| New Leinster | |||||||
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| Subdivision of the Colony of New Zealand | |||||||
| 1840–1846 | |||||||
 The location of Stewart Island within New Zealand | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1840 | 174,774 km2 (67,481 sq mi) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1840 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1846 | ||||||
| Contained within | |||||||
| • Crown colony | Colony of New South Wales (1840–1841) Colony of New Zealand (1841–1846) | ||||||
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New Leinster was a name given to the Stewart Island in the Royal Charter of November 1840, which stated the division of New Zealand into three parts. The division only held a geographic significance. In the 1846 New Zealand Constitution Act, the area known as New Leinster was incorporated into then established New Munster Province. It was named after Leinster, one of the provinces of Ireland.
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