BARFF, EDMUND (?-?) came to New Zealand with the gold rush to the West Coast, and was a typical miner's representative. In 1865 he was elected to the Canterbury Provincial Council for the West Coast, and he sat for that and the Westland seat till 1867. In 1868 he was elected by Okarito to the Westland county council. In 1868 Barff was returned as M.H.R. for Westland South, which he represented till 1870. He was again in Parliament (for Hokitika) from 1876-79, and was mainly responsible for the framing of the mining act of 1877. At the election in 1879 he was defeated, the two seats being gained by R. C. Reid and Seddon, with Duncan third and Barff last.

Parlty Record; Harrop, Westland; Cycl. N.Z., v.

Reference: Volume 1, page 35

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