New Munster Province

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New Munster Province
Provinces of New Zealand
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Seal
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Country New Zealand
Island South Island
Established1846 [1]
Abolished1853 [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.

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Province

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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

References

  1. 1 2 "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
  4. ↑ Eyre, Edward John
  5. ↑ Fox, Sir William
  6. ↑ Gisborne, William
  7. ↑ Ormond, Hon. John Davies
  8. ↑ Richmond, Mathew, C.B.

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