1854 in New Zealand

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1854 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 Opposition Leaders 2.4 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 References 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 See also

[edit] Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1854 was 60,650 Māori and 32,554 non-Māori. ^[1]

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Sir George Grey resigns on 6 January. Colonel Thomas Gore Browne is appointed later in the year, but does not arrive to take up his position until 6 September 1855.

[edit] Government and law

After New Zealand’s first general election, held on 1 October 1853 the 1st Parliament opens on 24 May.^[2]

There is neither an official Prime Minister/Premier/Colonial Secretary or Finance Minister/Colonial Secretary in the government at this point in time. (see 1st New Zealand Parliament)

• Speaker of the House – When the 1st Parliament opens on 24 May Sir Charles Clifford is unanimously elected as New Zealand’s first Speaker of the House.
• Chief Justice – William Martin

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Wellington -

[edit] Events

• 4 May: The Māori language magazine, The Maori Messenger or Ko te Karere Maori stops publishing. It was started in 1849. In 1855, it was revived with a different Māori title.^[3]

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: Category:Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand

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

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

The Canterbury Jockey Club is formed, the first club of it’s kind in New Zealand.^[4] It holds it’s first meeting, at Riccarton Racecourse, in 1855.

[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. ^ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline
3. ^ Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000 p 11. Statistics New Zealand.
4. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications

[edit] Births

• Alfred Brandon, mayor of Wellington.
• Westby Brook Perceval, 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 1854 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1854