# Greymouth Borough > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greymouth_Borough > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greymouth_Borough.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greymouth_Borough > Source revision: 1234539879 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Borough council in New Zealand The **Greymouth Borough** was the borough council covering the urban part of [Greymouth](/source/Greymouth), New Zealand between 1868 (158 years ago) (1868) and 1989 (37 years ago) (1989), when it became part of [Grey District](/source/Grey_District). ## History The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867 was passed by the [New Zealand Parliament](/source/New_Zealand_Parliament), and this allowed for petitions to the [governor](/source/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand) for towns to be constituted a borough. This would then allow such borough to govern itself. Such a petition was forwarded on behalf of the citizens by [John Hall](/source/John_Hall_(New_Zealand_politician)) in May 1868.[1] By notice in the *[New Zealand Gazette](/source/New_Zealand_Gazette)* on 16 July 1868, Greymouth was constituted a borough;[2] the same day as [Timaru](/source/Timaru).[3] The boundaries of the borough were defined as follows:[2] All that piece or parcel of land situate and being in the [County of Westland](/source/Westland_County), bounded on the west by a line of 160 chains and 80 links [3.23 km], extending from the South Spit along the beach thence along the South Town Belt 115 chains and 50 links [2.32 km]; thence along the East Town Belt 120 chains and 90 links [2.43 km] thence along the Native Reserve, number 31, 41 chains 30 links [0.83 km] to the Grey River and thence along the [River Grey](/source/Grey_River_(New_Zealand)) to the point of commencement. — Governor of New Zealand, Notice in the *[New Zealand Gazette](/source/New_Zealand_Gazette)*, 16 July 1868 The area covered by the borough was later extended to the north across the Grey River, and the suburbs of [Cobden](/source/Cobden%2C_New_Zealand) (effective 1 October 1934[4][5]) and Coal Creek were added.[6] Greymouth Borough existed until its abolition in the [1989 local government reforms](/source/1989_local_government_reforms), when the area was amalgamated with [Grey County](/source/Grey_County%2C_New_Zealand) to form [Grey District](/source/Grey_District). Out of 22 candidates,[7] the first nine councillors were elected on 26 August 1868.[8] Within days, it was discovered that according to the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867, three of those councillors had to retire by rotation on 10 September.[9][10][11] All three councillors stood for re-election,[12] but one of them was replaced by [Edward Masters](/source/Edward_Masters).[13] At the first meeting of the council in the following week, Masters was elected the first [Mayor of Greymouth](/source/Mayor_of_Grey) by his fellow councillors.[14][15] The office of mayor of Greymouth was the predecessor to the current office of mayor of Grey District. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Colonial Secretary's Office"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680519.2.19.3). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 366. 19 May 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Borough_gazetted_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Borough_gazetted_2-1) ["Untitled"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680723.2.9). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 394. 23 July 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Evening Post"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18680717.2.6). Vol. IV, no. 132. 17 July 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["West Coast Notes"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19341003.2.16). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. Vol. LXX, no. 21285. 3 October 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["West Coast Notes"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19341008.2.29). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. Vol. LXX, no. 21289. 8 October 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Te_Ara_6-0)** [McLintock, A. H.](/source/Alexander_Hare_McLintock), ed. (22 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. "Greymouth". [*An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand*](https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/greymouth). [Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga](/source/Ministry_for_Culture_and_Heritage). Retrieved 14 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Election Notice"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680822.2.14.3). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 407. 22 August 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["West Coast Times"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18680828.2.18). No. 915. 28 August 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [McLintock, A. H.](/source/Alexander_Hare_McLintock), ed. (22 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. "Government – Local Government". [*An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand*](https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/government-local-government/page-6). [Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga](/source/Ministry_for_Culture_and_Heritage). Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Untitled"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680903.2.8). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 412. 3 September 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Election Notice"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680908.2.16.2). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 414. 8 September 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Election Notice"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680910.2.19.3). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 415. 10 September 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Election Notice"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680912.2.17.3). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 416. 12 September 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Borough Council"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA18680917.2.10). *Grey River Argus*. Vol. VI, no. 418. 17 September 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 18 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Greymouth Corporation". [*The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts*](http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d26-d3.html). Christchurch: [The Cyclopedia of New Zealand](/source/The_Cyclopedia_of_New_Zealand). Retrieved 14 September 2015. 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