Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1908, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Origin Of The Settlement.

The province of Taranaki originated in the settlement of New Plymouth, which was formed by the Plymouth Company of New Zealand, in conjunction with the New Zealand Company, in the year 1841; and New Plymouth, which was then founded, is still its chief town. The boundaries of the province were defined by proclamation, under the Constitution Act of New Zealand, in the year 1852. Taranaki was at that time described as the province of “New Plymouth,” but the name was afterwards changed to “Taranaki,” by act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, in the year 1858.