1894 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Chess 5.3 Cricket 5.4 Golf 5.5 Horse racing 5.5.1 Harness racing 5.5.2 Thoroughbred racing 5.5.3 Season leaders (1893/94) 5.6 Lawn Bowls 5.7 Polo 5.8 Rowing 5.9 Rugby union 5.10 Shooting 5.11 Soccer 5.12 Swimming 5.13 Tennis 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor - David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

[edit] Government and law

The 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - Sir Maurice O'Rorke becomes Speaker for the second time, replacing William Steward
• Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Russell. ^[1]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - James Holland
• Mayor of Christchurch - Eden George followed by Thomas Gapes
• Mayor of Dunedin - Henry Smith Fish
• Mayor of Hamilton - William Dey
• Mayor of Wellington - Alfred Brandon

[edit] Events

• 30 October: Luxury steamer SS Wairarapa, carrying 230 passengers from Sydney bound for Auckland, is wrecked on Great Barrier Island with the loss of 135 lives. ^[2]

Undated

• American balloonist Leila Adair tours New Zealand.^[3] She is possibly the first woman to fly in New Zealand.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

Bishop Stuart resigns^[4] and William Leonard Williams is chosen as his replacement.

• Primate of New Zealand - William Garden Cowie (Bishop of Auckland)
• Bishop of Christchurch - Churchill Julius
• Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
• Bishop of Nelson - Charles Oliver Mules
• Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart followed by William Leonard Williams
• Bishop of Wellington - Frederick Wallis

[edit] Sport

Leonard Cuff is appointed a Founding Member of the International Olympic Committee. He remains the member for both New Zealand and Australia until 1905.

[edit] Athletics

National Champions, Men

• 100 yards – Jack Hempton (Wellington)
• 250 yards – H. Reeves (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 1 mile – C. Morpeth (Otago)
• 3 miles – C. Morpeth (Otago)
• 120 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
• 440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
• Long jump – Wallingford Mendelson (South Canterbury)
• High jump – H. Bailey (Wellington)
• Pole vault –H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
• Shot put – O. McCormack (Wellington)
• Hammer throw – O. McCormack (Wellington)

[edit] Chess

National Champion: J. Edwards, of Wellington. ^[5]

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

• The 2nd National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch ^[6]
  • Men: H. Macneil (Otago)
  • Women : Mrs C. Wilder

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Tom Hicks ^[7]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup - Impulse
• New Zealand Derby - Blue Fire
• Auckland Cup - Lottie
• Wellington Cup - Vogengang

[edit] Season leaders (1893/94)

• Top New Zealand stakes earner - Blue Fire
• Leading flat jockey - J. Connop

[edit] Lawn Bowls

The pairs championship is held for the first time. National Champions^[8]

• Singles - T. Sneddon (Kaituna)
• Pairs - T. Sneddon and H. Reid (skip) (Kaituna)
• Fours - J. Davidson, A. Owen, J. Wedderspoon and J. Evans (skip) (Caledonian)

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners - Rangitikei

[edit] Rowing

National Champions (Men)

• Single sculls - M. Keefe (Auckland)
• Double sculls - Union, Christchurch
• Coxless pairs - Union, Christchurch
• Coxed fours - Lyttelton

[edit] Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt - Captain E. Smith (Dunedin City Guards)

[edit] Soccer

Provincial Champions: ^[9]

• Auckland: Alliance United
• Wellington: Wellington Rovers
• Otago: Roslyn Dunedin

[edit] Swimming

National Champions (Men)

• 100 yards frestyle – T. Needham (New South Wales, Australia)
• 220 yards frestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
• 440 yards frestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
• 880 yards frestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)

[edit] Tennis

National championships

• Men's singles - M. Fenwicke
• Women's singles - M. Spiers
• Men's doubles - J. Marshall and P. Marshall
• Women's doubles - P. Chapman and M. Nicholson

[edit] Births

• 1 June: Paraire Karaka Paikea, politician.
• 21 July: Haami Tokouru Ratana, ratana church leader and politician.

Undated

• Victor Spencer, last soldier to be executed in World War I

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1894 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1894

[edit] References

General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7

Specific