1884 in New Zealand

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1884 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Opposition Leaders 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.5 Polo 5.6 Rowing 5.7 Rugby Union 5.8 Shooting 5.9 Swimming 5.10 Tennis 6 References 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.

[edit] Government and law

The 1884 general election is held on 22 July. Afterwards the 9th Parliament is formed.

• Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – Harry Atkinson loses the Premiership to Robert Stout on 16 August, regains it on 28 August and loses it again to Stout on 3 September. Stout remains Premier until 1887.
• Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson is replaced on 16 August by Julius Vogel. He is relieved of the position on 28 August and resumes it again on 3 September. He retains it until 1887.
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: Category:Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Vanguard
• New Zealand Derby winner: Black Rose
• Auckland Cup winner: The Poet
• Wellington Cup winner: The Poet

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Rugby Union

A New Zealand team makes an overseas tour for the first time. The team makes a return visit (see 1882) to the Southern Rugby Union in New South Wales and wins all eight matches with 167 points for and 17 against.^[1]

The Hawke’s Bay union is formed.^[1]

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Private Walter Churton (Wanganui)

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Tennis

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

[edit] Births

• 26 February (in Australia): Frederick Doidge, politician.

[edit] Deaths

• 7 September: Alfred Nesbitt Brown, missionary.

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1884 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1884