1841_in_New_Zealand

1841 in New Zealand

1841 in New Zealand

List of events

The following lists events that happened during 1841 in New Zealand.

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Population

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

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

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.

Events

  • 31 March: The William Bryan arrives at Taranaki from Plymouth bearing 148 settlers to found New Plymouth.[2]
  • March: Captain Rhodes builds the first wharf in Wellington, in front of his store on the Wellington waterfront.[3][4][5]
  • 3 May: In anticipation of the Great Charter coming into force, William Hobson is sworn in as Governor of New Zealand.
  • 1 July: Colony of New Zealand comes into existence, a separate Crown colony from New South Wales.
  • 10 July: The New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette begins publication. The newspaper lasts less than a year.[6]
  • 27 September: Foundation of a school for Catholic boys, the first school in Auckland.[7][8][9]
  • 29 October: the settler ship Brilliant arrives at Cornwallis, New Zealand from the British Isles, however the passengers find bare land at the promised location of the settlement.[10][11]
  • 8 November: The Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist begins publishing. It continues with some gaps until 1845.[12]

Undated

Sport

Horse racing

Unknown date

  • The Auckland Town Plate is contested at Epsom Downs.[14] A committee of army officers and townspeople forms to control racing in Auckland (Epsom).[14] (see also 1849).

Yachting

  • January: The first sailing regatta in the country is held as part of Anniversary celebrations in Wellington.[14]

Births

Unknown date

Deaths

See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Plymouths around the world". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. [3]
    New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: The Exchange
  4. [4]
    New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Early Wellington
  5. [5]
    Patterson, Brad. "Rhodes, William Barnard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
  7. [7]
    A. G Butchers, Young New Zealand, Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Dunedin, 1929, pp. 124 – 126.
  8. [8]
    "Auckland's First Catholic School – And its Latest", Zealandia, Thursday, 26 January 1939, p. 5
  9. [9]
    E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982, pp. 53 and 54.
  10. [10]
    Redman, Julie (2007). "Auckland's first settlement at Cornwallis 1835-1860". New Zealand Legacy. 19 (2): 15–18.
  11. [11]
    "Manukau's Journey". Kura. Auckland Libraries. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. [12]
    "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.
  13. [13]
    Dunmore, Patricia, ed. (1977). The Dunmore Book of New Zealand Records. p. 21. ISBN 0-908564-08-2.
  14. [14]
    Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  15. [15]
    Biographies of former speakers – NZ Parliament
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