1849 in New Zealand

← 1848 1847 1846 1849 in New Zealand → 1850 1851 1852
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s
See also:	History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1849 in New Zealand.

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1849 is 67,000 Māori and 19,543 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 – 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. ^[2]

Economy

• The first coal mine in New Zealand is opened at Saddle Hill near Dunedin. ^[3]

Sport

Horse racing

The committee which has been controlling the racing at Epsom since 1841, ceases to function. ^[4]

Births

• 6 February: John Aitken , Mayor of Wellington.
• 27 April (in India): Alfred Newman , Mayor of Wellington.

Deaths

• 27 November: Te Rauparaha, tribal leader

See also

• 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

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. "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
3. Dunmore, Patricia, ed. (1977). The Dunmore Book of New Zealand Records. p. 21. ISBN   0-908564-08-2.
4. Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN   0-908570-00-7

External links

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