1875 Abolition of the provinces
As rail, road and telegraph links improved, a county-borough system of local government came to be preferred over the provincial system established when communications had been difficult. The provinces were both powerful and autonomous enough to frustrate and obstruct the general government's initiatives in favour of their own local interests. The provinces were abolished by statute on 12 October 1875, although their names live on as regional divisions in various sporting and other national, non-governmental bodies.
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