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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. Joseph Ellett Page

Mr. Joseph Ellett Page, Town Clerk and Treasurer of the Wellington City Council, was born in Suffolk. England, Educated at the local Grammar School, he commenced his business life in the office of a leading merchant, in whose service he rapidly rose, and for some years before leaving the Old Country held the responsible position of managing clerk. Mr. Page married in England, and deciding to come to New Zealand for family reasons, embarked on the good ship “Langstone,” for Wellington, in 1876. Arriving early in the following year, he at once found congenial employment as clerk and accountant on the staff of the City Council at a salary of £200 per annum. On the 1st of December following, Mr. Page was appointed city treasurer, with a substantial advance in his Mr. Joseph Ellett Page remuneration. On the 25th of March, 1886, Mr. Page was appointed assistant Town Clerk, which office he fulfilled in addition to performing the onerous duties of city treasurer, and at the same time his salary was advanced to £400 per annum. Three years later Mr. Page was appointed, town clerk and city treasurer, and since his appointment the salary of the office has been increased to £500 per annum. As an officer Mr. Page has proved himself most painstaking, reliable, and efficient. He is invariably courteous to all who have occasion to interview him, and thoroughly popular. In musical circles Mr. Page has been prominent for many years, notably in connection with the Wellington Harmonie Society, and the choir of St. Mark's Parish Church.