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HISTOR. The first European to discover New Zealand was Tasman in 1642. The coast was explored by Capt. Cook in 1769. From about 1800 onwards, New Zealand 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. Then followed a steady stream of British settlers.
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION The central Statistical office for New Zealand is the Department of Statistics (Wellington, 1).
The beginning of a statistical service may be seen in the eariy ‘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. A permanent statistical authority was created in 1858. The Department of Statistics functions under the Statistics Act 1975 and reports to Parliament through the Minister of Statistics. A comprehensive statistical service has been developed to meet national requirements, and close control is maintained with the United Nations Statistical Office and other international statistical organizations; through the Conference of Asian Statisticians assistance is being given with the development of statistics in the region.
The oldest publications consist of (a) census results from 1858 onwards and (b) annual volumes o. statistics (first published 1858 but covering years back to 1853). Main current publications:
New Zealand Official Yearboo. Annual, from 1893
Catalogue of New Zealand Statistics. 1972
Statistical Reports of New Zealand. Annual
Monthly Abstract of Statistic. From 1914
Pocket Digest of Statistics. Annual, 1927–31, 1938 ff.
Parliamentary Reports of Government Departments. Annual
Pacific Islands Yearbook. Sydney, 197.
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 2 vols. Wellington, 1940
Encyclopaedia oj New Zealand. 3 vols. Wellington, 1966
National Bibliography. Wellington, 1968
New Zealand Financial System. Wellington, 1966
Oxford New Zealand Encyclopaedia. London, 1965
Department of Maori Affairs, The Maori today. Wellington, 1964
Best, Elsdon, The Maori as he was. Wellington, 1952
Bright, T. N., Banking Law andPractice in New Zealand. 2nd ed. Wellington, 1969
Condliffe, J. B., The Economic Outlook for New Zealand. Wellington, 1969
Firth, R., Economics of the New Zealand Maori. Wellington, Government Printer, 1959
Hall, D. O. W., Portrait of New Zealand. 3rd ed. Wellington, 1961
Holcroft, M. H., New Zealand. Wellington, 1968
Holmes, F. W., Money, Finance and the Economy. Auckland, 1972
Institute of Public Administration, Administration in New Zealand’s Multi-racial Society. Wellington, 1968
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Paxton, J. (1976). New Zealand. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271050_36
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