Secretaries Of State And Ministries
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Secretaries Of State And Ministries
The Secretaries of State for the Colonies and the Ministries in England and New Zealand during the period with which we deal were:
| Secretary of State | Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| 1855 | Sir William Molesworth (d. Oct. 22) | Lord Palmerston (Liberal) (Feb. 5, 1855 to Feb. 22, 1858) |
| 1855 | Henry Labourchere (Lord Taunton) | |
| 1858 | Lord Stanley (resigned in May) | Earl of Derby (Conservative) (Feb. 22, 1858 to June 11, 1859) |
| 1858 | Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton | |
| 1859 | The Duke of Newcastle | Lord Palmerston (d. Oct. 18, 1865) and Earl Russell (Liberal) (June 13, 1859 to June 27, 1866) |
| 1864 | Edward Cardwell (from April 8) | |
| 1866 | Lord Carnarvon (resigned Mar. 2, 1867) | Earl of Derby (resigned Feb. 25, 1868) and Mr. Disraeli (Conservative) (June 27, 1866 to Dec. 3, 1868) |
| 1867 | The Duke of Buckingham | |
| 1868 | Lord Granville (became Foreign Secretary, July 1, 1870) | Mr. Gladstone (Liberal) (Dec. 10, 1868 to Feb. 17, 1874) |
| 1870–4 | Lord Kimberley |
The Permanent Under-Secretaries of State were: Herman Merivale (1847–60); Sir Frederic Rogers (Lord Blachford) (1860–71); Sir Robert Herbert (1871–92).
| The New Zealand Ministries were: | The Governors were: |
|---|---|
| May 7–20, 1856: BELL-SEWELL | Colonel T. Gore Browne (Sept. 6, 1855 to Oct. 2, 1861) |
| May 20 to June 2, 1856: Fox | |
| June 2, 1856 to July 12, 1861: STAFFORD | |
| July 12, 1861 to Aug. 6, 1862: FOX | Sir George Grey (Oct. 3, 1861 to Feb. 5, 1868) |
| Aug. 6, 1862 to Oct. 30, 1863: DOMETT | |
| Oct. 30, 1863 to Nov. 24, 1864: WHITAKER-FOX | |
| Nov. 24, 1864 to Oct. 16, 1865: WELD | |
| Oct. 16, 1865 to June 28, 1869: STAFFORD | Sir George Bowen (Feb. 5, 1868 to March 19, 1873) |
| June 28, 1869 to Sept. 10, 1872: FOX |
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