- Taranaki Province
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Taranaki — Provinces of New Zealand — Formerly New Plymouth Taranaki Province within New Zealand post 1853
Country New Zealand Island North Island Established 1853 Abolished 1876 Named for Mount Taranaki Seat New Plymouth (For the current top-level subdivision of Taranaki in New Zealand, see Taranaki Region)
The Taranaki Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Initially known as New Plymouth Province, the province was renamed on 1 January 1859 as the Taranaki Province.
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Area
The province's capital was New Plymouth.
Anniversary Day
New Zealand law still provides an anniversary day for each province.
Superintendents
The Taranaki Province had four Superintendents:[1]
No. from to Superintendent 1 18 Jul 1853 13 Dec 1856 Charles Brown 2 3 Feb 1857 Jun/Jul 1861 George Cutfield Jun/Jul 1861 8 Aug 1865 Charles Brown (2nd time) 3 7 Sep 1865 8 Sep 1869 Henry Robert Richmond 4 2 Oct 1869 1 Jan 1877 Frederic Alonzo Carrington Legislation
No surviving legislation.
External links
References
- ^ "Provinces 1848-77". Rulers.org. http://rulers.org/newzprov.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
Provinces of New Zealand 1841–46 
1846–53 1853–76 Auckland | Canterbury | Hawke's Bay | Marlborough | Nelson | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Wellington | WestlandCoordinates: 39°18′S 174°8′E / 39.3°S 174.133°E
Categories:- History of the Taranaki Region
- Provinces of New Zealand
- States and territories established in 1853
- 1876 disestablishments
- Taranaki Region geography stubs
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