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1847 in New Zealand

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See also:
  
Other events of 1847Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 Māori and 14,477 non-Māori.

Contents

Regal and viceregal

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

    • Government and law

  • Chief Justice – William Martin

    • Events

  • 5 August — The Ramilles arrives in Auckland with the first fencibles. They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks.
  • 15 September — The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon.
  • 17 November — The first fencibles move to Onehunga.

    • Undated

  • The first permanent hospital in Auckland opens in Grafton Gully.

    • Deaths

  • 12 March: Te Manihera Poutama, missionary
  • 5 April: George Binns, chartist leader and poet
  • 19 July (in Tasmania): Hohepa Te Umuroa, political prisoner
  • 1 September: Tiakitai, tribal leader and trader

    • Unknown date

  • Dicky Barrett, whaler and trader
  • Tuhuru Kokare, tribal leader

    • References

    1847 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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