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The first European to discover New Zealand was Tasman in 1642. The coast was explored by Capt. Cook in 1769; in subsequent years it became a resort for whalers and traders, chiefly from Australia. By the Treaty of Waitangi, in 1840, between Governor William Hobson and the representatives of the Maori race, the Maori chiefs ceded the sovereignty to the British Crown and the islands became a British colony.
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Books of Reference
Statistical information. The statistical office tor Naw Zealand is the Department of Statistics (Wellington, C.1). Government Statistician: J. V. T. Baker, M.A., M.Com., F.R.A.N.Z., D.P.A.
The beginning of a statistical service may be seen in the early ‘Blue books’ prepared annually from 1840 onwards under the direction of the Colonial Secretary, and designed primarily for the information of the Colonial Office in England. In 1848 New Zealand was divided into two provinces, the province of New Munster being particularly active in the statistical field. Most ot the later 10 provinces carried out some form of statistical activity, Although there was a general lack of uniformity. A permanent statistical authority was created in 1858. It was originally associated with the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, but with the passage of years the association of the statistical branch with the registration branch became only nominal. By the Census and Statistics Act, 1910, the title of Government Statistician was given to the head of the statistical branch, and in 1916 the ‘Census and Statistics Office’ replaced the former ‘Government Statistician’s Office.’ From 1858 to 1931 the statistical office was under the political control of the Minister of Internal Affaira; in 1931 it came under the Minister of Industries and Commerce and from 1 April 1936 it was accorded full departmental status under the Minister in charge of Census and Statistics. The Statistics Act, 1955, repealed the former legislation under which the Department operated and now provides the legislative authority for all departmental activities aa from 1 Jan. 1958, changing at the same time the title to ‘The Department of Statistics.’
The oldest publications consist of (a) census results from 1858 onwards and (b) annual volumes of statistics (first published 1858 but covering years back to 1853). Main current publications :
New Zealand Official yearbook. Annual, from 1893
Local Authorities Handbook of New Zealand. Annual, from 1926 ; preceded by the biennial Municipal Handbook, 1903–24
Statistical Reports of New Zealand. Annual
Monthly Abstracts of Statistics. From 1914
Pocket Digest of New Zealand Statistics. Annual, 1927–31, 1938–47, 1945 ff.
Parliamentary Reports of Government Departments. Annual
Pacific Islands Yearbook. Sydney, 1956
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 2 vols. Wellington, 1940
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Best, Elsdon, The Maori. 2 vols. Wellington, 1924
Ruck, Sir Peter H., The Coming of the Maori. Wellington, 1950
Condiffe, J. B., and Airey, W. T. G., A Short History of New Zealand. 8th ed. Christchurob, 1957
Dollimore, E. S. (ed.), New Zealand Guide. Dunedin, 1952
Duff, Oliver, New Zealand Now. London, 1956
Firth, R., Economics of the New Zealand Maori. Wellington, Government Printer, 1959
Hall, D. O. W., Portrait of New Zealand. Wellington, 1955
Hardwick, J M. D., Opportunity in New Zealand. London, 1956
Harris, W. J., Guide to New Zealand Reference Books. N.Z. Library Association, 1950
McLintock, A. H. (ed.), A Descriptive Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington, Goverment Printer, 1959
Miller, H. G., New Zealand. London, 1950
Milne, R. S., Bureaucracy in New Zealand. London, 1957
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Nash, Walter, New Zealand; A Working Democracy. London, 1944
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Robson, J. L. (ed.), New Zealand: the Development of its Laws and Constitution. London 1984
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—Ngarimuhui. Wellington, 1949
Weststrate, O., Portrait of a Modern Mixed Economy. Wellington, 1959
Wood, F. L. W., This New Zealand. London, 1958.
—The New Zealand People at War. Wellington, 1958
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Steinberg, S.H. (1962). New Zealand. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270916_8
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