1885 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1885 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Queen Victoria
• Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois.

Government and law

The 9th New Zealand Parliament continues.

• Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
• Premier – Robert Stout
• Minister of Finance – Julius Vogel
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – William Waddel
• Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Hulbert
• Mayor of Dunedin – Arthur Scoular followed by John Barnes
• Mayor of Wellington – George Fisher

Events

• 1 June: The Cambridge News starts publication. It is produced three times a week. The newspaper closed in 1889.
• 1 August: The New Zealand Industrial Exhibition opens in Wellington

Sport

Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Fusilade
• New Zealand Derby winner: Stonyhurst
• Auckland Cup winner: Nelson (Australian owned)
• Wellington Cup winner: Mahaki

see also .

Rowing

The Wellington Rowing Club is formed in Wellington.

Rugby union

The Nelson union is formed. It is now part of the Tasman Rugby Union.

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Lucas (Thames)

Births

• 24 February: Charles Cotton, geologist.
• 8 September: Robert Laidlaw, businessman.

Deaths

• 12 June: John Sheehan, politician.
• Full date unknown:
• William John Larkin, New Zealand priest, Irish nationalist and newspaper proprietor

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of the New Zealand environment
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

References

General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

Specific

External links