1888 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1888 in New Zealand.
Incumbents[edit]
Regal and viceregal[edit]
Government and law[edit]
The 10th New Zealand Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier – Harry Atkinson.
- Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson.
- Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders[edit]
- Mayor of Auckland – Albert Devore
- Mayor of Christchurch – Aaron Ayers followed by Charles Louisson
- Mayor of Dunedin – William Dawson followed by Hugh Gourley
- Mayor of Wellington – Samuel Brown
Events[edit]
- 25 July: By-election in the Ashley electorate
- 4 August: Reefton Power Station begins operation
- 1 September: 1888 North Canterbury earthquake
Undated[edit]
- First sightings of the dolphin Pelorus Jack in Cook Strait.
Sport[edit]
Athletics[edit]
The first New Zealand Championships are held.[1][2]
National Champions, Men[edit]
- 100 yards – F. Meenan (Otago)
- 250 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
- 440 yards – A. Williams (Canterbury)
- 880 yards – Peter Morrison (South Canterbury)
- 1 mile – J. Field (Southland)
- 120 yards hurdles – Godfrey Shaw (Canterbury)
- Long jump – T. Harman (Canterbury)
- High jump – F. Perry (South Canterbury)
Source:[3]
Horse racing[edit]
The Auckland Cup of 1887 is moved to January 1888. Future Auckland Cup's are normally scheduled for New Year's Day.
Avondale Racecourse in Auckland is established.
Major race winners[edit]
- New Zealand Cup – Manton
- New Zealand Derby – Manton
- Auckland Cup winner (January) – Nelson (Australian owned)
- Auckland Cup winner (December) – Lochiel
- Wellington Cup winner – Beresford
Lawn bowls[edit]
National Champions[edit]
- Singles – G. White (Milton)
- Fours – R. Churton, L. Oughton, W. Carswell and D. Mackie (skip) (Taieri)
Note: As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists largely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
Polo[edit]
The first polo club in New Zealand is formed in Auckland.[2]
Rowing[edit]
National Championships are held for the first time. They are held at separate venues; the single sculls in Wellington, the coxed fours in Wanganui. From the following year the Championships will be held at a single venue.
National Champions (Men)[edit]
- Single sculls – J. Foster (Napier)
- Coxed fours – Canterbury
Rugby union[edit]
The South Canterbury, Wanganui and Marlborough unions are formed.[2]
The first ever British Isles rugby team tour takes place, visiting New Zealand and Australia. The visitors win all their New Zealand games except for one, losing to Auckland.[4]
The first New Zealand Native team to visit Britain leaves at the end of the year.
Shooting[edit]
Ballinger Belt – Hon Major Purnell (NZ Volunteers)
Tennis[edit]
National championships
- Men's singles – P. Fenwicke
- Women's singles – E. Harman
- Men's doubles – Richard Harman and Frederick Wilding
- Women's doubles – E. Harman and E. Gordon
- Mixed doubles – No competition
Births[edit]
- 27 April: Daisy Osborn, artist. (d. 1957)
- 21 June: Cecil King, rugby league footballer. (d. 1975)
- 15 November: Cora Wilding, physiotherapist and artist. (d. 1982)
- 29 November: Thomas Hislop (Jnr), politician and mayor of Wellington. (d. 1965)
Deaths[edit]
- 3 June; Joseph Beswick, politician
- 14 July: Samuel Revans, politician and journalist.
- 18 August; James Menzies, politician
- 30 August: George O'Brien, painter.
- 18 October: Mary Ann Buxton, educator.
- 28 November: William Meluish, photographer and businessman.[5]
- (in England, no date) John Bacot, politician.
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
- ^ a b c Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ "athletics.org.nz". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ History of Rugby Union in New Zealand
- ^ "Deaths". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 6 December 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
William Meluish, late of Dunedin, New Zealand, and formerly of Bath, aged 65, dearly beloved and deeply regretted
External links[edit]
Media related to 1888 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons