1858 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1858 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — Colonel Thomas Gore Browne
Government and law
The 2nd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — Sir Charles Clifford
- Premier — Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance — William Richmond
- Chief Justice — Hon George Arney who had been appointed on 2 September 1857 arrives early in the year.
Events
Provincial Council Chambers are constructed in Wellington. These will eventually become the seat of Parliament.[1]
Births
- 1 April: Frederic Truby King, health reformer, founder of Plunket Society.
- 10 June: William Millton, rugby union player
- 16 July (in England): John Luke, Mayor of Wellington and politician.
- 17 October: John Jenkinson, politician.
- 1 November (in Australia): John Rigg, politician.
Deaths
- 8 January: Daniel Wakefield, coloniser and judge.
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See also
References
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