Hawke's Bay Province
{{for|the current top-level subdivision of Hawke's Bay in New Zealand|Hawke's Bay Region}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Hawke's Bay
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|native_name = Heretaunga
|native_name_lang = mi
|settlement_type = Provinces of New Zealand
|total_type = Region
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|image_map = Hawke's Bay in New Zealand (1873).svg
|map_caption = Hawke's Bay Province within New Zealand
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1 = Island
|subdivision_name1 = North Island
|seat = Napier
|established_title = Established
|established_date = 1858
|extinct_title = Abolished
|extinct_date = 1876
|named_for = Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|29|S|176|55|E|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}
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The Hawke's Bay Province was a province of New Zealand. The province separated from the Wellington Province following a meeting in Napier in February 1858, and existed until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. At the time of its establishment in 1858, the European population of the provincial district was only 1,185.
History
One of the earliest European settlers in the area was William Colenso, and had his mission station at Port Ahuriri, the port of Napier.{{cite book |title=Hawke's Bay Province and Provincial District |orig-year=First published in 1966 |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga |chapter-url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/hawkes-bay-province-and-provincial-district | editor-first=A. H. |editor-last=McLintock |editor-link=Alexander Hare McLintock |access-date= 11 December 2013 |chapter=Province and Provincial Districts |date= 22 April 2009}} At a meeting in Napier in February 1858, the decision was made to split Hawke's Bay from the Wellington Province, which took effect in November of that year.
The province had its own elected Superintendent and provincial council. The provincial council sat at Napier.
File:1863 Meeting of Settlers and Maoris at Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.jpg at Pā Whakairo, near Waiohiki|thumb]]
In 1863, the province was described in The Illustrated London News as "one of the principal grazing districts in the colony; it possesses abundance of fine agricultural land, and has a climate proverbially mild and healthy." The article goes on to estimate the population at 3,600 Maori and 2,600 settlers.{{cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedlondov43lond/page/446/mode/2up |title=MEETING OF SETTLERS AND MAORIS AT HAWKE'S BAY, NEW ZEALAND. |work=The Illustrated London News |date=31 October 1863 |page=446 |access-date=28 November 2021 |via=Archive.org}}
The system of provincial government was abolished in 1876.
Area
The Crown initially bought two blocks of land: {{convert|279000|acre}} at Waipukurau, and {{convert|265000|acre}} at Ahuriri. By 1856, 30 sheep stations existed in Hawke's Bay, located mainly on those two blocks of land. Donald McLean organised further land purchases.
The capital of the province was Napier.
Anniversary day
New Zealand law provides an anniversary day for each province. Hawke's Bay Province was founded on 1 November 1858.{{cite web |title=Regions of New Zealand |url= http://www.statoids.com/unz.html|access-date=11 December 2013 |publisher=Statoids}}
Superintendents
The Hawke's Bay Province had four Superintendents:{{cite web |title=Provinces 1848–77 |url=http://rulers.org/newzprov.html |publisher=Rulers.org |access-date=16 September 2010}}
| class="wikitable"
! No. ! from ! to ! Superintendent |
| 1
| 23 April 1859 | Mar 1861 |
| 2
| 8 April 1861 | 5 December 1862 | John Chilton Lambton Carter{{cite book|title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]|year=1908|publisher=Cyclopedia Company Limited|chapter-url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d2-d3.html#name-405192-mention|access-date=21 May 2010|location=Christchurch|chapter=Captain John Chilton Lambton Carter}} |
| 3
| 26 February 1863 | 23 September 1869 |
| 4
| 24 September 1869 | 1 January 1877 |
Legislation
There is no surviving legislation from the Hawke's Bay Provincial Council.
References
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External links
- [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/home-away-from-home/where-to Page containing a map] of the old provincial boundaries
- [http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay Hawke's Bay] (Te Ara)
- [http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/colonial-and-provincial-government The Seal of Hawke's Bay]
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Category:Provinces of New Zealand
Category:States and territories established in 1858