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Levin Borough Council Minutebook 1906-1908

The Levin Borough Council had its first meeting Wednesday the 2nd May 1906 and its last meeting in 1989 when it was superseded the Horowhenua District Council.

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:

Date Pages Notes Date Pages Notes

2 May 1906

 1-4

First meeting

 11 May 1906 4-9 Special meeting

21 May 1906

 10-14 28 May 1906 14-16 Special meeting

8 June 1906

 16-24 18 June 1906 25-26 Adjourned
25 June 1906 27 Special meeting 25 June 1906 28-31 Adjourned from 18 June 1906

2 July 1906

 31-35 16 July 1906 36-42

6 August 1906

 42-45 20 August 1906 46-49

20 August 1906

 50-51 Special meeting 3 September 1906 52-56

17 September 1906

 57-61 20 September 1906 62-64 Special meeting

1 October 1906

 64-68 15 October 1906 69-72

19 October 1906

 75-76 5 November 1906 73-74
77-79

19 November 1906

80-84 23 November 1906 84-85 Special meeting

3 December 1906

 85-88 17 December 1906 89-91

21 December 1906

 92 Special meeting

Minutes for meetings 1 January 1907 - 16 December 1907:

Date Pages Notes Date Pages Notes
7 January 1907 93-96 21 January 1907 96 Special meeting
21 January 1907 97-98 4 February 1907 99-101
4 February 1907 102-103 Special meeting 18 February 1907 104-106
4 March 1907 106-108 18 March 1907 109-112
27 March 1907 113-116 15 April 1907 116-118
1 May 1907 119-122 20 May 1907 123-127
3 June 1907 128-132 17 June 1907 133-136
1 July 1907 137-141 1 July 1907 142 Special meeting
15 July 1907 143-147 6 August 1907 148-151
19 August 1907 152-155 2 September 1907 155-158
16 September 1907 159-161 7 October 1907 162-166
14 October 1907 167-168 Special meeting 21 October 1907 168-171
4 November 1907 172-175 18 November 1907 176-179
2 December 1907 180-181 16 December 1907 182-184

Minutes for meetings 6 January 1908 - 16 November 1908:

Date Pages Notes Date Pages Notes
6 January 1908 185-189 Special 6 January 1908 188-190
20 January 1908 191 NOT TYPED YET 3 February 1908 192-196 NOT TYPED YET
7 February 1980 197-198 Special meeting 17 February 1908 198-201
17 February 1908
 201-202
 Special meeting
NOT TYPED YET		 25 February 1908 203-204 Special meeting
3 March 1908 205-210 205-210 16 March 1908 211-213
25 March 1908 214-216 Statutory meeting 6 April 1908 217-219
4 May 1908 220-222 4 May 1908 223-225 Special meeting
6 May 1908 226 Annual Meeting 18 May 1908 227-229
1 June 1908 230-232 15 June 1908 233-236
6 July 1908 237-240 20 July 1908 241-244
3 August 1908 245-248 12 August 1908 249-250 Special meeting
17 August 1908 253-255 7 September 1908 256-260
7 September 1908 251-252 Special meeting 14 September 1908 260-261 Special meeting
21 September 1908 262-264 5 October 1908 265-268
19 October 1908 269-272 26 October 1908 273-274 Special meeting
2 November 1908 274-279 16 November 1908 280-283


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