The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. William Hilliard
Mr. William Hilliard , Constable in charge of the borough of Palmerston and of Waihemo county, Clerk of the Magistrate's Court and of the Licensing Committee, was born in Killarney, Ireland, in 1848. After being educated at Cork, he was brought up as a farmer, and came to Lyttelton in 1876, by the ship “Euterpe.” Mr. Hilliard joined the police force in the days of the Provincial Government, and served in Canterbury until 1893, when he was appointed to his present position. He was married in Christchurch in 1876, and has five sons and four daughters.