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 local government was made in 1862, when the Provincial Government passed the "Town Boards Act"; it was repealed in the following year, and its place taken by the "City Boards Act," 1863. On April 24th, 1871, the City was constituted by a Proclamation of the Governor under the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," and it has continued to be governed by that Act and its amendments up to the present time. The first meeting of the City Council under this constitution took place on May 22nd, 1871, Mr. P. A. Philips, who had been Chairman of the City Board of Commissioners, being elected Mayor, while Mr. Frank Brodie was appointed Town Clerk.

The City of this date was small, occupying 623 acres, within the following boundaries, viz., Stanley Street, Symonds Street, Karangahape Road, and Franklin Road. From this small area it has grown by the amalgamation of adjoining districts, the Highway Districts of Ponsonby (755 acres), Karangahape (139 acres), and Grafton (88 acres), becoming part of the City in 1882. With these additions, the City continued without enlarging its area until 1913, but since that year a number of other districts have amalgamated with the City, as follows:—Parnell, 15th February, 1913 (490 acres); Arch Hill, 1st April, 1913 (154 acres); Grey Lynn, 1st July, 1914 (900 acres); Remuera, 1st March, 1915 (2,520 acres); Eden Terrace, 1st October, 1915 (95 acres); Epsom, 1st February, 1917 (860 acres); and Point Chevalier, 1st, April, 1921 (1,220 acres). The city now extends over 7,844 acres.