Secretary, Divisional Council of King William's Town

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Type of entity

Governmental body

Authorized form of name

Secretary, Divisional Council of King William's Town

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  • 4/KWT

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Dates of existence

1855 – 1974

History

The Divisional Council of King William’s Town was established on 22 February 1866 under Ordinance No 2 of 1866 (British Kaffraria Government Gazette, 22 February 1866). The first meeting of the Council was held on 25 May 1866.

On 1 January 1975 the Divisional Council of King William’s Town was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Komga, Stutterheim and East London to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Kaffraria (Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3796 dated 6 September 1974, Proclamation No 298 dated 30 Augustus 1974).

Places

Eastern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
King William's Town.

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Authority record identifier

4/KWT

Institution identifier

KAB

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

31 March 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

British Kaffraria Government Gazette.
Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette.

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