HASELDEN, WILLIAM REEVE (1849-1934), who was born in London, was the son of Charles Haselden, and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1861 by the Mermaid. Educated privately in Auckland, he entered the civil service in Hokitika in 1866. In 1872 he was admitted a barrister and appointed crown prosecutor for Westport. He was active in public life as a county councillor, a borough councillor and mayor. Haselden moved to Wellington in 1889, and practised law until 1897, when he was made a stipendiary magistrate. From 1905 until the abolition of the district courts he served as a district judge. He retired in 1918 and died on 12 Apr 1934. Haselden was the author of several works, including the New Zealand Justice of the Peace (1895), Protection and Free Trade (1887), and Industries of New Zealand (1885). In 1875 he married a daughter of J. Lane, of Kyneton, Victoria.

Cycl. N.Z., i; Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932.

Reference: Volume 1, page 200

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