page_title: Nelson Province
section_title: Superintendents
hierarchical_section_title: Nelson Province / Superintendents
caption_attribution_description: English: Model of the Nelson Provincial Government building. On display in the Nelson Provincial Museum. Building existed 1859–1969.
context_page_description: Nelson Province was constituted in 1853 under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, and originally covered the entire upper South Island, including all of present-day Buller, Kaikoura, Marlborough, and Tasman districts, along with Nelson City, Grey District north of the Grey River, and the Hurunui District north of the Hurunui River. It was reduced in size by the creation of Marlborough Province in November 1859, then abolished in 1876, along with all the provinces of New Zealand.
context_section_description: The Nelson Province had four Superintendents:
caption: Model of the Nelson Provincial Government building on display in the Nelson Provincial Museum (building existed 1859–1969)
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