• Source: 1881 in New Zealand

      • 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.
      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


      Sport




      = Cricket

      =
      The Auckland Association is formed.
      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


      = 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. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
      Specific


      External links


      Media related to 1881 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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