Colonial_Secretary_(New_Zealand)

Colonial Secretary of New Zealand

Colonial Secretary of New Zealand

New Zealand political office

The colonial secretary of New Zealand was an office established in 1840 and abolished in 1907.[1] The office was similar to colonial secretaries found elsewhere in the British Empire.

Along with the chief justice, the office was one of the first four created by Governor William Hobson when he arrived in New Zealand in January 1840. The Colonial Secretary's Office handled the creation of New Zealand's public service, and became the modern Department of Internal Affairs in 1907.[1] The colonial secretary became known as the minister of internal affairs from then on.

Constitutionally, the colonial secretary was considered the deputy of the governor, until the granting of responsible government. The colonial secretary was to serve as administrator of the government upon the vacancy of the office of governor-general; Willoughby Shortland acted as administrator following the death of William Hobson in 1841. Henry Sewell, who is considered by some as the first premier (or prime minister), held the position for his short tenure as head of the government in 1856.[2]

List of colonial secretaries

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Notes

  1. [1]
    "History of the Department". The Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    Former PM's – Official website of the Prime Minister of New Zealand Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    McLintock, A. H., ed. (22 April 2009) [1966]. "SHORTLAND, Commander Willoughby, RN". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  4. [4]
    SINCLAIR, Andrew – 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
  5. [5]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 31.
  6. [6]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 32.
  7. [7]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 33.
  8. [8]
    Cyclopedia of New Zealand – The Hon. James Crowe Richmond, NZETC
  9. [9]
    History of the Department, Ministry of Internal Affairs
  10. [10]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 34.
  11. [11]
    GISBORNE, William – 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
  12. [12]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 35.
  13. [13]
    Wilson 1985, p. 65.
  14. [14]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 35–36.
  15. [15]
    Wilson 1985, pp. 65, 66, 67.
  16. [16]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 37.
  17. [17]
    Belich, James (1 September 2010). "Whitmore, George Stoddart – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  18. [18]
    Scholefield 1950, pp. 37–38.
  19. [19]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 38.
  20. [20]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 39.
  21. [21]
    Scholefield 1950, p. 40.
  22. [22]
    Scholefield 1950, pp. 40–41.
  23. [23]
    "Cyclopedia of New Zealand – Colonial Secretary's department". NZETC.
  24. [24]
    Wilson1985, pp. 71, 72.
  25. [25]
    Bassett 1997, p. 48.
  26. [26]
    Wilson1985, pp. 72, 73.
  27. [27]
    Wilson1985, p. 74.

References

  • Bassett, Michael (1997). The Mother of All Departments. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-175-1.
  • Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V R Ward, Government Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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