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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. David Whamond Duthie

Mr. David Whamond Duthie, Manager at Auckland, of the National Bank of New Zealand, was born at Milton. Otago, in 1857, and is son of the late Mr. Alexander Duthie, one of the earliest settlers who came to Wellington in 1840. Mr. Duthie was educated at the grammar school, Milton, where his father was a successful farmer. He entered the service of the Milton branch of the National Bank, and was soon promoted to the position of accountant at Taieri, since which time he has filled important offices in Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Napier, and Tauranga. He was transferred to Auckland in 1886, and was chief accountant until 1893, when he became manager in succession to Mr. Coates when that gentleman was appointed general manager. Mr. Duthie was married in 1887 to Miss Clayton, daughter of Captain Clayton, nautical assessor, of Auckland, and has four sons and one daughter. Notwithstanding that the popular General Manager left this branch for the head office in Wellington, the National Bank at Auckland has suffered no loss of business under Mr. Duthie's careful management, as is evidenced by the fact that the premises were considerably enlarged quite recently.