▁ar isen ▁about ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁boundaries , ▁in ▁particular ▁between ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁A ▁pet ition ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁se ced e ▁argued ▁that ▁" the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁port ions ▁being ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁identical ", ▁there ▁was ▁" an ▁apparent ▁impos s ibility ▁of ▁am ic able ▁working ▁of ▁the ▁district ... as ▁at ▁present ▁constit uted ". ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁view , ▁being ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁counter - pet ition ▁stating ▁that ▁its ▁sign ator ies ▁were ▁" ast on ished " ▁by ▁the ▁separation ▁propos als , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁working ▁satisf actor ily ▁and ▁that ▁separate ▁coun c ils ▁would ▁be ▁unnecess arily ▁expensive . ▁Those ▁arg uing ▁for ▁separation ▁won ▁the ▁debate , ▁and ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁the ▁District ▁Council ▁of ▁Te at ree ▁Gul ly , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁High er com be ▁council , ▁was ▁declared ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁council , ▁while ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁High er com be ▁council ▁remained ▁under ▁that ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁including ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Hope ▁Valley , ▁High bury , ▁H ought on ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁In gle wood . ▁The ▁original ▁council ▁ch amb ers ▁had ▁fallen ▁inside ▁the ▁Te a ▁Tree ▁Gul ly ▁council ▁boundaries , ▁so ▁the ▁High