▁install ▁a ▁chairman , ▁and ▁Sir ▁George ▁Grey ▁appointed ▁John ▁Hall . ▁The ▁other ▁eight ▁members ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁elected : ▁four ▁from ▁West land ▁District , ▁and ▁two ▁each ▁from ▁H ok it ika ▁and ▁Gre ym outh . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁council ▁recommended ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁act ▁was ▁passed : ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁West land ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁This ▁act ▁also ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁membership ▁of ▁nine : ▁two ▁each ▁from ▁H ok it ika ▁and ▁Gre ym outh , ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁road ▁districts ▁( Par oa , ▁A rah ura , ▁K ani ere , ▁Tot ara , ▁and ▁ Ō k ā rito ). ▁This ▁council ▁would ▁elect ▁its ▁chairman ▁from ▁within ▁its ▁membership . ▁ ▁This ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁gave ▁the ▁county ▁the ▁administrative ▁powers ▁of ▁a ▁provincial ▁council , ▁but ▁saw ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁powers ▁remain ▁with ▁Parliament ▁in ▁Well ington . ▁Hall ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁were ▁not ▁happy ▁with ▁having ▁to ▁spend ▁their ▁time ▁on ▁local ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁confer ▁full ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁provincial ▁council ▁to ▁West land ▁through ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁West land ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁The ▁act ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1