New Ulster Province

Provinces of New Zealand in North Island

New Ulster was a province of the Colony of New Zealand that existed between 1841 and 1853. It was named after the Irish province of Ulster.

Creation

Between 1841 and 1846, the province included all the North Island. With the passing of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1846, the province was defined as the North Island north of the Patea River mouth. Like the other province of New Zealand at the time, New Munster Province, New Ulster Province was headed by a Lieutenant-Governor who reported to the Governor of New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

Abolition

In 1852, a new Constitution Act was passed, and the New Ulster province was abolished and divided into Auckland Province, part of the Wellington Province and New Plymouth province (later Taranaki Province).^{[citation needed]}

Lieutenant-Governors

• George Dean Pitt (14 February 1848 – 8 January 1851)
• Robert Henry Wynyard (26 April 1851 – 7 March 1853)

References

1. "The crown colony, 1840 to 1852". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

• Rulers.org

External links

• The Seal of New Ulster

38°24′S 175°43′E / 38.400°S 175.717°E / -38.400; 175.717