The Municipality of Mossel Bay was constituted on 5 July 1865 in terms of Proclamation No 59 of 1865 under provision of Ordinance No 9 of 1836.
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Municipality of Mossel Bay together with the municipalities of Great Brak River and Herbertsdale, the Friemersheim Transitional Council, and the transitional representative councils of Mossel Bay and Outeniqua, was disestablished and the Mossel Bay Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5592, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 500, 22 September 2000). The Mossel Bay Local Municipality forms part of the larger Garden Route District Municipality.
According to the Town Clerk all archives, with the exception of council and general standing committees minutes older than thirty years, were destroyed during a fire in 1961.
The Village Management Board of Kuruman was established on 12 June 1913 under provision of the Villages Management Act, 1881 and sections 80 and 81 of the South Africa Act, 1909, in terms of Proclamation No 144, 1913 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 269, 11 July 1913).
The Municipality of Kuruman was established on 18 April 1916 under provision of section 10 of the Cape Municipal Ordinance, 1912 in terms of Proclamation No 71, 1916 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 431, 21 April 1916).
In 1994 Kuruman became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality, one of three local municipalities that falls under the John Taolo Gaetsewe (formerly Kgalagadi) District Municipality.
The Stellenbosch Municipality was created by virtue of a proclamation published in Government Gazette No 1798 of 5 June 1840. The first meeting of the Commissioners of the Municipality took place on 29 June 1840. In terms of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act 209 of 1993) the Stellenbosch Transitional Local Council was established on 1 February 1995 (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette No 4925, 31 January 1995, Proclamation No 28, 30 January 1995). In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Stellenbosch Transitional Local Council together with the Municipality for the Area of Franschhoek, Nuweberg Transitional Representative Council, Paarl Transitional Representative Council, Pniel Transitional Local Council and Stellenbosch Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Stellenbosch Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5590, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 489, 22 September 2000). The Stellenbosch Local Municipality forms part of the larger Cape Winelands District Municipality.
The Divisional Council of Laingsburg was constituted on 3 November 1905 under the provisions of Act No 40 of 1889. According to the requirements of the said act the division was divided into six districts (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 8802 dated 3 November 1905, Proclamation No 386 dated 30 October 1905).
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Laingsburg was reconstituted with the Divisional Council of Worcester to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Matroosberg (Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061 dated 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174 dated 18 July 1979).
A considerable amount of documents was lost during the flood of 25 January 1981.
The Divisional Council of Caledon was constituted on 9 July 1855 in terms of Act No 5 of 1855 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 2630 dated 17 July 1855). On 1 July 1989 the divisional council area of Caledon and a portion of the divisional council area of Bredasdorp-Swellendam were reconstituted together as the Overberg Regional Services Council (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4580 of 31 March 1989, Provincial Notice No 333 of 31 March 1989).
The Divisional Council of Calitzdorp was established on 24 December 1913 in terms of Proclamation No 306 of 1913. On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Calitzdorp was reconstituted together with the Divisional Council of Oudtshoorn to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Klein Karoo-Langkloof (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061 dated 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174 fated 18 July 1979).
The Divisional Council of Worcester was proclaimed on 12 July 1855 in terms of Act No 5 of 1855.
According to the requirements of the said act, the division was divided into six districts, comprising various field-cornetcies including Tulbagh, Twenty-Four Rivers, Breede River and the Cold and Warm Bokkeveld.
In terms of Act No 13 of 1856 the district of Tulbagh was proclaimed a division and the boundaries of the Divisional Council of Worcester were redefined as follows: District No 1 Field-Cornetcy and Town of Worcester; District No 2 Field-Cornetcies of Wagenboom’s River and Goudini; District No 3 Over Hex River and Achter Hex River; District No 4 Voorste and Middle Bosjesveld; District No 5 Kleine Swarte Berg and Klein Roggeveld; District No 6 Great Fish River, Koreeka River, Riet River and Komsberg.
In the ensuing years the boundaries were altered various times, for example in 1869(4) and 1905.
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Worcester was reconstituted together with the Divisional Council of Laingsburg to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Matroosberg.
