PAGE, EDWARD (1877-1937) was born in Wellington, a son of J. E. Page, town clerk. Educated at Wellington College, he qualified as barrister and solicitor, and practised (1903-12) at Eketahuna, where he was mayor for three years (1909-12). In 1912 he was appointed stipendiary magistrate at Whangarei. He was subsequently stationed at Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington, and he presided over a number of royal commissions. In 1925 he represented New Zealand at the international prisons conference in London, and in 1935 he was appointed judge of the Court of Arbitration. Page was chairman of the cinematograph film advisory committee, of the Post and Telegraph board of appeal, and of the railways appeal board. He conducted a number of shipping and departmental inquiries.

Who's Who N.Z., 1924, 1932; The Dominion, 30 Apr 1935, 1 Sep 1937; Evening Post, 31 Aug 1937 (p)

Reference: Volume 2, page 75

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