ier ed ▁system ▁of ▁representative ▁government : ▁ ▁Municipal ▁corpor ations ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁created ▁with ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁English ▁bor ough s ; ▁▁ ▁Two ▁provinces ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁with ▁assemb lies ▁that ▁would ▁include ▁a ▁Governor , ▁a ▁nominated ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁and ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁and ▁coun c ill ors ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁the ▁province ; ▁ ▁A ▁General ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁col ony ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁Governor - in - Ch ief , ▁a ▁nominated ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁and ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁by ▁a ▁royal ▁char ter ▁and ▁royal ▁instructions , ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Sus p ension ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁George ▁Grey ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act ▁would ▁place ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁majority ▁under ▁the ▁political ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁sett lers , ▁and ▁so ▁und erm ine ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁protect ▁M ā ori ▁interests . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁( just ▁before ▁Grey ▁created ▁two ▁provinces , ▁New ▁Ul ster ▁and ▁New ▁Mun ster ) ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁under ▁which ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁Act ▁dealing ▁with ▁establishment ▁of ▁provincial ▁assemb lies ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁into ▁force ▁for ▁another ▁five ▁years