Levin Borough Council Minutebook 1906-1908

The first meeting of the Levin Borough Council was held on Wednesday the 2nd May 1906 at 2 o’clock p.m. in Messrs Hudson & Easther’s Chambers, Queen Street.

According to the minutes which were hand-written into a leather-bound minute book (which the Council still has):

‘The Returning Officer (P.W. Goldsmith) presided and read from the N.Z. Gazette the order-in-Council constituting Levin a Borough, & authorising the election of the present Council.

‘The Mayor-elect Mr Basil Robertson Gardener then made the statutory declaration and took his seat amidst applause.’

The following Councillors made their respective declarations:-
· Hugh Hall
· Mr G. Hawkins
· Mr A.B. Hudson
· James Prouse
· E.F. Levy
· H. Dundas Mackenzie
· Chas. H.L. Palmer
· Richard Prouse
· John Ryder.


The minutes from the first minute book have been typed up by volunteers for inclusion in Kete Horowhenua - while some of the original pages have been scanned into PDF files.

Minutes from May to December 1906:

Minutes for meetings 1 January 1907 - 16 December 1907:

Minutes for meetings 6 January 1908 - 16 November 1908:

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