Fieldes, William Alfred, Merchant Tailor, Broadway, Stratford. This business was established in the year 1896. The premises consist of a wood and iron building, and contain a shop with a verandah, a cutting room, a fitting room, and two workrooms. Mr. Fieldes is an importer oftweeds, and tailors' trimmings, and maintains a well assorted stock. He was born in 1867 at Nelson, and is a son of a very early settler; was educated partly in Nelson and partly at the Blenheim High School, and afterwards worked at his trade for five years in Nelson. Afterwards he removed to Hawera, and conducted business on his own account for four years. He then sold out, and was for

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page 177 two years at Waverley. Mr. Fieldes subsequently disposed of this business to his brother, and finally settled in Stratiord. In 1903 he bought a farm of 127 acres, situated about three miles out of Stratford, on the Pembroke road. This property is being steadily improved, and in the season of 1906 there were forty cows in milk. In 1896 Mr. Fieldes married a daughter of Mr. T. J. Wills, of Te Roti, who arrived in New Plymouth in 1842, and has three sons and two daughters.

Patterson. James, Merchant Tailor, Broadway Stratford. This business was established by Mr J. Francis, and afterwards acquired by the present proprietor. It is conducted in a wood and iron building, which contains a shop with a verandah, a workroom and cutting rooms. Mr. Patterson is an importer of tweeds and tailors' trimmings, and maintains a considerable stock. He was born in the North of Ireland in the year 1868, and came to New Zealand at an early age with his parents. He was educated in Dunedin and Inver-cargill, where he learned his trade. Then he went to Australia, and gained four years' experience in the best tailoring establishments in Melbourne and Sydney. Mr. Patterson returned to New Zealand, and worked as a journeyman in Dunedin for two years-before settling in Taranaki. In the year 1893, he married a daughter of Mr. F. Lacey, of Straford.