New Munster Province

New Munster Province
Provinces of New Zealand
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Country	New Zealand
Island	South Island
Established	1846 [1]
Abolished	1853 [1]
Named after	Munster

New Munster was an early original name for the South Island of New Zealand, given by the Governor of New Zealand, Captain William Hobson, in honour of Munster, the Irish province in which he was born.

Province

The New Munster Book of Statistics 1851

This act dissolved these provinces in 1853, after only seven years' existence, and New Munster was divided into the provinces of Wellington, Canterbury, Nelson, and Otago.

Government appointments

• Sir Francis Dillon Bell: Appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of New Munster. ^[2]
• Alfred Domett: Colonial Secretary of New Munster. ^[3]
• Edward John Eyre: Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster. ^[4]
• Sir William Fox: Attorney-General of New Munster, although his acceptance was later withdrawn. ^[5]
• William Gisborne: Private secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster. ^[6]
• Sir David Munro: Appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of New Munster.
• John Davies Ormond: Private secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster and Clerk of the New Munster Executive Council. ^[7]
• Mathew Richmond: Appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of New Munster. ^[8]

References

1. "The crown colony, 1840 to 1852". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 14 June 2024.
2. Bell, Sir Francis Dillon
3. "Domett, Alfred". Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. Eyre, Edward John
5. "Fox, Sir William". Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. Gisborne, William
7. Ormond, Hon. John Davies
8. Richmond, Mathew, C.B.

External links

• New Munster Armed Police Force
• 1844 New Munster Inwards Correspondence Register
• 1848 New Munster Inwards Correspondence Register
• Rulers.org
• A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume One
• A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume Two
• The Seal of New Munster

43°59′S170°27′E / 43.983°S 170.450°E / -43.983; 170.450