Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Owen Bond , one of the founders of the firm of Milligan and Bond, was born in 1863 in Buckinghamshire, England. He was brought up to mercantile life, and in 1885 came to New Zealand by the s.s. “Ruapehu,” and settled in the Oamaru district. Five years later he joined Mr. James Milligan in founding the firm with which he has been closely identified ever since. Mr. Bond is a member of the Ngapara Defence Rifle Club. and is a chartered member of the Oamaru branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society. He has held office as a member of the local school committee, and acts as superintendent of the Sunday school in connection with the Presbyterian church. Mr. Bond was married, in May. 1888, to a daughter of the late Mr. William Milligan, of Oamaru, and has three daughters and one son.