Christchurch Domain Board Formed – 27th January 1873

On 27th January 1873, after the passing of the Canterbury Public Domain Act 1872 by the Canterbury Provincial Council, the Christchurch Domain Board was formed. Their main role was the protection and development of North and South Hagley Park in conjunction with the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. Throughout the 1860s, the Public Domain (Hagley Park) wasn’t …