1858 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1858 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 2nd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House â Sir Charles Clifford
- Premier â Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance â William Richmond
- Chief Justice â 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]
- 19 August â the Electoral Districts Act 1858 is enacted, increasing the number of members of parliament from 37 to 41, with the supplementary elections held in late 1859.[2]
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.
