1875 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1875 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 1875 general election begins on 29 December but does not finish until 4 January the following year. The election marks the end of the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House â The sitting Speaker, Sir Francis Dillon Bell, does not stand in the 1875 election at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Sir William Fitzherbet in 1876.
- Premier â Daniel Pollen becomes Premier on 6 July replacing Julius Vogel.
- Minister of Finance â Harry Atkinson takes over from Julius Vogel on 6 July.
- Chief Justice â Hon Sir George Arney retires and is replaced on 1 April by Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland â Frederick Prime followed by Benjamin Tonks
- Mayor of Christchurch â Fred Hobbs
- Mayor of Dunedin â Andrew Mercer followed by Keith Ramsay
- Mayor of Wellington â William Sefton Moorhouse
Events
- Contract let for construction of the Rimutaka Incline railway using the Fell system.
Sport
Athletics
The first club in the country, the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club, holds its first meeting.[1]
Cricket
The Wellington Cricket Association is formed.[1]
Horse racing
- New Zealand Cup winner: Nectar
- New Zealand Derby winner: Daniel OâRourke
- Auckland Cup winner: Kingfisher
- Wellington Cup winner: Tambourini
- see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.
Rugby union
- Rugby union begins in Timaru, Temuka, Blenheim, Picton, Greymouth (with the formation of new clubs) and Napier where the club formed in 1874 adopted rugby rules.[2]
- A combined Auckland clubs team toured Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson and New Plymouth. They lost all matches, despite some of their opposition having only learned rugby rules for a few weeks in preparation for the tour â the Christchurch and Dunedin clubs had primarily been playing football (soccer).[2]
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Skinner (Auckland)
Births
- 19 January: Ethel Benjamin, first female lawyer in NZ.
- 23 March: Alexander Young, politician.
- 6 June: William Polson, politician.
- 16 June: Richard Lawson, teacher, university professor and educationalist.[3]
- 25 July: Elsie Dohrmann, scholar, teacher and temperance campaigner[4]
- 7 November: Frank Milner, headmaster and educationalist.
Unknown date
- John Robertson, politician.
Deaths
- 15 March: William Turnbull Swan, politician (born 1828)
- 29 May: James Mackay, politician (born 1804).
- 31 July: Thomas Beckham, politician (born 1810)
- 8 August: William Tolmie, politician (born 1833).
- 12 August: John Parkin Taylor, politician (born 1812).
- 17 October: Archibald Clark, politician (born 1805).
- 23 December: Felix Wakefield, colonist (born 1807)
