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1847 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1847 in New Zealand. Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 Māori and 14,477 non-Māori. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Queen Victoria *Governor-General of New Zealand, Governor – George Edward Grey, Sir George Grey Government and law *Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chief Justice – William Martin (judge), William Martin Events *5 August – The ''Ramilles'' arrives in Auckland with the first Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, fencibles. They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks. *15 September – The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon, New Zealand, Thorndon. *17 November – The first Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, fencibles move to Onehunga. Undated *The first permanent hospital in Auckland opens in Grafton Gully.Othestate that the first hospital in Auckland was built in 1845. This may have been when construction started. Births * Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Of State
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and legitimacy. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more (such as the president of the United States, who is also commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces). In a parliamentary system, such as the United Kingdom or India, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government. However, in some parliamentary systems, like South Africa, there is an executive president that is both head of state and head of government. Likewise, in some parliamentary systems the head of state is not the head of government, but still has significant powers, for example Morocco. In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
