er com be ▁council ▁returned ▁to ▁holding ▁meet ings ▁at ▁local ▁hot els , ▁altern ating ▁between ▁the ▁High bury ▁Hotel , ▁the ▁Bre mer ▁Hotel ▁at ▁Hope ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁Tra v ellers ' ▁Rest ▁at ▁H ought on , ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁being ▁hot els ▁it ▁had ▁used ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 – 1 8 8 5 ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ch amb ers . ▁It ▁subsequently ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Hope ▁Valley ▁Institute ▁when ▁that ▁building ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁prom ul g ated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁following ▁a ▁Local ▁Government ▁Commission ▁report ▁that ▁advoc ated ▁cutting ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 4 2 , ▁mer ging ▁into ▁the ▁District ▁Council ▁of ▁Te a ▁Tree ▁Gul ly ▁and ▁re - est ab lish ing ▁the ▁original ▁council ▁boundaries ▁under ▁the ▁Te a ▁Tree ▁Gul ly ▁name . ▁High er com be ▁had ▁been ▁named ▁in ▁that ▁process ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁coun c ils ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁re venue ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁so ▁had ▁been ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁un vi able ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁municipality . ▁The ▁council ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁Chair men ▁ ▁Robert ▁Mil ne ▁( 1 8