- Marlborough Province
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- (For the current top-level subdivision of Nelson in New Zealand, see Marlborough, New Zealand)
The Marlborough Province operated as a province of New Zealand from 1859 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The province of Marlborough split away from Nelson Province on 1 November 1859.[1]
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History
Marlborough split away from the Nelson Province because the majority of the income of the Provincial Council came from land sales in the Marlborough region, but the funds were mostly used in the Nelson region. Land sales in Nelson and Marlborough netted the Nelson Provincial Council £33,000 and £160,000, respectively. Of that, £200 were expended benefiting the Marlborough region. Marlborough settlers successfully petitioned for a split from Nelson.[2]
Area
Capital:
Anniversary Day
New Zealand law provides an anniversary day for each former province. Marlborough celebrates its founding on a Monday near 1 November each year.
Superintendents
The Marlborough Province had five Superintendents:[3]
No. from to Superintendent 1 1 May 1860 20 Jul 1861 William Adams 2 28 Aug 1861 18 Feb 1863 William Douglas Hall Baillie 3 25 Mar 1863 30 Jul 1864 Thomas Carter 4 19 Sep 1864 Oct 1865 Arthur Seymour[4] 5 23 Oct 1865 Feb 1870 William Henry Eyes 28 Mar 1870 31 Oct 1876[5] Arthur Seymour (2nd time) Legislation
- Picton Institute Act 1864
External links
- Map of provincial boundaries
References
- ^ New Zealand Regions
- ^ "Superintendents Of Marlborough". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1906. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d2.html. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Provinces 1848-77". Rulers.org. http://rulers.org/newzprov.html. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Mr. Arthur Penrose Seymour". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1906. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d2-d5.html#name-431302-mention. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 203.
Provinces of New Zealand 1841–46 
1846–53 1853–76 Auckland | Canterbury | Hawke's Bay | Marlborough | Nelson | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Wellington | WestlandCategories:- Provinces of New Zealand
- States and territories established in 1853
- 1876 disestablishments
- Marlborough Region geography stubs
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