City's Chief Magistrates-The Mayors From 1851 to 1933
AP " crea^e a borough, the first in New Zealand, by a proclamation of the overnor, lr eorge and a council, with Mr. Archibald Clark as Mayor, was elected i an f ,ns^a e 'J 1 _ • The installation was made an occasion of great ceremony, with a I n °- ' * e a sa l of guns, and the solemn reading of the Charter of . I 0"" a 6 council , d, d not S t long, as the Imperial authorities disallowed the Land Fund rf tk^r' 3 '°- n Ct l ' pon . w J" c h council depended chiefly for its revenue, and, with the passing t i C onstltut,on ct in 18.52, its existence terminated. Although various attempts were made ■ , e °P oca government, it was not until the Municipal Corporations Act was pased in 1867 . e necessar y powers were given, the city being constituted by proclamation in 1871. The rai s reproduced on this page are those of the Mayors of the City taken during their terms of office.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21647, 13 November 1933, Page 15 (Supplement)
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176City's Chief Magistrates-The Mayors From 1851 to 1933 New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21647, 13 November 1933, Page 15 (Supplement)
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