1875 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 begins on 29 December but does not finish until 4 January the following year. The election marks the end of the 5th Parliament.

*Speaker of the House – The sitting Speaker, Sir Francis Dillon Bell, does not stand in the 1875 election at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Sir William Fitzherbet in 1876.
*Premier – Daniel Pollen becomes Premier on 6 July replacing Julius Vogel.
*Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson takes over from Julius Vogel on 6 July.
*Chief Justice – Hon Sir George Arney retires and is replaced on 1 April by Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - Frederick Prime followed by Benjamin Tonks
*Mayor of Christchurch - Michael Brennan Hart followed by F. Hobbs
*Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Mercer followed by Keith Ramsay
*Mayor of Wellington - William Sefton Moorhouse

Events

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 - William Williams
*Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield

port

Athletics

The first club in the country, the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club, holds its first meeting.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

Cricket

The Wellington Cricket Association is formed.

Golf

Horse racing

*New Zealand Cup winner: Nectar
*New Zealand Derby winner: Daniel O’Rourke
*Auckland Cup winner: Kingfisher
*Wellington Cup winner: Tambourini

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Rowing

Rugby Union

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Skinner (Auckland)

Tennis

Births

* 19 January: Ethel Benjamin, first female lawyer in NZ.

Unknown date

* William Polson, politician.
* John Robertson, politician.
* James Alexander Young, politician.

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 1875 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1875

References

;General
* Romanos, J. (2001) "New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists." Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7;Specific