▁of ▁the ▁col ony . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Executive ▁and ▁Legisl ative ▁Coun c ils ▁met ▁inf re qu ently ▁during ▁the ▁governor ships ▁of ▁William ▁Hob son ▁and ▁his ▁success ors , ▁Will ough by ▁Short land ▁( as ▁Administr ator ), ▁Robert ▁Fitz Ro y ▁and ▁Sir ▁George ▁Grey . ▁Through out ▁the ▁Crown ▁col ony ▁period ▁each ▁governor ▁held , ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Crown , ▁complete ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁executive ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁functions ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁S ett ler ▁dem ands ▁for ▁representative ▁government ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁growing ▁ag itation ▁from ▁the ▁sett lers ▁for ▁representative ▁government . ▁This ▁was ▁particularly ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁Well ington ▁which , ▁as ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Company ▁settlement , ▁briefly ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁independent ▁gover ning ▁council , ▁until ▁Governor ▁Hob son ▁sent ▁his ▁Col onial ▁Secretary , ▁Will ough by ▁Short land , ▁and ▁some ▁soldiers ▁to ▁Port ▁Nich ol son ▁to ▁end ▁any ▁challenge ▁to ▁British ▁so vere ig nt y ▁( the ▁colon ists ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁" colon ial ▁council ", ▁which ▁Hob son ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" rep ublic ", ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁head ed ▁by ▁William ▁W ake field ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁then ▁the ▁capital , ▁were ▁less ▁interested . ▁Event ually , ▁pressure ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁en act ment ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁in ▁London ▁of ▁an ▁intr icate ▁constitution . ▁ ▁Effect ▁The ▁Act ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁three - t