The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
The Whangarei County Council
The Whangarei County Council. Members for 1901. Mr. W. Carter, J.P., chairman, and Messrs R. Cutforth, G. Gunson, N. McKenzie, A. G. McKenzie, G. H. Minchin, G. Ross, and H. Wolf. Officers: J. McKinnon, clerk and treasurer; D. C. Wilson, engineer; H. Cheeseman, road inspector; and W. A. Carruth, solicitor. The capital value of property in the county is £554,905, unimproved value £328,973, and the value of improvements is £225,932. Its area is 928 square miles, and its population about 7000. The council levies a general rate of 3/4d in the £, and a separate rate for the same amount.