New Zealand Provinces 1848-1877
Note: The Abolition of the Provinces Act
came into force on 1 Nov 1876. However as
part of the transition, the superintendents continued to serve
until county councils
could be elected and the new governance was formally initiated
on 1 Jan 1877.
Provinces 1848-1853
New Munster
1 Jan 1848
Province of New Munster (the South Island).
Lieutenant governor
28 Jan 1848 - 7 Mar 1853 Edward John Eyre
(b. 1815 - d. 1901)
New Ulster
1 Jan 1848 Province of New Ulster (the North Island).
Lieutenant governors
14 Feb 1848 - 8 Jan 1851 George Dean Pitt
(b. 1781 - d. 1851)
26 Apr 1851 - 7 Mar 1853 Robert Henry Wynyard
(b. 1802 - d. 1864)
Provinces 1853 -1877
Auckland
20 Feb 1853
Province of Auckland
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendents
12 Jul 1853 - 5 Jan 1855 Robert Henry Wynyard
(s.a.)
15 Mar 1855 - Nov 1855 William Brown
(b. 1809/10 - d. 1898)
15 Nov 1855 - 17 Sep 1856 John Logan Campbell
(b. 1820 - d. 1912)
11 Nov 1856 - Dec 1862 John Williamson
(1st time) (b. 1815 - d.
1875)
11 Dec 1862 - 22 Sep 1865 Robert Graham
(b. 1820 - d. 1885)
25 Oct 1865 - 2 Mar 1867 Frederick Whitaker
(b. 1812 - d. 1891)
18 Apr 1867 - Dec 1869 John Williamson
(2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Dec 1869 - Nov 1873 Thomas Bannatyne
Gillies (b.
1828 - d. 1889)
20 Nov 1873 - 16 Feb 1875 John Williamson (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Feb 1875 - Mar 1875 George
Maurice O'Rorke
(b. 1830 - d. 1916)
24 Mar 1875 - 1 Jan 1877 Sir George Grey
(b. 1812 - d. 1898)
Canterbury
28 Feb 1853
Province of Canterbury
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendents
20 Jul 1853 - Oct 1857 James Edward Fitzgerald
(b. 1818 - d. 1896)
24 Oct 1857 - Feb 1863 William Sefton Moorhouse
(1st time)(b. 1825 - d. 1881)
Mar 1863 - May 1866 Samuel
Bealey
(b. 1821 - d. 1909)
30 May 1866 - May 1868 William Sefton Moorhouse
(2nd time)(s.a.)
22 May 1868 - 1 Jan 1877 William Rolleston
(b. 1831 - d. 1903)
Hawke's Bay
1 Nov 1858
Province of Hawke's Bay
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
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)
Marlborough
1 Nov 1859
Province of Marlborough
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendents
1 May 1860 - 20 Jul 1861 William Adams
(b. 1811 -
d. 1884)
28 Aug 1861 - 18 Feb 1863 William Douglas Hall Baillie
(b. 1827 - d. 1922)
25 Mar 1863 - 30 Jul 1864 Thomas Carter
(b. 1827 - d. 1900)
19 Sep 1864 - Oct 1865 Arthur Penrose Seymour
(1st time) (b. 1832 - d. 1923)
23 Oct 1865 - Feb 1870 William Henry Eyes
(b. 1819 - d. 1907)
28 Mar 1870 - 1 Jan 1877 Arthur Penrose Seymour (2nd
time) (s.a.)
Nelson
28 Feb 1853
Province of Nelson
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendents
1 Aug 1853 - Sep 1856 Edward William
Stafford
(b. 1819 - d. 1901)
12 Dec 1856 - 28 Jan 1865 John Perry Robinson
(b. 1809 - d. 1865)
Mar 1865 - 4 Feb 1867 Alfred Saunders
(b. 1820 - d. 1905)
Apr 1867 - 1 Jan 1877 Oswald Curtis
(b. 1821 - d. 1902)
Otago
28 Feb 1853
Province of Otago
1 Nov 1876
Provinces abolished.
Superintendents
26 Dec 1853 - Dec 1859 William Cargill
(b. 1784 - d. 1860)
3 Jan 1860 - 6 Mar 1861 James Macandrew (1st
time) (b. 1819? - d. 1887)
17 May 1861 - 15 Apr 1863 John Larkins Cheese Richardson
(b. 1810 - d. 1878)
16 Apr 1863 - 23 Jun 1865 John Hyde Harris
(b. 1826 - d. 1886)
11 Aug 1865 - 26 Feb 1867 Thomas Dick
(b. 1823 - d. 1900)
27 Feb 1867 - 1 Jan 1877 James Macandrew (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Southland
1 Apr 1861
Breaks away from Otago; Province of Southland.
6 Oct 1870
Reunited with Otago.
Superintendents
3 Aug 1861 - Nov 1864 James Alexander
Robertson Menzies (b. 1821 - d. 1888)
13 Mar 1865 - Nov 1869 John Parkin Taylor
(b. 1812 - d. 1875)
10 Nov 1869 - Sep 1870 William Wood
Taranaki (New
Plymouth)
28 Feb 1853
Province of New Plymouth.
1858
Renamed Taranaki.
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendents
18 Jul 1853 - 4 Jan 1857 Charles Brown (1st time)
3 Feb 1857 - 22 Jun 1861 George Cutfield
1 Jul 1861 - 4 Sep 1865 Charles Brown (2nd time)
7 Sep 1865 - 8 Sep 1869 Henry Robert Richmond
(b. 1829 - d. 1890)
2 Oct 1869 - 1 Jan 1877 Frederic Alonzo Carrington
(b. 1808 - d. 1901)
Wellington
28 Feb 1853
Province of Wellington.
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendents
2 Jul 1853 - 14 Mar 1870 Isaac Earl Featherston
(b. 1813 - d. 1876)
28 Apr 1871 - 1 Jan 1877 William Fitzherbert
(b. 1810 - d. 1891)
Westland
Jan 1868
Separate administration from Canterbury (County of Westland).
29 Sep 1873
Province of Westland.
1 Nov 1876
Province abolished.
Superintendent
17 Jan 1874 - 1 Jan 1877 James Alexander Bonar
(b. 1840 - d. 1901)
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