- 1885 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.Government and law
The 9th Parliament continues.
*Speaker of the House -
Maurice O'Rorke .
*Premier –Robert Stout
*Minister of Finance –Julius Vogel
*Chief Justice - HonSir James PrendergastMain centre leaders
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Mayor of Auckland -William Waddel
*Mayor of Christchurch -C. P. Hulbert
*Mayor of Dunedin -Arthur Scoular followed by John Barnes
*Mayor of Hamilton -William Australia Graham
*Mayor of Wellington - George FisherEvents
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1 June : The "Cambridge News" starts publication. It is produced three times a week. [cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TAN18850530.2.3.1&cl=&srpos=0&st=1|title=SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1885|publisher=Te Aroha News|date=30 May 1885 ] The newspaper closed in 1889. [cite web|url=http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Npapers/npfront.htm|title=Newspapers|publisher=Cambridge Museum]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: Fusilade
*New Zealand Derby winner: Stonyhurst
*Auckland Cup winner: Nelson (Australian owned)
*Wellington Cup winner: Mahaki:"see also ."
Polo
Rowing
The Wellington Rowing Club is formed in
Wellington . [ [http://www.wellingtonrowing.org.nz/history.html History of Wellington Rowing Club] ]Rugby Union
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