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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Patterson, George Warren Shaw

Patterson, George Warren Shaw, Kauri Gum Merchant. Head office and stores, Auckland; branch office and stores at Kaikohe. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Cable Address, “Octagon, Auckland.” Mr Patterson's business, which is one of the largest of its kind in New Zealand, was established in Kaikohe in 1886 the Auckland office being opened in 1892. He hails from Coote Hall, Roscommon, Ireland, where he was born in 1862, receiving his education in his native town. In 1879, he came to New Zealand by the ship “Waikato,” landing at Auckland. Shortly after his arrival he received an appointment as bookkeeper in the firm of Messrs. L. C. Goffe and Co., kauri gum merchants, at the Bay of Islands. On the death of Mr. Goffe the business was split up, Mr. Patterson starting for himself and founding the present business in 1886. As trade increased, he appointed his brother William, who had attained a knowledge of the business in New York, to the management of the Auckland branch. His other brother, Mr. E. H. Patterson, is the representative of the firm in New York, to which page 394 market the gum is principally shipped. Mr. G. W. S. Patterson was married in 1886 to Miss Goffe, a daughter of his old employer, the late Mr. L. C. Goffe, and has four children. He resides at Kaikohe, and was made a Justice of the Peace in 1893. Mr. Patterson takes a great interest in military matters, and is mentioned in the military section of this volume as Lieut.-Commanding the Ponsonby Naval Artillery Volunteers.