1841 in New Zealand

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1841 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government and law 3 Events 3.1 Undated 4 Arts and literature 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Cricket 6.2 Horse racing 6.2.1 Unknown date 7 Yachting 8 Births 8.1 Unknown date 9 Deaths 10 See also 11 References

[edit] Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1841 is 78,400 Māori and 5000 non-Māori. ^[1]

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor of New South Wales – Sir George Gipps (overall responsibility for New Zealand until 3 May)
• Governor – Captain William Hobson (Lieutenant- Governor until 3 May then Governor-in-Chief)

[edit] Government and law

• Chief Justice – William Martin is appointed the first Chief Justice of New Zealand on 5 February but does not arrive in New Zealand until August.

[edit] Events

• March 31: The William Bryan arrives at Taranaki from Plymouth bearing 148 settlers to found New Plymouth.^[2]
• March - Captain Rhodes builds a wharf in front of his store on the Wellington waterfront. This is the first wharf in Wellington.^[3][4]
• 10 July: The New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette begins publication. The newspaper lasts less than a year.^[5]
• 8 November: The Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist begins publishing. It continues with some gaps until 1845.^[6]

[edit] Undated

• The Capital of New Zealand is moved from Okiato (Old Russell) to Auckland.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Bishop of New Zealand - George Augustus Selwyn is created the first Bishop of New Zealand.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

• January - A hurdle race is run in January at Te Aro Pā, Wellington.^[7]

[edit] Unknown date

• - The Auckland Town Plate is contested at Epsom Downs.^[7] A committee of army officers and townspeople forms to control racing in Auckland (Epsom).^[7] (see also 1849).

[edit] Yachting

• January - The first sailing regatta in the country is held as part of Anniversary celebrations in Wellington.^[7]

[edit] Births

• 9 March (in Switzerland): Henry Suter, zoologist.

[edit] Unknown date

• (in Scotland): John Duthie, politician and Mayor of Wellington.
• James McGowan, politician.
• (in England): William Steward, politician. ^[8]

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1841 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1841

[edit] References