Ohinemuri County

County
County of New Zealand
1885–1989
History 
• Established
1885
• Disestablished
1989
Ohinemuri CC Paeroa council chamber 1912

Ohinemuri County was one of the counties of New Zealand of the North Island.

The Ohinemuri County Council first met on 17 November 1885.[1] It was formed from a portion of Thames County.[2] A 1919 petition[3] resulted in loss of the western part of the area[4] to a new Hauraki Plains County in 1920.[5]

The county was abolished through the 1989 local government reforms.[6]

The population was 1,516 in 1891,[7] 3,056 in 1945[8] and 5,579 in 1986.[9]

In 1923 Ohinemuri County covered 253 sq mi (660 km2) and had a population of 2,678, with 66 mi (106 km) of gravel roads, 55 mi (89 km) of mud roads and 50 mi (80 km) of tracks.[10]

The 1911 Italianate county offices at 41 Belmont Road, Paeroa, were used by the county until 1986. They are now used by Hauraki Māori Trust Board and protected by an A Category listing in Hauraki District Plan.[11]

1886 Ohinemuri map

County leadership

County Chairman Term Affilliation
1 Mr. F. Cock 1885–1887 Independent
2 Mr. W. Nicholls 1887–1889 Independent
3 Mr J. Moore 1889–1890 Independent
4 Mr. J. Phillips 1890–1891 Independent
5 Mr. E. Edwards (Snr) 1891–1893 Independent
6 Mr. H. Barrry 1893–1901 Independent
7 Mr. H. Poland 1901–1905 Liberal
8 Mr. W. Nicholls 1905–1908 Independent
9 Mr. P. Grace 1908–1911 Independent
10 Mr. H. Corbett 1911–1916 Independent
11 Mr. C. Lloyd 1916-1916 Independent
12 Mr. P. Grace 1916–1920 Independent
13 Mr. A. Robinson 1920–1925 Independent
14 Mr. W. Johnstone 1925–1926 Independent
15 Mr. H. Corbett 1926–1929 Independent
16 Mr. C. Mason 1929–1932 Independent
17 Mr. W. Marshall 1932–1944 Independent
13 Mr. T. Barrett 1944–? Independent
Mayor of Paeroa Term Affilliation
1 Mr. Towers 1915–1919 Independent
2 Mr. P. Brenan 1919–1923 Independent
3 Mr W. Marshall 1923–1941 Independent
4 Mr. E. Edwards 1941–1950 Independent
5 Mr. N. C. Davies 1950–1955 Independent
6 Mr. L. J. Shaw 1955–1959 Independent
7 Mr. E. W. Lee 1959–1965 Independent
Mayor of Waihi Term Affilliation
1 Mr W. Phillips 1902–1904 Independent
2 Mr T. Gilmour 1904–1908 Independent
3 Mr J. Newth 1908–1913 Independent
4 Mr M. Power 1913–1915 Independent
5 Mr D. Donaldson 1915–1923 Independent
6 Mr W. Walnutt 1923–1947 Independent
7 Mr S. Bonnici 1947–1947 Independent
8 Mr H. Pickett 1947–1956 Independent
9 Mr C. Christensen 1956–1965 Independent
10 Mr A. Thomas 1965–1971 Independent
11 Mr A. Dean 1971–1977 Independent
12 Mr O. Morgan 1977–1989 Independent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ohinemuri County Diamond Jubilee 1885–1945". ohinemuri.org.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ "THE SEPARATION MOVEMENT. THAMES ADVERTISER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 27 May 1884. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "HAURAKI PLAINS COUNTY, OHINEMURI GAZETTE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 August 1919. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Hauraki Plains, Thames, Ohinemuri, and Piako Counties Act 1919 (Local) (10 GEO V 1919 No 21)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ "HAURAKI PLAINS COUNTY, THAMES STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 April 1920. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Cemetery Information". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR – BOOK 1893".
  8. ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK, 1946".
  9. ^ "New Zealand Official Yearbook 1988 • 1989".
  10. ^ "KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER Main Highways – Conference at Hamilton". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 August 1923. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Historic Heritage Inventory – Ohinemuri County Council building" (PDF).

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