BADGER, WILFRED (1852-1915) was born at Rotherham, Yorkshire, of a strongly legal family, educated at St Peter's School, York, and after being articled to his uncle passed as a solicitor in 1872. He came to New Zealand in the Glenlora (1880) and, after being managing clerk to J. B. R. Gresson in Christchurch he started practice there. Badger published the New Zealand Statutes (1885), which ran into several editions, The Land Transfer Laws of Australasia (1888), Licensing Laws of Australasia (1888) and the Local Government Guide (1886). He died on 8 Oct 1915.

Bibliog. of Laws of Australia and N.Z., 1938; The Press, 9 Oct 1915.

Reference: Volume 2, page 272

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