NEW ZEALAND DIARY 1915 1915 xvi NEW ZEALAND DIARY xvii Newman, Dr .. Wellington INTERESTING F Colvin, J ., Buller ACTS RELATING TO NEW Craigie, J .• Timarn East ZEALAND. Davey, T. H .. Newman, E .. Rangitikei East Ngata, Hon. A. T., EasliArn Maori Between , , S. ITUATION. Dickie, W. J , Selwyn 33 -53 S. latuude and i62'- 1 , E 1 . Dickson, J . S., Parnell Nosworthy, W., Ash burton DISCOVERY AN' 73 ' · ongnude. Ell, H.G., Okey, H .J. H .. Taranaki First explored b T D COLONIZATION Christchurch South l'arata, T .. East India Compa~y ~~~anyt;~dd the di.rection of ~he Dutch Escott, J. H., Pahiatna Cook, t76g-1777. Firs .z. isite at van ous times ~y Ca tai~ Fisher, Hon. F. M. B., Payne, J .. Grey Lynn madei 1814. ConstituteJ ieep~~:t~enCt !settlement of Euro~eans Wellington Central Pearce, G. V., Patea o ony, 184 1 • Forbes. G.W., Hurunui Poland, H .. Ohinemuri Pomare. Hou, Dr. Maui, The entire area i _AREA. Fraser.Hon. W .. Wakatipu Western Maori square miles or 6 ' ncluding dependent island is I Glover, A. E .. Auckland to be fit for of which two-thirds are Central Rangihiroa, D. Northern a'gricJit~~~,~~odacresJgrazmg. ~i~r;d· Maori 1 Guthrie. D. H., Oroua EDUCATION Hanan, J. A., Rhodes, Hon. R. H .. The State system of educati . AL. EllesmerP There were at the end of i on is free, se<;:ular and compuisor I Invercargill Rhodes, T. w .. Thames 2 Harris. A., Waitemata te~hhers, and 1 62, 53 6 schol~::. iff,' public schoo_ls, with 4 , 7 ;~ Herdman, Hon. A. L., Rol>ertson, J .. Otaki ''~ I 20,238 scholars and io8 Nerf7. were 3hro pnvate schools I Rnssell. G W .. Avon scno ars. There we ' at1ve sc ools, with ' Wellington North 2 6 4 Berries, Hon. W. H .. Scott, R., Ota.go Central and. 60 district high r:ch ~J~ond~t? schools, with 5,831 schu)~r~ I Tauranga Seddon. 'I.'. E. Y., Westland cqmpped buildings are ava.iiabil0 { 1,~1~ schol~rs. Fifty weii Sidey 'r. IC., Dunedin Hine, J.B., Stratford South h lasses. Day Technical .<;chool: a~r8t h!n;iru ct1on of Technical Hindmarsh. A. H .. ave a total number of i,526 ~cholars.c ie centres of population Wellington South Smith, F. H., Waitaki Hunter, G., Waipawa Smith, R. W ., Waimarino Since the SUCCESSIVE MINISTRIES Statham, C. E., Dnnedin Establishment of Responsible "'c~vernment in Isitt, L . M., Central Christchurch North Name of ~1inistr New Zealand in 1856. Lang, Hon. F. W., Sykes, G. R., Masterton Manukau Reed, V. H .. Bay of Islands 1 Bell-Sewell y. A:;umed Office. Retired Thomson, G. M .. 2 Fox ay, l856 May 1856 · Lee, E. P., Oamarn 1 McCallum. R., Wairau Dnnedin, North 3 Stafford ray, 856 June'. 1856 Thomson, J.C .. Wallace 4 Fox Jun! e, 1856 July 186r Macdonald, W. D. S .. 18 Bay of Plenty Veitch, W. A .. Wanganui 5 Domett u y, 6? Aug~st 186 1 2 McCombs, J., Lyttelton Ward, Rt. Bon. 8ir J. G., 6 Whitaker-Fox ~ugbst, 86 Octobe; 18;3 Bart., K.C.M.G .. P.O .. 7 Weld Neto er, ifs63 November i86 4 McKenzie, R., Motueka 1 Malcolm, A. S .. Clutha Awarua 8 Stafford O~vbnber, 864 October, 186 5 Webb, P. C., Grey Q Fox to er, 18f5 Tune 1869 Mander, F., Marsden 18 Massey, Rt. Hon. W. F .. Wilford, T. M .. Hutt •o Stafford ~une, 69 Sept~mber 187 2 Franklin Wilkinson, C. A., Egmont n Waterhouse Oeptbnber, 1872 October, 1'a 72 12 Fox cto er, 1872 March, 18 Millar. Hon. J. A .. Wilson, C. TC, 73 Dunedin 'vV Taumaranui r3 Vogel ~a~Jh, 1 87'! April, 1873 - Witty, G .. Riccarton '4 Pollen J ~n • 1873 July, 1875 . Myers, A. M .. 1 Young, H. I., Waikato 15 Vogel FU~', 875 February 1876 16 Atkinson Se ruary, 1876 Septembe~ 18 6 17 Atkinson September, 1876 September' 1 8~6 18 Grey eptebmber, 1876 October, 18 0 77 POPULATION OF NEW ZEALAND, 19 Hall cto er, 1 877 October 18 79 20 Whitaker ~ct? her, 1 Bi9 April, 188 2 Population of Chief Cities with Suburban Boroughs.­ 21 Atkinson pn 1 1 1882 September 188 Auckland, 102 676; \Vellington, 70 729 ; Christchurch: 80,Hn; 1 1 3 1 22 Stout.Vogel ~eptember, 883 August 1884 Dunedin, 64,237. European population of the Dominion on 23 Atkinson August, 1 884 August: 1884 April 2nd, 1911, l ,008,468. The total population indusive. ol 24 Stout.Vogel S ugustb 1884 September 1884 'Maoris and Residents of Cook hlands and other Pacific 25 Atkinson Oeptbm er, 1884 October 1887 1 Islands was 11070,979. 26 Ballance J cto er, 887 January' 1391 anuary, 1891 May, 1893 Bl