1850 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government and law 2.3 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Cricket 6.2 Horse racing 7 References 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 See also

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1850 was 65,650 Māori and 22,108 non-Māori. ^[1]

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

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

Government and law

• Chief Justice – William Martin
• Liuetenant Governor, New Munster - Edward John Eyre
• Liuetenant Governor, New Ulster - George Dean Pitt

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Wellington -

Events

• 21 December: Otago News finishes publication. The newspaper started in 1848.^[2]

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

See: Category:Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

Cricket

Horse racing

References

1. ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Retrieved on 2008-03-14., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls" (Excel). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
2. ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000 p 12. Statistics New Zealand.

Births

• Thomas Hislop, politician.

Deaths

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 1850 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1850