Format:	Sacred, March, Set Test and Own Choice Contest
Adjudicators:	C. D. MacIntosh
Venue:	Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Total
1	Oamaru Garrison	George Jones	Les Huguenots [unknown arranger]	1	578
2	Invercargill Garrison	W. V. Siddall	William Tell [unknown arranger]	7	565
3	Christchurch Garrison	William Dorn	Reminiscences of Verdi	5	530
3	Auckland Artillery	A. Hunter	Honoria	6	530
5	Wanganui Garrison	E. J. King	Rienzi [unknown arranger]	8	506
6	Wellington Garrison	C. Puttmann	Notre chere Alsace	4	486
7	Dunedin Garrison	D. Wishart	La Traviata [unknown arranger]	3	476
8	Nelson Garrison	F. J. Oakes	Ernani [arr. Winterbottom] 1870	2	332
W	Timaru Garrison

Contest took place over a number of weeks at the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition with each band doing a concert, judged by C.D.Mackintosh. Commenced 8th August to 10th October with result announced on 12th October. (Brass Band News January 1886.)