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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
The Bank of Australasia
The Bank of Australasia, Waniganui, was opened in the year 1870. The building, in Ridgway Street, was erected about 1877. It consists of two storeys, in wood and iron, and contains a banking chamber, a manager's room, and residence. Mr William M. Smith, who has been manager since 1905, has a staff of eight officers.