1881 in New Zealand

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Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State – Queen Victoria
Governor – The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon

Government and law

The general election is held on 9 December. Afterwards the 8th New Zealand Parliament begins.

Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
Premier – John Hall (New Zealand)
Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland – James Clark
Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Thomas Ick followed by James Gapes
Mayor of Dunedin – Archibald Hilson Ross followed by James Gore
Mayor of Wellington – William Hutchison

Events

The government passes the Chinese Immigration Act 1881. This imposes a £10 tax per Chinese person entering New Zealand, and permits only one Chinese immigrant for every 10 tons of cargo.
1 October – The first telephone exchange in New Zealand is opened in Christchurch.^[1]
24 October – A telephone exchange is opened in Auckland.^[1]

Sport

Cricket

The Auckland Association is formed.^[2]
An Australian team tours the country playing twelve matches against provincial teams. None of the games have first-class status, with the home teams fielding between 12 and 22 players. Australia suffered one loss, but 10 wickets to the Wanganui XXII. Itinerary

Horse racing

New Zealand Cup winner: Grip
New Zealand Derby winner: The Dauphin
Auckland Cup winner: King Quail
Wellington Cup winner: Natator

See also: Category:Horse races in New Zealand

Rugby union

The Otago union is formed.^[2]

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson)

Births

16 January: Hercules Wright, rugby union player.
14 February (in Australia): George Skellerup, industrialist
6 April: Walter Broadfoot, politician.

Deaths

15 September William Sefton Moorhouse, politician.

Unknown date

Paora Te Potangaroa, Māori prophet.

References

General

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

Specific

^ ^a ^b A. C. Wilson. 'Telecommunications - Telephones, 1877–1914', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 4-Jul-12
^ ^a ^b Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7

External links

Media related to 1881 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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