The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]
Mr. Edward Purser
Mr. Edward Purser was Mayor of Blenheim in the year 1898. He came from Nelson, in the early days of the settlement of the Wairau, and started a grocery business in the township of Blenheim. Subsequently, he removed to Wanganui, where he is still (1905) in business as a manufacturing cabinetmaker.