1858

April 24

Contract let for fortnightly mail service between Christchurch and Timaru.

May 4

Last of the town reserves sold.

(no date)

First brewery in operation.

Notes

• Information for this resource was based on the second edition of John Densem’s Christchurch chronology: a history of settlement. Environmental Policy and Planning Policy Unit, Christchurch City Council, 1990.
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