| 28 Aug 1846 |
the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is authorized to divide the Islands of New Zealand into provinces, in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 20 Aug 1846, House of Lords on 26 Aug 1846, received royal assent on 28 Aug 1846) (UK Statutes, 1846, pp. 654-660) [1] |
| 23 Dec 1846 |
New Zealand is divided into two separate provinces, New Ulster and New Munster, in accordance with letters patent (charter) issued by command of the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 23 Dec 1846, pending publication in New Zealand (New Zealand Gazette, No. 25, 30 Nov 1847, pp. 131-134; New Munster Gazette, No. 6, 26 Jan 1848, pp. 21-24) |
| 1 Jan 1848 |
the provinces of New Ulster and New Munster are established on 1 Jan 1848, the date appointed by a proclamation issued on 24 Nov 1847 by the Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand for the coming into effect of the Charter of 23 Dec 1846 (New Zealand Gazette, No. 25, 30 Nov 1847, pp. 131-134; New Munster Gazette, No. 6, 26 Jan 1848, pp. 21-24) |
| 1 Jan 1848 - 17 Jan 1853 |
Province of New Munster |
| 30 Jun 1852 |
all acts, charters, letters patent and other legal instruments related to the division of New Zealand into two separate provinces are repealed, in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 18 Jun 1852, House of Lords on 28 Jun 1852, received royal assent on 30 Jun 1852), pending proclamation in New Zealand (UK Statutes, 1852, pp. 260-274) [2] |
| 17 Jan 1853 |
the division of New Zealand into two separate provinces is repealed on 17 Jan 1853, the date of issuance of a proclamation by the Governor of the Islands of New Zealand, carrying into effect the Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of 30 Jun 1852 (New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, No. 779, 19 Jan 1853, p. 4) |
