61:. It had six councillors, one of whom served as warden. It was unusual among rural municipalities in Tasmania that it also served as road trust and main roads, fruit, health and rabbit destruction boards; responsibilities generally the purview of separate bodies elsewhere. It was credited with much of the construction of main roads in the area. It owned
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