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1885 in New Zealand

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See also:
  
Other events of 1885Timeline of New Zealand history

Regal and viceregal

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

    • Government and law

    The 9th New Zealand Parliament continues.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House — Maurice O'Rorke.
  • Premier — Robert Stout
  • Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel
  • Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland — William Waddel
  • Mayor of Christchurch — Charles Hulbert
  • Mayor of Dunedin — Arthur Scoular followed by John Barnes
  • Mayor of Wellington — George Fisher

    • Events

  • 1 June: The Cambridge News starts publication. It is produced three times a week. The newspaper closed in 1889.
  • 1 August: The New Zealand Industrial Exhibition opens in Wellington

    • Undated

  • Closure of St Peter's School, Auckland, Auckland's first Catholic boys' secondary school.

    • Horse racing

  • New Zealand Cup winner: Fusilade
  • New Zealand Derby winner: Stonyhurst
  • Auckland Cup winner: Nelson (Australian owned)
  • Wellington Cup winner: Mahaki
    • see also Category:Horse racing in New Zealand.

    Rowing

    The Wellington Rowing Club is formed in Wellington.

    Rugby union

    The Nelson union is formed. It is now part of the Tasman Rugby Union.

    Provincial club rugby champions include:

    see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

    Shooting

    Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Lucas (Thames)

    Births

  • Charles Cotton, geologist.
  • Robert Laidlaw, businessman.

    • Deaths

  • 12 June: John Sheehan, politician.

    • References

    1885 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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