Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province

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The Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province was a formal instrument of the British Crown that created and defined the governance structure of the New Munster Province in colonial New Zealand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document
legal instrument
royal charter
appliesTo colonial administration in New Zealand
appliesToPopulation European settlers in New Munster Province
Māori inhabitants of New Munster Province
appliesToTerritory New Munster Province
archives New Zealand national archives
United Kingdom national archives
country United Kingdom
defines boundaries of New Munster Province
executive authority in New Munster Province
legislative authority in New Munster Province
relationship between provincial government and central colonial government
documentType foundational provincial charter
follows New Zealand Constitution Act 1846
Treaty of Waitangi
governs New Munster Province
grantsPowerTo Executive Council of New Munster
Legislative Council of New Munster
Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster
hasConsequence creation of a separate provincial government for New Munster
formalization of British colonial authority in southern New Zealand
hasEffectOn administrative division of New Zealand
distribution of powers between provincial and central authorities in New Zealand
historicalPeriod 19th century
influencedBy British imperial policy in the South Pacific
isPartOf British Empire colonial governance framework
issuedBy British Crown
Queen Victoria
jurisdiction New Zealand
language English
legalDomain constitutional law
public law
legalForm letters patent
legalStatus instrument of the British Crown
partOf colonial constitution of New Zealand
politicalSystem colonial provincial government
purpose to create New Munster Province
to define the governance structure of New Munster Province
regulates appointment of provincial officials in New Munster
executive decision-making in New Munster Province
legislative procedures in New Munster Province
relatedTo Royal Charter establishing New Leinster Province
Royal Charter establishing New Ulster Province
subjectOf colonial New Zealand legal history

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Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province legalBasis Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province
Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province purpose to create New Munster Province
linked to: Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province
Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province relatedTo Royal Charter establishing New Ulster Province
linked to: Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province
Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province relatedTo Royal Charter establishing New Leinster Province
linked to: Royal Charter establishing New Munster Province