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1849 in New Zealand

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Decades:
  
1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s

See also:
  
Other events of 1849 Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1849 is 67,000 Māori and 19,543 non-Māori.

Contents

Regal and viceregal

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

    • Government and law

  • Chief Justice — William Martin
  • Lieutenant Governor, New Munster — Edward John Eyre
  • Lieutenant Governor, New Ulster — George Dean Pitt

    • Events

  • 4 January: The Māori language magazine, The Maori Messenger or Ko te Karere Maori publishes its first issue, replacing Te Karere o Nui Tireni which stopped publishing in 1846. The magazine continues under several titles until 1863.

    • Economy

  • The first coal mine in New Zealand is opened at Saddle Hill near Dunedin.

    • Horse racing

    The committee which has been controlling the racing at Epsom ceases to function. (see also 1841)

    Unknown date

  • John Aitken, Mayor of Wellington.

    • Deaths

  • 27 November: Te Rauparaha, tribal leader

    • References

    1849 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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