Christchurch City Council (November 1862-Present)
Dates
- Existence: November 1862 - Present
Biography
The Christchurch Municipal Council was established in 1862, and the first meeting took place on 3 March 1862. In November 1862 the Christchurch Municipal Council was renamed to Christchurch City Council by the Christchurch City Council Ordinance from the Canterbury Provincial Council. It was also known as Christchurch Borough Council between June and October 1868 in compliance with the Municipal Corporations Act passed by Parliament in November 1867.
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 72 Collections and/or Records:
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.".
Standing Orders
Standing orders of Christchurch City Council and Lyttelton Borough Council.