England, Robert West, Timber Merchant, Tuam Street, Christchurch. Telephone 225; P.O. Box 313. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. Private residence, Holly Road. Mr. England has been in business since his arrival in the Colony in 1860, and since 1881 has confined himself to the timber trade on the present site in Tuam Street, where he has an acre and a quarter of freehold land. He transacts a large business, both in imported and New Zealand timbers. He pays special attention to maintaining large stocks in order to thoroughly season in the stacks and racks before being delivered. Mr. England is referred to in other articles as chairman of the South Waimakariri River Board, and as a former member of the Christchurch City Council.