1877 in New Zealand

1877 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – The Marquess of Normanby

Government and law

The 6th Parliament continues.

*Speaker of the House - Sir William Fitzherbet
*Premier – Harry Atkinson is defeated as Premier on 13 October and is replaced by Sir George Grey
*Minister of Finance – When Harry Atkinson is defeated as Premier on 13 October he also loses the position of Treasurer (Minister of Finance). On 15 October William Larnach is chosen as his replacement.
*Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - William Hurst followed by Henry Brett
*Mayor of Christchurch - F. Hobbs followed by James Gapes
*Mayor of Dunedin - Charles Stephen Reeves followed by Richard Henry Leary
*Mayor of Wellington - William Hutchison

Events

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

Edward Craig Stuart is unanimously elected as Bishop of Waiapu during the Waiapu Synod of 24-28 September and consecrated at Napier on 9 December by Archbishop Harper. [ [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-MacHist-t1-body-d20-d4.html New Zealand Electronic Text Centre - Through Ninety Years: Chapter XXXI] ]

*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=

The Auckland Amateur Athletic Club is formed.Heidenstrom, P. (1992) "Athletes of the Century." Wellington: GP Publications ISBN 1-86956-044-2]

Cricket

The Canterbury Cricket Association is formed. Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

Golf

Horse racing

*New Zealand Cup winner: Mata
*New Zealand Derby winner: Trump Card
*Auckland Cup winner: Lara
*Wellington Cup winner: Guy Fawkes

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=Rowing=


=Rugby Union=

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson)

Tennis

Births

* ca. October: Te Rangi Hiroa (Peter Buck), Māori leader.
* (in England): Thomas Otto Bishop, politician.
* Arthur Stallworthy, politician.

Deaths

* 5 January: Sir Donald McLean, politician.

ee also

*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 1877 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1877

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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