Editing Nelson, New Zealand (section)

====Time gun====
In 1858, the Nelson Provincial Council erected a [[Time signal#Signal guns|time gun]] at the spot on Brittania Heights where Captain Wakefield erected his flagpole in 1841. The gun was fired each Saturday at noon to give the correct time. The gun is now preserved as a historical relic and the [[Sequoiadendron giganteum|Songer Tree]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://register.notabletrees.org.nz/tree/view/749 |title=A unique record of the Notable Trees of New Zealand |publisher=Register.notabletrees.org.nz |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323104528/http://register.notabletrees.org.nz/tree/view/749 |url-status=live }}</ref> marks the site on Signal Hill of the original flagpole.<ref>Jeff Newport: A Short History of the Nelson Province. Page 18.</ref>