The Divisional Council of De Aar was constituted on 25 January 1919 under provision of Proclamation No 25 of 1919 in terms of Ordinance No 13 of 1917 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 607, 7 February 1919). The first meeting of the Council was held on 15 November 1919.
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of De Aar was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Hanover and Philipstown to form the new Divisional Council of Bo-Karoo (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061, 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174, 18 July 1979).
The Municipality of Robertson was established on 10 October 1857 under the provisions of Ordinance 9 of 1836.
In terms of Provincial Notice No 491 of 22 September 2000 the municipalities of Robertson, Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor and Montagu was disestablished and the Breede River/Winelands Municipality was established (Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette No 5590 of 22 September 2000). In October 2009 the name of the municipality was changed to Langeberg.
On 1 January 1968 the Divisional Councils of Mount Currie and Matatiele were amalgamated to form the new Divisional Council of Mount Currie. On 1 January 1969 the name was changed to the Divisional Council of East Griqualand (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3467 dated 19 July 1968, Ordinance No 11 dated 3 July1968).
On 1 April 1978 the Divisional Council was abolished when East Griqualand was incorporated in the province of Natal (Alteration of Provincial Boundaries Act No 36 of 1978).
The Divisional Council of Mount Currie was established on 1 January 1932 in terms of Ordinance No 13 of 1917 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1361 dated 11 December 1931, Ordinance No 30 dated 7 December 1931). The division of Mount Currie was divided into six districts on 18 February 1932 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1373 dated 19 February 1932, Proclamation No 36 dated 18 February 1932). The first meeting of the Council was held on 22 March 1932.
On 1 January 1968 the Divisional Councils of Mount Currie and Matatiele were amalgamated to form the new Divisional Council of Mount Currie (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3467 dated 19 July 1968, Ordinance No 11 dated 3 July 1968). On 1 January 1969 the name was changed to the Divisional Council of East Griqualand.
Act No 68 of 1957 (assented to on 24 June 1957) was implemented to amend the law relating to the formalities of certain aspects of the jurisdiction of the Eastern Districts Local Division of the Supreme Court (SRP 5/1/50, Preamble to Act No 68 of 1957, p 1046). Section 16 of this Act made provision for the appointment of a Master and Assistant Master for each provincial division of the Supreme Court of which the Eastern Districts Local Division was one. Proclamation No 214 of 1957 (assented to on 16 July 1957) indicated that section 16 of Act No 68 of 1957 would come into operation on 1 August 1957 (Government Gazette No 5917 of 26 July 1957, p 4, contained in volume SRP 6/1/205).
The Pinelands Garden City Local Board was established on 28 July 1921 in terms of Proclamation No 164, 1921 under provision of Ordinance No 11, 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 755, 29 July 1921).
The Municipality of Pinelands was constituted on 5 March 1948 in terms of Proclamation No 34, 1948 under provision of Ordinance No 14, 1938 (Province of Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 2338, 12 March 1948). The first election of councillors to the newly constituted Town Council took place on 4 April 1948 (volume 3/PLS 1/1/1/1).
The Village Management Board of Lambert’s Bay was established on 22 February 1934 under provision of section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 in terms of Proclamation No 37, 1934 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1492, 2 March 1934).
The Municipality of Lambert’s Bay was established on 4 January 1969 under provision of section 8 of the Municipal Ordinance, 1951 read with section 4(b) of the Village Management Boards Ordinance, 1921 and in terms of Proclamation No 303, 1968 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3478, 4 October 1968).
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Lambert’s Bay Municipality together with the Citrusdal Transitional Council, Clanwilliam Transitional Representative Council, Clanwilliam Transitional Local Council, Graafwater Municipality, Piketberg Transitional Representative Council and the Vanrhynsdorp Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Cederberg Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5589, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 482, 22 September 2000). The Cederberg Local Municipality forms part of the larger West Coast District Municipality.
The Municipality of Loxton was constituted on 2 June 1905 under the provisions of the Municipality Act, 1882 and in terms of Proclamation No 188, 1905 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 8761, 13 June 1905).
In 1994 Loxton became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Ubuntu Local Municipality of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.
A Local Board was established at Fish Hoek on 19 July 1921 under the provisions of Proclamation No 158, 1921 in terms of Ordinance No 11, 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 754, 22 July 1921).
The Local Board was abolished as from 29 December 1926. A Village Management Board was established at Fish Hoek as from 1 January 1927 under the provisions of Proclamation No 164, 1926 in terms of Section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1047, 27 August 1926).
The Municipality of Fish Hoek was established on 21 October 1940 under the provisions of Proclamation No 170, 1940 in terms of Section 4(b) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 and Section 8(1) of Ordinance No 14, 1938 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1907, 25 October 1940). Fish Hoek was administered by the Town Council until 1996.
Fish Hoek formed part of the transitional South Peninsula Municipality from 1996 to 2000. In December 2000 the Cape Metropolitan Council and the six interim Transitional Municipal Substructures were dissolved and replaced by the unified City of Cape Town.
The Municipality of Clanwilliam was constituted on 12 March 1900 under provision of Government Notice No 187, 1900 in terms of the Municipal Act of 1882 (The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 8215, 16 March 1900).
In terms of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act 209 of 1993) the Municipality of Clanwilliam was dissolved with effect from 1 January 1995 and the Clanwilliam Transitional Local Council established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette No 4916, 30 December 1994, Proclamation No 128, 28 December 1994).
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Clanwilliam Transitional Local Council together with the Clanwilliam Transitional Representative Council, Citrusdal Transitional Local Council, Graafwater Municipality, Lamberts Bay Municipality, Piketberg Transitional Representative Council and the Vanrhynsdorp Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Cederberg Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5589, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 482, 22 September 2000). The Cederberg Local Municipality forms part of the larger West Coast District Municipality.
According to a declaration signed by the Town Clerk, Clanwilliam in 1987, Council archives prior to 1955 that are missing from the various series in this inventory could not be traced.
