Talk:Minister of Finance (New Zealand)

First and second colonial treasurer
Is there a reason why the list of ministers starts with Dillon Bell? What about the first and second colonial treasurer? Or am I missing something?  Schwede 66  20:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) George Cooper (3 May 1841 – 9 May 1841)
 * 2) Alexander Shepherd (9 May 1841 – 7 May 1856)


 * For your information, a note about the above was also posted on the politics task force talk page as well as the creator of this page. As nobody's said anything to the contrary, I shall:


 * update this page, and
 * amend the numbering of the finance ministers on those pages that show the order in the infobox.


 * Thanks.  Schwede 66  21:43, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The only explanation I can think of is that the two above are pre-Parliamentary - i.e. when New Zealand was a direct colony (c. 1841 - 1853). --Lholden (talk) 22:51, 11 June 2010 (UTC)