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 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 Goodwood was constituted at a public meeting held in Goodwood on 5 August 1925 in terms of the provisions of Ordinance No 10, 1921 (ref 3/GDW 1, p1). The establishment of the Village Management Board was officially gazetted on 5 June 1925 under provision of section four (a) of the Village Management Board Ordinance, No 10, 1921 in terms of Proclamation No 72, 1925 (Province of the Cape Good Hope Official Gazette, No 981, 5 June 1925).
In terms of Proclamation No 129 of 1938 the Village Management Board of Goodwood ceased to exist and the Municipality of Goodwood was constituted on 28 October 1938 under the provision of section four (b) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 and sections ten (a) and ten (e) of Ordinance No 10 of 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1784, 28 October 1938).
In terms of Proclamation No 27 of 28 May 1996 the Tygerberg Substructure was established on 29 May 1996 with the amalgamation of the Municipalities of Parow, Bellville, Goodwood, Lingelethu West, Durbanville, Mfuleni and parts of Cape Town, Milnerton and the Cape Metropolitan Board (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary, No 5051, 28 May 1996).
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.
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 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 Divisional Council of Matatiele 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). On 18 February 1932 the division of Matatiele was subdivided into six districts (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1374 dated 26 February 1932, Proclamation No 37 dated 18 February 1932). The first meeting of the council was held on 2 April 1932 (4/MAT 1/1/1/1).
On 1 January 1968 the Divisional Councils of Matatiele and Mount Currie were amalgamated in the new Divisional Council of Mount Currie. On 1 January 1969 the name was changed to the Divisional Council of East Griqualand (4/MAT 1/1/1/20; The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3467 dated 19 July 1968, Ordinance No 11 dated 3 July 1968).
The Municipality of Somerset West was constituted on 6 November 1903, in terms of Proclamation No 350, 1903 under provision of the Municipal Act, 1882 (The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 8600, 27 November 1903).
On 1 February, the local authorities of Somerset Municipality, Strand Municipality, Gordon’s Bay Municipality, Lwandle Town Council, Macassar Management Committee and Sir Lowry’s Pass Management Committee were dissolved and each one replaced by a Transitional Metropolitan Substructure. The new Cape Metropolitan Council was created which included all the substructures (The Province of the Western Cape Official Gazette No 4929, Proclamation no 18).
On 28 May 1996, the substructures were dissolved, and a new Helderberg Substructures was created, remaining part of the Metropolitan Council (The Province of the Western Cape Official Gazette No 5051, Proclamation No 27).
On 4 December 2000, the Cape Metropolitan Council and the substructures were abolished, and the new City of Cape Town was created ((The Province of the Western Cape Official Gazette No 5588, Proclamation No 479).
The Municipality of Knysna was constituted on 12 October 1881 under provision of proclamation No 169 in terms of Ordinance No 9 of 1836.
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Municipality of Knysna, Sedgefield Transitional Local Council, Belvidere Estate Transitional Local Council, Brenton Transitional Local Council, Knoetzie Transitional Local Council, Outeniqua Transitional Representative Council and Rheenendal Transitional Local Council was disestablished and the Knysna Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5592, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 504, 22 September 2000). The Knysna Local Municipality forms part of the larger Garden Route (formerly Eden) District Municipality.
The Municipality of Beaufort West was constituted on 3 February 1837 under the provisions of Ordinance 9 of 1836.
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Beaufort West Municipality together with the Beaufort West Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Beaufort West Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5593, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 508, 22 September 2000). The Beaufort West Local Municipality forms part of the larger Central Karoo District Municipality.
