New Ulster Province

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

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)

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