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(For the current top-level subdivision of Canterbury in New Zealand, see Canterbury, New Zealand) The New Zealand region of Canterbury mostly comprises the Canterbury Plains. ...
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. On the east coast the province was bounded by the Hurunui River in the north and the Waitaki River in the south. The boundary on the west coast was largely undefined. (For the current top-level subdivision of New Zealand, see Regions of New Zealand) Provinces in New Zealand were used from 1841 until the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on November 1, 1876. ...
The Waitaki River is a large river in the South Island of New Zealand, some 110 km long. ...
The capital of the Province of Canterbury was Christchurch and it was there the Provincial Council sat. Elections were held in 1853 for Superintendent and, later, for the 12 member council. These elections pre-dated any elected national assembly. The franchise was extended to men over the age of 21 who owned property in the province. The council first sat in temporary facilities but later the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings were completed in 1859 to house the council. Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest urban area in the country. ...
Geography In 1868 the West Coast was separated from the Province with the formation of the County of Westland on the West Coast with the boundary line defined as the crest of the Southern Alps. The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island. ...
The Southern Alps is a mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. ...
In the south the course of the Waitaki River was not known and disputes arose with the Province of Otago over pastoral leases in the inland high country. In 1956 the national government defined the boundary as the Ohau River to Lake Ohau and then a straight line to the summit of Mount Aspiring Otago (help· info) is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ...
The Ohau River is a short river (some eight kilometres in length) that links Lake Ohau with the artificial lake, Ruataniwha in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand. ...
Lake Ohau is a glacial lake in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealands South Island. ...
Mount Aspiring is in the South Island of New Zealand. ...
In the 1860s South Canterbury made two bids to become separate province but this was rejected by the national government. Instead in 1867 the General Assembly created the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works which received a proportion of the Canterbury provincial land revenues and was authorised to maintain and build the Timaru harbour and local roads and bridges. The term general assembly can refer to The largest unit of organisation in the polity of a (national) Presbyterian church, containing several synods or presbyteries. ...
Railways The Canterbury Province was the first to open a public railway, at Ferrymead in 1863. The Canterbury Provincial Railways were eventually absorbed into the New Zealand Railways Department in 1876. Introduction The Ferrymead Railway is a New Zealand heritage railway built upon the formation of New Zealands first public railway, the line from Ferrymead to Christchurch, which opened in 1863. ...
The New Zealand Railways Department, or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways), often known as the Railways, was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealands rail infrastructure. ...
Superintendents - 20 Jul 1853 - Oct 1857 James Edward Fitzgerald (b. 1818 - d. 1896)
- 24 Oct 1857 - Feb 1863 William Sefton Moorhouse (1st time) (b. 1825 - d. 1881)
- Mar 1863 - May 1866 Samuel Bealey (b. 1821 - d. 1909)
- 30 May 1866 - May 1868 William Sefton Moorhouse (2nd time) (s.a.)
- 22 May 1868 - 1 Jan 1877 William Rolleston (b. 1831 - d. 1903)
William Sefton Moorhouse (18 December 1825 - 15 September 1881) was a New Zealand politician. ...
William Sefton Moorhouse (18 December 1825 - 15 September 1881) was a New Zealand politician. ...
Anniversary Day New Zealand law provides an anniversary day for each province.
Legislation - Church Property Trust Ordinance 1854
- Christ'S College Ordinance 1855
- Municipal Councils Reserves Ordinance 1862
- Municipal Corporation Reserves Ordinance 1868
- Reserve No 424 Ordinance 1873
- Educational Reserves Leasing Ordinance (No 2) 1875
- Reserve No 168 Ordinance 1875
- Reserve No 62 Ordinance 1875
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