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Revision as of 08:15, 4 August 2009
(For the current top-level subdivision of Taranaki in New Zealand, see Taranaki)
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 the 1st of January 1859 as the Taranaki Province.
Area
Capital New Plymouth.
Anniversary Day
New Zealand law still provides an anniversary day for each province.
Superintendents
| Superintendent | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Brown | 1853-1857 | |
| George Cutfield | 1857-1861 | |
| Charles Brown | 1861-1865 | |
| Henry Robert Richmond | 1865-1869 | |
| Frederic Alonzo Carrington | 1869-1876 |
Legislation
No surviving legislation.
Source
- A page containing a map of the old provincial boundaries is available here.
- List at Rulers site with provincial superintendents
39°18′S 174°8′E / 39.300°S 174.133°E
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