1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 Thirteen chiefs appeal for protection to the English Government. - Repulse of Waikato at Nga-motu Pa. Appointment of James Busby as Resident Magistrate at the Bay of Battle of Howhenua and Pakakutu near Otaki.-Wreck of the Formation of the second New Zealand Association.-Formation of a confederation called "The United Tribes of New Zealand."-NgatiAwa tribes take possession of Chatham Islands. Waikato captures Maketu Pa (Bay of Plenty). Lord Durham and Edward Gibbon Wakefield attempt to revive the New The settlers at Kororareka form a vigilance committee.-Arrival French whaler "Jean Bart" captured by Maoris at Chatham Islands.- First appearance of a steamer in New Zealand waters.-Arrivals of immi- Auckland proclaimed the seat of government.-Issue of Charter of Incor- Settlement founded at Nelson. -Arrival of Bishop Selwyn.-Death of The Wairau dispute.-Captain Fitzroy takes office as Governor. 1844-5 Governor Fitzroy makes wild experiments in taxation. Hone Heke hews down the flagstaff at the Bay of Islands. Destruction of Kororareka by Heke.-Arrival of reinforcements of troops from Sydney and Hobart.--Unsuccessful attack on a pa at Ohaeawae. -Recall of Governor Fitzroy and appointment of Captain George Grey. Capture of Ruapekapeka pa (Bay of Islands) and conclusion of the war with Heke.-Outbreak of hostilities in the Hutt Valley, near Wellington.-Seizure of Te Rauparaha at Porirua.-New Zealand Government Act passed (dividing the colony into two provinces, and granting representative institutions).-Te Heu Heu overwhelmed and buried by a land-slip. 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 Minor outbreak at Wanganui.-Arrival of the New Zealand Fencibles. Surrender of the New Zealand Company's Charter.-Founding of Canter- Final dissolution of the New Zealand Company. 1852-3 Third Constitution (division of the colony into six provinces). 1853 1854 Boundaries of the provinces proclaimed.-Departure of Sir George Grey. ment. 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1869 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 Severe earthquakes on both sides of Cook Strait.-Arrival of Governor Formation of a Maori league against land-selling.-Te Whero Where First payable gold-field opened at Collingwood, Province of Nelson. Te Teira offers land at Waitara for sale to the Government. Waitara Pa.-Engagements at Waireka and Puketakauere.-Defeat of First Native Lands Act passed. Defeat of Maoris at Okotuku Pa, west coast of North Island.-Chute Admission of Maori members (4) to House of Representatives. 1869 1870 1871 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1885 1886 1887 1889 1890 1891 1892 Defeat and dispersal of Te Kooti's force at Ngatapa Pa (Poverty Bay).– Governor Sir George Bowen succeeded by Sir James Fergusson. Abolition of Provinces Act passed. Submarine cable completed between New Zealand and New South Wales. Sir George Grey's first land tax passed. Governor Sir Hercules Robinson succeeded by Sir A. H. Gordon. Departure of Sir A. H. Gordon.-Assumption of the Government by Sir Arrival of Governor Sir W. F. D. Jervois.-Proclamation of amnesty to Kermadec Islands annexed to New Zealand.-Australasian Naval Defence The Earl of Onslow succeeds Sir W. F. D. Jervois, in the Government.- First election of the House of Representatives under manhood suffrage Labour laws Employers Liability Act, 1882 Amendment Act; Truck The Earl of Onslow succeeded in the Government by the Earl of Glasgow. 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 Bark Note Issue Act passed.-The Electoral Act, 1893, passed conferring 66 Brunner Mine explosion (67 deaths).-Land for Settlements Act amended. The Earl of Glasgow succeeded in the Government by the Earl of Visit of the Duke of Cornwall and York.-Annexation of Cook Islands.— 346 AREAS AND BOUNDARIES. THE HE Australasian colonies comprise the continent of Australia, the adjacent island of Tasmania, and the islands of New Zealand. The group was formerly subdivided politically into seven colonies; but on the 1st January, 1901, the five mainland states and Tasmania became the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand retaining its position as a separate colony. The respective areas of the six states and New Zealand are as follow: The British Empire, exclusive of territories under protectorates and spheres of influence, extends over an area of 9,093,865 square miles, so that more than one-third of its area lies within the limits of Australia and New Zealand. Australasia is more than twenty-six times as large as the United Kingdom; more than fifteen times as large as France; more than half as large again as Russia in Europe; and almost equal in extent to the continent of Europe or to the United States of America. The mainland of Australia lies between 10° 39' and 39° 11' south latitude, and the meridians of 113° 5′ and 153° 16' east longitude. Its greatest length is 2,400 miles from east to west, and its greatest breadth, 1,971 miles from north to south. Its area may be approximately stated at 2,946,691 square miles, and its coast-line at 8,850 miles, |