1883 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1883 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State â Queen Victoria
- Governor â Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois begins his term on 20 January.
Government and law
The 8th New Zealand Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House â Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier â Frederick Whitaker is replaced by Harry Atkinson on 25 September
- Minister of Finance â Harry Atkinson
- Chief Justice â Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland â James Clark followed by William Waddel
- Mayor of Christchurch â George Ruddenklau
- Mayor of Dunedin â James Bryce Thomson followed by William Parker Street
- Mayor of Wellington â George Fisher
Events
- 1 March â A telephone exchange is opened in Wellington (the fourth in New Zealand).
- The Hokitika Guardian and Hokitika Evening Star merge to form the Hokitika Guardian and Star.[1]
- September: The Waikato Mail ceases publication. The Cambridge newspaper started in 1880.[2]
- 19 February: Pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and To hu are released from prison, where they had been held without trial since November 1881.[3]
- July: The Waikato Gazette & Thames Valley Recorder begins publishing.[4] It was absorbed by the Cambridge News in 1889.
- the New Zealand Shipping Company was formed in Christchurch.[5]
Sport
Cricket
Horse racing
The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.[6]
- New Zealand Cup winner: Tasman
- New Zealand Derby winner: Oudeis
- Auckland Cup winner: Salvage
- Wellington Cup winner: Mischief
- see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.
Rugby
The Auckland Rugby Union is formed.[6]
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Kennedy (Dunedin)
Births
- 14 May â Charlie Seeling (died 1956), rugby (league and union) footballer
- 4 August â Sydney Smith (died 1969), forensic pathologist
- 31 October â Anthony Wilding (died 1915), tennis player
Full date unknown
- Ngapipi Reweti, land negotiator (died 1957)[7]
Deaths
- 30 March â Edward Graham McMinn (born 1843), politician
- 30 June â William Cutten (born 1822), politician
- 30 December â David Hay (born 1815), nurseryman[8]
