1876 in New Zealand

1876 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

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

Government and law

The 1875 general election, which started on 29 December, concludes on 4 January. For the first time 4 Maori seats are contested. The 6th Parliament commences.

Premier Atkinson abolishes the New Zealand provincial system on 1 November. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline] ]

*Speaker of the House - Sir William Fitzherbet replaces Sir Francis Dillon Bell who did not stand for election at the end of 1875
*Premier – Daniel Pollen dies in office on 15 February. Julius Vogel takes over until retiring on 1 September and is in turn replaced by Harry Atkinson.
*Minister of Finance – Julius Vogel takes over as Treasurer (Minister of Finance) from Harry Atkinson when he becomes Premier on 15 February. When Vogel retires on 1 September Atkinson resumes the position.
*Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - Benjamin Tonks followed by William Hurst
*Mayor of Christchurch - F. Hobbs
*Mayor of Dunedin - Keith Ramsay followed by Henry John Walter
*Mayor of Wellington - William Hutchison

Events

*4 April - Speight's is first brewed in Dunedin.
*30 December: "The Daily Southern Cross" publishes its last issue, and merges with "The New Zealand Herald". The Auckland-based newspaper began publishing as "The Southern Cross" in 1843. [cite web|url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.DSC|title=Daily Southern Cross|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

William Williams resigns on 31 May [ [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-MacHist-t1-body-d20-d4.html New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: Bishopric of Waiapu] ] as Bishop of Waiapu after suffering a stroke on 25 March. No replacement is found until the following year.

*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 - William Williams until 31 May and then "vacant".
*Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield

port

Athletics

Cricket

The Otago 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: Guy Fawkes
*New Zealand Derby winner: Songster
*Auckland Cup winner: Ariel
*Wellington Cup winner: Korari

:"see also ."

Rowing

Rugby Union

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Private J. Willcocks (Clutha)

Tennis

Births

Deaths

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 1876 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1876

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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