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词条 1868 in New Zealand
释义

  1. Incumbents

     Regal and viceregal  Government and law  Main centre leaders 

  2. Events

  3. Sport

     Cricket  Horse racing  Major race winners  Shooting 

  4. Births

  5. Deaths

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}
1868 in New Zealand:
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The following lists events that happened during 1868 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State — Queen Victoria
  • Governor — Sir George Grey is recalled by the British government and is replaced on 5 February by Sir George Ferguson Bowen.

Government and law

The 4th Parliament continues. The first four Māori MPs are elected in 1868.

  • Speaker of the House — Sir David Monro
  • Premier — Edward Stafford
  • Minister of Finance — William Fitzherbert
  • Chief Justice — Hon Sir George Arney

Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Christchurch — William Wilson
  • Mayor of Dunedin — John Hyde Harris followed by Thomas Birch

Events

  • 1—6 February: The Great storm of 1868 sweeps across the country causing major damage and loss of life.[1]
  • 1 June: The New Zealand Advertiser, which had been absorbed into the New Zealand Times in 1867, is revived. It ceases publication for good in December.[2]
  • 24 August: Wanganui Horticultural Society established.[3]
  • Nelson Football Club founded.[4]
  • 2 November: New Zealand Mean Time adopted throughout the colony; New Zealand may be the first country to have adopted a standard time throughout the country.
  • Coromandel Gold Rush (1867-68)

Sport

Cricket

The Basin Reserve is first used for cricket.[5]

Horse racing

Major race winners

  • New Zealand Cup: Flying Jib
  • New Zealand Derby: Flying Jib

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Taylor (Otago)

Births

  • 23 February Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell, soldier.
  • 19 March: Alfred Ransom, politician and cabinet minister.

Deaths

  • 9 October: George Macfarlan, politician

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

General
  • Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. {{ISBN|1-86958-879-7}}
Specific
1. ^{{cite web|url=http://hwe.niwa.co.nz/event/February_1868_New_Zealand_Storm|title=February 1868 New Zealand Storm - HWE|publisher=NIWA Historic Weather Events Catalog|accessdate=23 March 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf|work=Statistical publications 1840–2000|title=Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources — 19th Century|page=13|format=PDF|publisher=Statistics New Zealand|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125112530/http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf|archivedate=25 November 2007}}
3. ^{{cite web||title=Horticultural Society|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/wanganui-herald/1868/8/26/2?large_image=true|publisher=Wanganui Herald|accessdate=15 August 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en |title=RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL |work=from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. |publisher=Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |accessdate=9 February 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220161822/http://teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en |archivedate=20 February 2009 |deadurl=no |df= }}
5. ^Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. {{ISBN|0-908570-00-7}}

External links

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