[1][2] The committee was not harmonious, with Governor John Hindmarsh in particular taking exception to some of the names.
[1] The names are of prominent pioneers or people who otherwise made some notable contribution to the founding of South Australia, many of whom never actually visited or lived in the colony.
Some exceptions are due to Governor Hindmarsh and Judge Jeffcott wishing to name streets after their friends.
[2] More controversially, Archer Street was to have been named Willoughby Street, after Sir Henry Willoughby, a British MP who had initially opposed the South Australia Bill, but was later won over and convinced others also to change their votes.
[4][2] With a very few exceptions, the original names have been retained, although a large number of streets have since been added, particularly in the city centre.