Hawke's Bay Province
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The Hawke's Bay Province was a province of New Zealand that was separated from the Wellington Province following a meeting in Napier in February 1858, until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. At the time the European population of the provincal district was only 1,185 [1] The provincial district had its own elected Superintendent and provincial council. The provincial council sat at Napier.
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[edit] Area
Capital Napier.
[edit] Anniversary Day
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- Founded: 1858-11-01 [2]
[edit] Superintendents
- 23 Apr 1859 - Mar 1861 Thomas Henry Fitzgerald (b. 1824 - d. 1888)
- 8 Apr 1861 - 5 Dec 1862 John Chilton Lambton Carter (b. 1816 - d. 1872)
- 26 Feb 1863 - 23 Sep 1869 Donald McLean (b. 1820 - d. 1877)
- 24 Sep 1869 - 1 Jan 1877 John Davies Ormond (b. 1832 - d. 1917)
[edit] Legislation
No surviving legislation.
[edit] Source
- A page containing a map of the old provincial boundaries is available here.
- List at Rulers site with provincial superintendents
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Provinces of New Zealand 1853-1876
Auckland | Canterbury | Hawke's Bay | Marlborough | Nelson | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Wellington | Westland
