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Nelson Province, the Glossary

Nelson Province was constituted in 1853 under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, and originally covered the entire upper South Island, including all of present-day Buller, Kaikoura, Marlborough, and Tasman districts, along with Nelson City, Grey District north of the Grey River, and the Hurunui District north of the Hurunui River.^[1]

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1853 establishments in New Zealand
1876 disestablishments in New Zealand
Provinces of New Zealand
States and territories established in 1853

Acton Adams

William Acton Blakeway Adams (1843 – 24 January 1924), known as Acton Adams, was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.

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Albert Pitt

Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon Albert Pitt (1842 – 18 November 1906) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician, and a cabinet minister.

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Alfred Saunders

Alfred Saunders (12 June 1820 – 28 October 1905) was a New Zealand farmer, reformer, women's suffrage and temperance advocate and politician.

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Amuri County

Amuri County is one of the former counties of New Zealand, in the area that is now the north of Canterbury region.

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Andrew Rutherford (politician)

Andrew William Rutherford (9 March 1842 – 11 November 1918) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

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Annexation

Annexation, in international law, is the forcible acquisition and assertion of legal title over one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory.

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Archives New Zealand

Archives New Zealand (Māori: Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga) is New Zealand's national archive and the official guardian of its public archives.

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Aston Hall

Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, England, designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Blenheim, New Zealand

Blenheim (Waiharakeke) is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

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Buller County, New Zealand

Buller County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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Buller District

Buller District is one of 53 districts of New Zealand, and is within the West Coast Region.

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Canterbury Province

The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Nelson Province and Canterbury Province are 1853 establishments in New Zealand, 1876 disestablishments in New Zealand, provinces of New Zealand and states and territories established in 1853.

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Canterbury Region

Canterbury (Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island.

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Charles Kelling

Carl Friederich Christian Kelling (21 June 1818 – 28 December 1898), generally known as Charles Frederick Christian Kelling, was a New Zealand emigration agent, farmer and community leader.

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Charles Parker (New Zealand politician)

Charles Parker (4 March 1809 – 29 June 1898) was a New Zealand politician and a carpenter.

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Cheviot County

Cheviot County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island.

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Cheviot, New Zealand

Cheviot is a town in the Hurunui District of north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Collingwood County

Collingwood County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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Counties of New Zealand

A system of counties of New Zealand was instituted after the country dissolved its provinces in 1876, and these counties were similar to other countries' systems, lasting with little change (except mergers and other localised boundary adjustments) until 1989, when they were reorganised into district and city councils within a system of larger regions.

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Culverden

Culverden is a small town in the northern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

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David Luckie

David Mitchell Luckie (5 October 1827 – 6 May 1909) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.

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Edward Stafford (politician)

Sir Edward William Stafford (23 April 1819 – 14 or 15 February 1901) served as the third premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, electorate, or (election) precinct, is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislature.

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Fedor Kelling

John Fedor Augustus Kelling, JP (11 February 1820 – 24 October 1909), known as Fedor Kelling, was a 19th-century Member of the New Zealand Parliament, representing Nelson.

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First Taranaki War

The First Taranaki War (also known as the North Taranaki War) was an armed conflict over land ownership and sovereignty that took place between Māori and the New Zealand government in the Taranaki district of New Zealand's North Island from March 1860 to March 1861.

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Francis Jollie

Francis Jollie (1815 – 30 November 1870) was a politician in New Zealand.

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George Horne (politician)

George Samuel Wegg Horne (7 September 1811 – 17 September 1873) was a Victorian (Australia) colonial politician and attorney.

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Golden Bay County

Golden Bay County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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Grey (New Zealand electorate)

Grey, originally formed as Greymouth, is a former parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand.

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Grey County

Grey County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Grey County, New Zealand

Grey County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island.

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Grey District

Grey District is a district in the West Coast Region of New Zealand that covers Greymouth, Runanga, Blackball, Cobden, and settlements along the Grey River.

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Grey River (New Zealand)

The Grey River / Māwheranui is located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Greymouth

Greymouth (Māori: Māwhera) is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council.

See Nelson Province and Greymouth

Greymouth Borough

The Greymouth Borough was the borough council covering the urban part of Greymouth, New Zealand between and, when it became part of Grey District.

See Nelson Province and Greymouth Borough

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (– 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy.

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Hurunui District

Hurunui District is a territorial local government district within the Canterbury Region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, north of Christchurch.

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Hurunui River

The Hurunui River is the fourth largest of the four principal rivers in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with a catchment area of.

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Inangahua (New Zealand electorate)

Inangahua is a former parliamentary electorate in the Buller District, which is part of the West Coast region of New Zealand, from 1881 to 1896.

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Inangahua County

Inangahua County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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James Crowe Richmond

James Crowe Richmond (22 September 1822 – 19 January 1898) was a New Zealand politician, engineer, and an early painter in watercolours of the New Zealand landscape.

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James Mackay (New Zealand politician, born 1804)

James Mackay (1804 – 29 May 1875) was a New Zealand politician.

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John Barnicoat

John Wallis Barnicoat (June 1814 – 2 February 1905) was an English civil engineer and surveyor who emigrated to New Zealand.

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John Perry Robinson

John Perry Robinson (1810/1811? – 28 January 1865) was the second Superintendent of the Nelson Province in New Zealand.

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John Sharp (New Zealand politician)

John Sharp (1828 – 4 June 1919) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand and Mayor of Nelson.

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Joseph Ivess

Joseph Ivess (8 February 1844 – 4 September 1919) was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives.

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Kaikōura District

The Kaikōura District is a territorial authority district in Canterbury Region on the South Island of New Zealand.

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Kaikoura County

Kaikoura County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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Lake Brunner

Lake Brunner (Kōtuku Moana or Kōtukuwhakaoka) is the largest lake in the West Coast Region of New Zealand, located southeast of Greymouth.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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List of sovereign states

The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Marlborough County

Marlborough County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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Marlborough District

Marlborough District or the Marlborough Region (or Tauihu), commonly known simply as Marlborough, is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, located on the northeast of the South Island.

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Marlborough Province

The Marlborough Province operated as a province of New Zealand from 1 November 1859, when it split away from Nelson Province, until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Nelson Province and Marlborough Province are 1876 disestablishments in New Zealand and provinces of New Zealand.

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Maxwell Bury

Maxwell Bury (28 July 1825 – 9 September 1912) was an English-born architect who was active in New Zealand in the 19th century.

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Methuen Publishing

Methuen Publishing Ltd (also known as Methuen Books) is an English publishing house.

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Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) is the department of the New Zealand Government responsible for supporting the arts, culture, built heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors in New Zealand and advising government on such.

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Motueka

Motueka is a town in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the mouth of the Motueka River on the western shore of Tasman Bay.

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Motueka and Massacre Bay (New Zealand electorate)

Motueka and Massacre Bay was one of the original parliamentary electorates created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament. Nelson Province and Motueka and Massacre Bay (New Zealand electorate) are 1853 establishments in New Zealand.

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Murchison County, New Zealand

Murchison County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island.

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Murchison, New Zealand

Murchison is a town in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Nathaniel Edwards (politician)

Nathaniel Edwards MLC (1822 – 15 July 1880) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.

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Nelson (New Zealand electorate)

Nelson is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. Nelson Province and Nelson (New Zealand electorate) are 1853 establishments in New Zealand.

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Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson (Whakatū) is a New Zealand city and unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island.

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Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council

The Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council was one of 13 regional councils established through the passing of the Local Government Act 1987.

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New Zealand Constitution Act 1852

The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 72) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted self-government to the Colony of New Zealand.

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New Zealand Government

The New Zealand Government (Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Parliament

The New Zealand Parliament (Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.

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Oswald Curtis

Oswald Curtis (1821 – 1 March 1902) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician born in London, England, on 20 January 1821.

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Picton, New Zealand

Picton (Waitohi) is a town in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Provinces of New Zealand

The provinces of the Colony of New Zealand existed as a form of sub-national government. Nelson Province and provinces of New Zealand are 1876 disestablishments in New Zealand.

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Public holidays in New Zealand

Public holidays in New Zealand (also known as statutory holidays) consist of a variety of cultural, national, and religious holidays that are legislated in New Zealand.

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Reefton

Reefton is a small town in the West Coast region of New Zealand, some 80 km northeast of Greymouth, in the Inangahua River valley.

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Richard Reeves (New Zealand politician)

Richard Harman Jeffares Reeves (1836 – 1 June 1910) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

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Richmond, Tasman

Richmond (Māori: Waimea) is a town and the seat of the Tasman District Council in New Zealand.

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Samuel Stephens (New Zealand politician)

Samuel Stephens (26 January 1803 – 26 June 1855) was a 19th-century surveyor and New Zealand politician.

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South Island

The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Province

Also known as Nelson Provincial Council.

, Lake Brunner, Latin, List of sovereign states, Marlborough County, Marlborough District, Marlborough Province, Maxwell Bury, Methuen Publishing, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Motueka, Motueka and Massacre Bay (New Zealand electorate), Murchison County, New Zealand, Murchison, New Zealand, Nathaniel Edwards (politician), Nelson (New Zealand electorate), Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council, New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, New Zealand Government, New Zealand Parliament, Oswald Curtis, Picton, New Zealand, Provinces of New Zealand, Public holidays in New Zealand, Reefton, Richard Reeves (New Zealand politician), Richmond, Tasman, Samuel Stephens (New Zealand politician), South Island, Superintendent (New Zealand), Takaka County, Tasman District, Tākaka, The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Thomas Wigley (runholder), Time in New Zealand, University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington, Waimea (New Zealand electorate), Waimea County, Wairau Valley, West Coast gold rush, Westland Province, Westport, New Zealand, William Cautley, William Robinson (runholder), William Travers (New Zealand politician).

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See also

1853 establishments in New Zealand

1876 disestablishments in New Zealand

Provinces of New Zealand

States and territories established in 1853

References