1874 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1874 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State â Queen Victoria
- Governor â The Rt. Hon Sir James Fergusson resigns and is replaced by The Marquess of Normanby
Government and law
The 5th New Zealand Parliament continues.
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland â Philip Philips followed by Henry Isaacs followed by Frederick Prime
- Mayor of Christchurch â Michael Brennan Hart followed by Fred Hobbs
- Mayor of Dunedin â Henry Fish followed by Andrew Mercer
- Mayor of Wellington â Charles Borlase
Events
- 1 January: Wreck of the Surat, carrying 271 passengers and 37 crew, on the Catlins coast. All survived.[1]
- 5 January: The Poverty Bay Herald begins publishing in Gisborne. It is initially bi-weekly. The paper changed its name to The Gisborne Herald in 1939, and continues to publish as a daily today[update].[2]
- 15 January: The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, first published in 1842, produces its last issue.[3]
- 30 June: The Wellington Independent publishes its final issue, and is replaced by The New Zealand Times. The newspaper started in 1845.[4]
- 18 November: Fire and sinking of the Cospatrick carrying emigrants to New Zealand near the Cape of Good Hope; one of New Zealand's worst disasters as only three of the 472 on board survived.[5]
- The Marlborough Times begins publication bi-weekly, and absorbs The Marlborough News. It became a daily in 1882. The Marlborough Express bought it in 1895 and closed it in 1905.[6]
- The Marine Department employs Capt. B.A. Edwin to provide weather maps and forecasts to ships, establishing New Zealand's first weather service.[7]
Sport
Horse racing
- 25 May â Recorded by some sources as the date of first race meeting at Ellerslie.(see also 1857)
- The Auckland Cup is established at Ellerslie Racecourse.
- The Wellington Cup becomes an annual race. The first winner of which evidence survives is recorded.
Major race winners
- New Zealand Cup: Tambourini
- New Zealand Derby: Tadmor
- Auckland Cup: Templeton
- Wellington Cup: Castaway
Rugby union
- Rugby union spreads quickly, with many new clubs being formed: NgÄruawÄhia, Hamilton, Cambridge, New Plymouth (Taranaki club) Hawera (Egmont club), Parnell, Grafton, Ponsonby, and Mount Hobson. Rugby was also taken up at Auckland College and Auckland Grammar School.[8]
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Captain Skinner (Waiuku Rifles)
Births
- 8 February: Edmund Anscombe, architect.[9]
- 20 September: George Smith, athlete and rugby player.
Deaths
- 22 April: Thomas Brunner, surveyor and explorer.
