1848 in New Zealand

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See also:
  • Other events of 1848
  • Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1848 in New Zealand.

Population[]

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

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

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

Government and law[]

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

Events[]

  • 23 March: The founding of the city of Dunedin and Otago Province, with the arrival of the John Wickliffe, carrying Scottish settlers, at Port Chalmers.[2]
  • 23 June: Government House, in Auckland is burned to the ground by a fire believed to have started in the butler's pantry. Most chattels and Government documents were saved.[3]
  • 17 September – The first attempt at photography is made in New Zealand. Lieutenant-Governor Eyre is unsuccessful in his attempt to take a daguerreotype of Eliza Grey, wife of Governor Grey.[4]
  • 13 December – Otago News begins publication. The newspaper publishes fortnightly until closing in 1850.[5]

Sport[]

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.[6] (see 1860 for the first inter-provincial game)

Births[]

  • 29 April: David Buick, politician.
  • 2 October: (in India) G. M. Thomson, scientist

Deaths[]

  • 17 June: Joseph Burns, murderer.
  • 19 September: William Wakefield, founder of Wellington.
  • 22 September (in Berbice, British Guiana): Samuel Martin, land claimant, magistrate, journalist and writer.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "the First Otago Immigrant Ships", Dunedin Public Libraries. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ The New Zealander, Auckland, 24 June 1848. Reprinted in Bromby, R. An Eyewitness History of New Zealand 1985: ISBN 0-85902-306-0
  4. ^ "Vintage New Zealand Photography". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
  6. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
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