Christchurch City Council (November 1862-Present)
Dates
- Existence: November 1862 - Present
Biography
The Christchurch Municipal Council was established in 1862, first sitting in March of that year and becoming Christchurch City Council in November 1862. The first Chairman was John Hall (later Sir) and in 1868 William Wilson, the fifth and last Chairman, became the Council's first Mayor. The original Christchurch City Council boundaries were formed from the area within the four avenues (Rolleston, Moorhouse, Fitzgerald and Bealey) with Road Boards, Borough Councils, County Councils and District Councils, all existing in the Greater Christchurch area. Many amalgamated with the city in 1903 and others in 1989. Banks Peninsula became part of Christchurch city in 2005.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Addington Cemetery register
Photocopies of the Addington Cemetery register. Period covered is October 1st, 1918 to July 30th, 2000.
Christchurch City Council 1868 members portrait photographs
Portraits of members of 1868 Christchurch City Council, including the town clerk and city surveyor. Members identified are H. Thomson, C. Duncan, W. Calvert, T. Tombs, J. C. Ruddenklau, J. Anderson, W.A. Sheppard and J.P. Jameson.
Christchurch City Council visitor address records
Visitor addresses to Christchurch City Council. Includes a farewell address to his Excellency the Viscount Cobham, 30 July 1962. Also includes an address of welcome of the visit of their majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand to the City of Christchurch and the Province of Canterbury New Zealand, 24 August 1962.
Robert Falcon Scott papers
The handwritten letter of Dec. 8th. 1901, from the Discovery, thanks the people of Canterbury for the sheep donated for his expedition. The second letter, written in Christchurch on Nov. 15th.1910, is typescript, signed by Scott, and thanks the City for the gift, from Mr. H. Greenbank, of a mounted horseshoe. Its letterhead reads "British Antarctic Expedition, Terra Nova R.Y.S.".