Heathcote County
| Heathcote County | |
|---|---|
| County of New Zealand | |
| 1911–1989 | |
| History | |
• Established | 1911 |
• Disestablished | 1989 |
Heathcote County was one of the former counties of New Zealand. It covered the southern parts of Christchurch.
History
[edit]Heathcote County was preceded by the Heathcote Road Board, which had its first meeting on 27 January 1864.[1] An 1863 ordinance from the Canterbury Provincial Council established three road boards along the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River: East, Central, and South Heathcote.[2] The Roads Ordinance was amended in 1864, and East Heathcote became the Heathcote Road Board, Central Heathcote became the Spreydon Road Board, and South Heathcote became the Halswell Road Board.[3]
Heathcote became a county in 1911.[4] The county was abolished through the 1989 local government reforms.[5]
Chairmen
[edit]Road Board
[edit]The Road Board had 19 chairmen between 1864 and 1911.[6]
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Montgomery | 1864–1865 |
| 2 | James Temple Fisher | 1865–1869 |
| 3 | Walter Kennaway[7] | 1869–1870 |
| James Temple Fisher (2nd period) | 1870–1876 | |
| 4 | R. Clephane | 1876–1877 |
| 5 | Samuel Manning | 1877 |
| 6 | W. Attwood | 1878 |
| R. Clephane (2nd period) | 1879–1880 | |
| 7 | William Hawker | 1880–1881 |
| 8 | Frederic Jones | 1881–1882 |
| 9 | E. J. T. Ford | 1882–1883 |
| 10 | George Dryden | 1883–1885 |
| 11 | H. B. Kirk | 1885–1886 |
| George Dryden (2nd period) | 1886–1887 | |
| 12 | Arthur Ollivier | 1887–1891 |
| 13 | E. Curry | 1891–1892 |
| H. B. Kirk (2nd period) | 1892–1893 | |
| 14 | A. Wiffen | 1893–1894 |
| E. Curry (2nd period) | 1894 | |
| 15 | Gilbert McHaffie | 1894–1896 |
| 16 | Robert Malcolm | 1896–1897 |
| Gilbert McHaffie (2nd period) | 1897–1899 | |
| 17 | John Martin | 1899–1901 |
| Gilbert McHaffie (3rd period) | 1901–1902 | |
| Robert Malcolm (2nd period) | 1903–1905 | |
| 18 | George Scott | 1905–1906 |
| 19 | Frederic Corson | 1906–1907 |
| George Scott (2nd period) | 1905–1906 |
County Council
[edit]The County Council had 16 chairmen between 1911 and 1989. The last chairman of the Road Board became the first chairman of the County Council.[6]
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Scott | 1911–1916 |
| 2 | Charles Flavell | 1916–1919 |
| 3 | George K. Burton | 1919–1921 |
| 4 | Walter Scarff | 1921–1923 |
| Charles Flavell (2nd period) | 1923–1929 | |
| 5 | G. L. Danks | 1929–1932 |
| Charles Flavell (3rd period) | 1932–1935[8][nb 1] | |
| Walter Scarff (2nd period) | 1935–1936 | |
| 6 | A. G. Williams | 1936–1939 |
| Charles Flavell (4th period) | 1939–1941[9][nb 2] | |
| A. G. Williams (2nd period) | 1941–1943 | |
| 7 | Frederick William Freeman | 1944–1959 |
| 8 | R. A. Young | 1959–1962 |
| 9 | J. C. Holliss | 1962–1964 |
| 10 | Doug Le Comte | 1964–1968 |
| 11 | J. S. Scott | 1968–1971 |
| 12 | Ted Tyndall | 1971–1974 |
| 13 | Jim Somers | 1974–1976 |
| Ted Tyndall (2nd period) | 1976–1977 | |
| 14 | J. M. McKenzie | 1977–1980 |
| 15 | W. M. Hindmarsh | 1980–1983 |
| 16 | Oscar Alpers | 1983–1989 |
Table footnotes:
- ^ The source has a gap for 1932–1935, but the reference shows that Flavell was chairman in September 1934. It is assumed that Flavell's third period covers the missing years.
- ^ The source has a gap for 1939–1941, but the reference shows that Flavell was chairman in August 1939. It is assumed that Flavell's fourth period covers the missing years.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Watson 1989, p. 11.
- ^ Watson 1989, pp. 11f.
- ^ Watson 1989, pp. 12f.
- ^ Watson 1989, p. 115.
- ^ Watson 1989, pp. 256f.
- ^ a b Watson 1989, p. 260.
- ^ Scholefield 1940, p. 459.
- ^ "Indictment of Harriers". Auckland Star. Vol. LXV, no. 224. 21 September 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "A bit too civilised". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXVIII, no. 44. 21 August 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
References
[edit]- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- Watson, James (1989). Along the Hills : A history of the Heathcote Road Board and the Heathcote County Council 1864–1989. Heathcote County Council. ISBN 0-473--00851-3.