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dc.contributor.authorBrett, Andre
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-27T06:47:35Z
dc.date.available2022-06-27T06:47:35Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationBrett, A. 2012. The Great Kiwi (Dis)Connect: The New Provinces Act and its Consequences. Melbourne Historical Journal. 40: pp. 129-148.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88804
dc.description.abstract

In 1853, New Zealand began a quasi-federal experiment that ended surprisingly quickly. New Zealand's Pakeha (white) settlers, many influenced by the Chartist movement, had migrated in the expectation that they would possess the same rights as Englishmen at home. After vociferous agitation and a false start when an earlier constitution was blocked as unworkable, they were granted a representative constitution that contained a system of six provinces.2 Five of the provinces quickly established ministries that were wholly or partially responsible to the legislature, and responsible government at the national level followed in 1856. 3 Although responsible government followed similar lines to that in the Australian colonies, governors retained the power to veto financial bills and Australia had no equivalent to New Zealand's provincial system or its superintendents, some of whom viewed the superintendency as akin to a lieutenant-governorship.

dc.relation.urihttps://ro.uow.edu.au/lhapapers/3560/
dc.subject4303 - Historical studies
dc.titleThe Great Kiwi (Dis)Connect: The New Provinces Act and its Consequences
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume40
dcterms.source.startPage129
dcterms.source.endPage148
dcterms.source.issn0076-6232
dcterms.source.titleMelbourne Historical Journal
dc.date.updated2022-06-27T06:47:35Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidBrett, Andre [0000-0001-9476-6549]


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