedin. A team from Otago challenges Wellington to a match, but the challenge is not accepted.^[3] (see 1860 for the first inter-provincial game)

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Births

• David Buick, politician. ^[4]

[edit] Deaths

[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. ^ Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000 p 12. Statistics New Zealand.
3. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications
4. ^ New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)

[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 1848 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1848