1881 in New Zealand

Decades:	1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1881 in New Zealand.

Incumbents edit

Regal and viceregal edit

Government and law edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Cricket edit

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 edit

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

Rugby union edit

The Otago union is formed.^[2]

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting edit

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson)

Births edit

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

Deaths edit

15 September William Sefton Moorhouse, politician.

Unknown date edit

Paora Te Potangaroa, Māori prophet.

References edit

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 edit

Media related to 1881 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

[TeAra-1] A. C. Wilson. 'Telecommunications - Telephones, 1877–1914', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 4-Jul-12

[Moa-2] Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7

[1]

[2]