Heathcote County was one of the former counties of New Zealand. It covered the southern parts of Christchurch.
History Heathcote County was preceded by the Heathcote Road Board, which had its first meeting on 27 January 1864. An 1863 ordinance from the Canterbury Provincial Council established three road boards along the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River: East, Central, and South Heathcote. 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.
Heathcote became a county in 1911. In 1953 part of the county was incorporated into Christchurch City. The county was abolished through the 1989 local government reforms, when the rest became part of Christchurch City.
Chairmen
Road Board The Road Board had 19 chairmen between 1864 and 1911. NameTerm1 William Montgomery 1864–18652 James Temple Fisher 1865–18693 Walter Kennaway 1869–1870 James Temple Fisher (2nd period) 1870–18764 R. Clephane 1876–18775 Samuel Manning 18776 W. Attwood 1878 R. Clephane (2nd period) 1879–18807 William Hawker 1880–18818 Frederic Jones 1881–18829 E. J. T. Ford 1882–188310 George Dryden 1883–188511 H. B. Kirk 1885–1886 George Dryden (2nd period) 1886–188712 Arthur Ollivier 1887–189113 E. Curry 1891–1892 H. B. Kirk (2nd period) 1892–189314 A. Wiffen 1893–1894 E. Curry (2nd period) 189415 Gilbert McHaffie 1894–189616 Robert Malcolm 1896–1897 Gilbert McHaffie (2nd period) 1897–189917 John Martin 1899–1901 Gilbert McHaffie (3rd period) 1901–1902 Robert Malcolm (2nd period) 1903–190518 George Scott 1905–190619 Frederic Corson 1906–1907 George Scott (2nd period) 1905–1906
County Council 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. NameTerm1 George Scott 1911–19162 Charles Flavell 1916–19193 George K. Burton 1919–19214 Walter Scarff 1921–1923 Charles Flavell (2nd period) 1923–19295 G. L. Danks 1929–1932 Charles Flavell (3rd period) 1932–1935 Walter Scarff (2nd period) 1935–19366 A. G. Williams 1936–1939 Charles Flavell (4th period) 1939–1941 A. G. Williams (2nd period) 1941–19437 Frederick William Freeman 1944–19598 R. A. Young 1959–19629 J. C. Holliss 1962–196410 Doug Le Comte 1964–196811 J. S. Scott 1968–197112 Ted Tyndall 1971–197413 Jim Somers 1974–1976 Ted Tyndall (2nd period) 1976–197714 J. M. McKenzie 1977–198015 W. M. Hindmarsh 1980–198316 Oscar Alpers 1983–1989 Table footnotes:
See also List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand § Counties List of counties of New Zealand
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