1901 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
A census was held in March 1901. The population was given as 772,719 — an increase of 9.86% over the previous census in 1896.
The figures for the 1901 census revealed that the North Island's population had exceeded the South Island's for the first time since the Central Otago Gold Rush of 1861 — the two islands (plus their associated minor offshore islands) had populations of 390,579 and 382,140 respectively. Only 40% of the country's population was based in urban centres, and only two of these centres, Auckland and Dunedin, had populations of over 25,000.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State — Queen Victoria, succeeded by Edward VII
- Governor — The Earl of Ranfurly GCMG [1]
[edit] Government
The 14th New Zealand Parliament continued. In government was the Liberal Party.
- Speaker of the House — George O'Rorke (Liberal)
- Premier / Prime Minister — Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance — Richard Seddon
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition — William Russell, (Independent) until 3 July, then vacant.[2]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — John Logan Campbell
- Mayor of Wellington — John Aitken
- Mayor of Christchurch — William Reece then Arthur Rhodes
- Mayor of Dunedin — Robert Chisholm then George Denniston
[edit] Events
- 28 January — Captain William James Hardham became the first New Zealand-born winner of the Victoria Cross as a result of action in the South African War (Boer War).[3]
- 2 February — a day of mourning acknowledging the death of Queen Victoria brings the nation to a standstill.
- Union of the Synod of Otago and Southland with the Northern Presbyterian Church to form the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- A the second visit to New Zealand by members of the Royal Family: the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (later to become King George V and Queen Mary).
- The New Zealand red ensign became the official flag for merchant vessels.[4]
- Founding of the New Zealand Socialist Party.
- New Zealand rejects the proposal to become a state in the Commonwealth of Australia
- Richard Seddon adopts the term Prime Minister rather than Premier.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1901 in art, 1901 in literature, Category:1901 books
[edit] Music
See: 1901 in music
[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
[edit] Chess
National Champion: D. Forsyth of Dunedin.[5]
[edit] Golf
The 9th National Amateur Championships were held in Auckland [6]
- Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) — 3rd title
- Women: E.S. Gillies
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Thorndean [7]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Rugby
- The Earl of Ranfurly announced his intention to present a cup to the NZRFU, without stipulating what form of competition it should be awarded for.
- A New Zealand representative team won both test matches against a touring team from New South Wales.
[edit] Soccer
Provincial league champions:[8]
- Auckland: Grafton AFC (Auckland)
- Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
- Wellington: Wellington Swifts
[edit] Births
- 7 February: Arnold Nordmeyer, politician.
- 26 February: Leslie Munro, diplomat.
- 25 March: Raymond Firth, ethnologist.
- 10 April: Robert Aitken, physician and university administrator.
- 17 May: Robert Macfarlane, politician.
- 13 June: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer.
- 15 June: Dove-Myer Robinson, long-serving mayor of Auckland.
- 5 July: Len Lye, sculptor, filmmaker, writer.
- 24 December: Nola Luxford, silent film actress.[9]
- William Stevenson, industrialist and philanthropist.
[edit] Deaths
- 14 February: Edward Stafford. politician and 3rd Premier of New Zealand.
- 15 July: Frederic Alonzo Carrington, surveyor and politician.[10]
- 6 August (in Scotland): John McKenzie, politician
[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 the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1901 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1901
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ NZhistory.net
- ^ New Zealand Ensigns
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf — National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
- ^ IMDB
- ^ F.A. Carrington at DNZB
[edit] External links
Media related to 1901 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
