1881 in New Zealand

none November 2019 1881 The following lists events that happened during 1881 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – Queen Victoria Governor – The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon Government and law The general election is held on 9 December. Afterwards the 8th New Zealand Parliament begins. Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke. Premier – John Hall (New Zealand) Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – James Clark Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Thomas Ick followed by James Gapes Mayor of Dunedin – Archibald Hilson Ross followed by James Gore Mayor of Wellington – William Hutchison Events The government passes the Chinese Immigration Act 1881. This imposes a £10 tax per Chinese person entering New Zealand, and permits only one Chinese immigrant for every 10 tons of cargo. 1 October – The first telephone exchange in New Zealand is opened in Christchurch.A. C. Wilson. 'Telecommunications - Telephones, 1877–1914', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 4-Jul-12 24 October – A telephone exchange is opened in Auckland. 5 November – The invasion of Parihaka by a colonial militia aiming to clear the non-violent resistance movement and enable the subdivision of land for European settlement 5 December – a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Castle Hill, widely felt in the South Island and causing damage in Christchurch Sport Cricket The Auckland Association is formed.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. 0-908570-00-7 An Australian team tours the country playing twelve matches against provincial teams. None of the games have first-class status, with the home teams fielding between 12 and 22 players. Australia suffered one loss, but 10 wickets to the Wanganui XXII. Itinerary Horse racing New Zealand Cup winner: Grip New Zealand Derby winner: The Dauphin Auckland Cup winner: King Quail Wellington Cup winner: Natator Horse races in New Zealand Rugby union The Otago union is formed. Provincial club rugby champions include: see also :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand Shooting Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Paynter (Nelson) Births 16 January: Hercules Wright, rugby union player. 14 February (in Australia): George Skellerup, industrialist 6 April: Walter Broadfoot, politician. Deaths 15 September William Sefton Moorhouse, politician. Unknown date Paora Te Potangaroa, Māori prophet. 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. 1-86958-879-7 Specific External links 1881 in yes