- 1884 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 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 toRobert Stout on16 August , regains it on28 August and loses it again to Stout on3 September .
*Minister of Finance –Harry Atkinson is replaced on16 August byJulius Vogel . He is relieved of the position on28 August and resumes it again on3 September .
*Chief Justice - HonSir James PrendergastMain centre leaders
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Mayor of Auckland -William Waddel
*Mayor of Christchurch - J. G. (George) Ruddenklau followed byC. P. Hulbert
*Mayor of Dunedin -William Parker Street followed byArthur Scoular
*Mayor of Hamilton -Robert Peat followed byWilliam Australia Graham
*Mayor of Wellington - George FisherEvents
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:"see also ."
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
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26 February (in Australia):Frederick Doidge , politician.Deaths
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7 September :Alfred Nesbitt Brown , missionary.ee also
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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
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