1850 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1850 in New Zealand.
Population[edit]
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1850 is 65,650 Māori and 22,108 non-Māori.[1]
Incumbents[edit]
Regal and viceregal[edit]
Government and law[edit]
- Chief Justice – William Martin
- Lieutenant Governor, New Munster – Edward John Eyre
- Lieutenant Governor, New Ulster – George Dean Pitt
Events[edit]
- 16 December – The Charlotte-Jane, one of the First Four Ships bringing settlers to Canterbury arrives in Lyttelton Harbour followed by the Randolph later the same afternoon.
- 17 December – The George Seymour arrives in Lyttelton.
- 21 December – Otago News finishes publication. The newspaper started in 1848.[2]
- 27 December – The Cressy is the last of the First Four Ships to arrive at Lyttelton.
Foundations[edit]
Births[edit]
- 7 January: Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (d. 1926)
- 8 April: Thomas Hislop, Mayor of Wellington (in Scotland)
Deaths[edit]
- 7 August: Hone Heke, tribal leader
- 15 October: William Darby Brind, master mariner and whaler (probable date of death)
Unknown date[edit]
- Te Rohu, tribal leader
- Rawiri Tareahi, tribal leader
See also[edit]
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References[edit]
- ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
External links[edit]
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