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Resident Magistrates Court, and a year later he received the appointment of Deputy-Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Returning Officer. Also in 1869 he was appointed Provincial Accountant, a position he held for twelve years. In 1871 he left the Government service to enter into business as a brewer, an occupation he continued in until his death.
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Harley first worked in the
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Treasurer of the Nelson Jockey Club, President of the Nelson Trotting Club, Vice-President of the Nelson Rugby Union, and served on a number of other athletic bodies. He was also a volunteer fireman for a time.
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Councillor and later for twenty years from 29 September 1881 to 1901. He held the office of Mayor from 1899 to 1901. Harley was first elected for the Waimea Ward, along with Edward Everett and William Akersten.
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Harley was born in Nelson in 1843, being the son of an early pioneer
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