Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Wyndham Town Board has jurisdiction over an area of 450 acres, constituted a town district in 1882. The main road from Edendale to Glenham, Pine Push, Waimahaka, and Fortrose, runs through the town, but is still under the jurisdiction of the Southland County Council, and the page 1075 Board has to maintain only ihe other Streets in the district. The total annual rateable value of the district is £2,750. on which a rate of Is in the £ is levied The only debt which the Board has is the sum of £403, taken over from the old Wyndham Road Board, through the Southland County Council. The town is lighted by twelve kerosene lamps, and is drained into the Mataura river. In 1904, there were 417 rateable properties, owned by 123 ratepayers, and the number of dwellings was 125. The Board acts also as a Domain Board, and has control over the public reserve, which contains a very picturesque lagoon. Meetings of the Board are held on the first Monday in each month. The members in 1904 were: Mr W. J. Currie (chairman), and Messrs B. Sutherland, G. Hunter, J. Millar. J. McLauchlan, R. Paull and D. Gordon. Mr W. J. Marsh is clerk.