in 1977 and served four terms until the board was dis-established 1989. His main achievement on the board was the reclamation of land on the coast. At Spry's insistence much of the area was reserved for recreation and merged to enlarge Marine Park (which is now known as Frank Kitts Park). While supporting reclamation in Wellington city, he opposed similar development in Petone as it would have infringed on the "Queen's Chain" (a 20 metre strip of land near the mouth of the Hutt River) which had been reserved in 1840 to allow free access. He also successfully lobbied for Somes Island to be repurposed from a quarantine station to a dedicated area for conservation and scientific research. Twice he failed to pass a motion for Wellington Harbour to be declared as a nuclear free zone. He was a foundation member of the Wellington Regional Council, elected for three terms between 1980 and 1989. Death and legacy The Keith Spry Pool in Johnsonville was named after Spry in 1981. Owned and operated by the Wellington City Council, it is an indoor 25 meter heated pool with a diving pool, toddler pool, spa, and sauna: opened in June 1982. Spry was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to local-body and community affairs. Spry died in Wellington on 14 October 1991 survived by his four children. Eda died earlier in the year, on 26 April. Notes References 1911 births 1991 deaths New Zealand male swimmers New Zealand textile industry businesspeople New Zealand conservationists Wellington City Councillors Wellington Harbour Board members Wellington regional councillors New Zealand Labour Party politicians 20th-century New Zealand politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1957 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1963 New Zealand general election 20th-century New Zealand businesspeople New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire