1896 in New Zealand

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1896 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 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.5 Polo 5.6 Rowing 5.7 Rugby Union 5.8 Shooting 5.9 Swimming 5.10 Tennis 6 References 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

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

[edit] Government and law

The Liberal Party was re-elected and began the 13th New Zealand Parliament.

• Speaker of the House - Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward resigned on 16 June and was replaced by Richard Seddon
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

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

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington - George Fisher
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

Men's national champions

• 100 yards – E. Robinson (Canterbury)
• 250 yards – W. Kingston (Otago)
• 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 1 mile – W. Bennett (Otago)
• 3 miles – W. Bennett (Otago)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Martin (Auckland)
• 440 yards hurdles – T. Roberts (Auckland)
• Long jump – Leonard Cuff (Canterbury)
• High jump – P. Brown (Canterbury)
• Pole vault – tie R. Hunter (Hawkes Bay) and H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
• Shot put – W. Rhodes (Wellington)
• Hammer throw – P. Brown (Canterbury)

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

• Men's national amateur champion : M. Todd (Otago)
• Women's national amateur champion: L. Wilford (Hutt)

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Lady Zetland
• New Zealand Derby winner: Uniform
• Auckland Cup winner: Nestor
• Wellington Cup winner: Brooklet
• Top New Zealand stakes earner: Euroclydon
• Leading flat jockey: C. Jenkins

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners: Manawatu

[edit] Rowing

• Men's coxed fours national champion: Queen’s Dr, Port Chalmers
• Men's coxless pairs national champion: Canterbury
• Men's double sculls national champion: Wairewa, Little River
• Men's single sculls national champion: C. Chapman (Wairewa)

[edit] Rugby Union

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Wakelyn (Honorary Reserve Corps, Christchurch)

[edit] Swimming

• Men's 100 yards freestyle champion – winner's name not recorded'
• Men's yards freestyle champion – winner's name not recorded'
• Men's 440 yards freestyle champion – winner's name not recorded

[edit] Tennis

• Men's singles champion: H. Parker
• Women's singles champion: K. Nunneley
• Men's doubles champions: R. Harman and D. Collins
• Women's doubles champions: K. Nunneley and T. Trimmell

[edit] References

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

[edit] Births

• (in England): Archie Fisher, painter.

[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 1896 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1896