1884 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

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

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.
*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.
*Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - William Waddel
*Mayor of Christchurch - J. G. (George) Ruddenklau followed by C. P. Hulbert
*Mayor of Dunedin - William Parker Street followed by Arthur Scoular
*Mayor of Hamilton - Robert Peat followed by William Australia Graham
*Mayor of Wellington - George Fisher

Events

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

*Primate of New Zealand - Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
*Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
*Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
*Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
*Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart
*Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield

port

Athletics

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

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

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Polo

Rowing

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.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

The Hawke’s Bay union is formed.

Provincial club rugby champions include: :"see also "

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Private Walter Churton (Wanganui)

wimming

Tennis

Births

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

Deaths

* 7 September: Alfred Nesbitt Brown, missionary.

ee 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

References

;General
* Romanos, J. (2001) "New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists." Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7;Specific