1900 in New Zealand

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See also: 1899 in New Zealand, other events of 1900, 1901 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

[edit] Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 1900 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

[edit] Government and law

The TBDth New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was

Speaker of the House - Sir George Maurice O'Rorke
Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
Chief Justice - Sir Robert Stout

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland - David Goldie
Mayor of Hamilton - George Edgecumbe
Mayor of Wellington - John Aitken
Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Louisson, William Reece
Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Chisholm

[edit] Events

See 1900 , 1900 in politics , 1900 in science , Category:1900 in Australia , 1900 in Australia , 1900 in music , 1900 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history

Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica , Category:2002

15 January: The New Zealand Mounted Rifles rout a Boer assault at Slingersfontein, South Africa.
15 February: New Zealand troops are part of the relief of Kimberley, South Africa.
3 May: Holy Cross College (Roman Catholic seminary) established in Mosgiel.
May: Phosphate discovered on Nauru - mining begins later in the year.
May-June: Tour of Pacific islands by Prime Minister Richard Seddon. Tonga, Niue, Fiji and the Cook Islands are visited.
28 September: The New Zealand Government votes to incorporate the Cook Islands into New Zealand.
October: The number of European electorates in the New Zealand Parliament is increased to 76.
23 October: The country's first electric tram service begins, between Roslyn and Maori Hill in Dunedin.
(date unknown) Maori Lands Administration Act passed.
(date unknown) George Hemmings brings the first motor car into the South Island.
(date unknown) The General Assembly Library (part of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings) is built.
(date unknown) 18 people die in a boating tragedy on the Motu River.

See also Current events in Australia and New Zealand

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1900 in art , 1900 in literature , Category:1900 books

[edit] Music

See: 1900 in music

[edit] Film

Alfred Whitehouse's The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War - the oldest surviving New Zealand film - premieres.

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Archbishop of New Zealand
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

See: 1900 in sports , Category:1900 in sports.

[edit] Athletics

National champions (Men):

100 yards - G. Smith (Auckland)
250 yards - G. Smith (Auckland)
440 yards - W Strickland (Hawke's Bay)
880 yards - J Lynskey (Canterbury)
1 mile - W Simpson (Canterbury)
3 miles - W Simpson (Canterbury)
120 yards hurdles - G. Smith (Auckland)
440 yards hurdles - G. Smith (Auckland)
Long jump - P Buck (Otago)
High jump - C Laurie (Auckland)
Pole vault - C Laurie (Auckland)
Shot put - W Madill (Auckland)
Hammer throw - W Madill (Auckland)

[edit] Cricket

A tour of New Zealand by Australia's Melbourne Cricket Club included seven matches, of which the visitors won six with one match drawn.

Six provincial matches were played during the 1899-1900 domestic season, all of them over two or three days, with wins by Otago over Hawke's Bay and Canterbury, by Wellington and Auckland over Otago, and by Canterbury and Auckland over Wellington.

Scores were uniformly low by modern standards, mostly below 200, with only two centuries scored and only one team total of over 300 runs: the highest team total was 464 by Wellington against Otago, with centuries by F A Midlane (149) and C A Richardson (113), and the best bowling figures were A D Downes' 7-43 for Otago against Canterbury.

[edit] Golf

National amateur champion (men): A Duncan (Wellington)
National amateur champion (women): K Rattray (Otago)

[edit] Horse racing

New Zealand Cup winner: Fulmen Ideal
New Zealand Derby winner: Renown
Auckland Cup winner: Blue Jacket
Wellington Cup winner: Djin Djin
Top New Zealand stakes earner: Advance
Leading flat jockey: C Jenkins (50 wins)

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

Savile Cup winners: Oroua (A Strang, J Strang, W Strang, O Robinson)

[edit] Rowing

Men's national champions (coxed fours): Picton
Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Wellington
Men's national champions (double sculls): Canterbury
Men's national champions (single sculls): T Spencer (Wellington)

[edit] Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include: City (Auckland); Westport (Buller); Christchurch (Canterbury); Pirates (Hawke's Bay); Levin (Horowhenua); Awarua (Marlborough); Alhambra (Otago); Gisborne (Poverty Bay); Hawera (Taranaki); Kaierau (Wanganui); Melrose (Wellington); winners of Bush, Nelson, and Wairarapa club competitions unknown.

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Swimming