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Illustrated Guide to Christchurch and Neighbourhood

National Mortgage and Agency Company of New — Zealand (Limited)

National Mortgage and Agency Company of New
Zealand (Limited).

This Company, formed in 1878, has its head office at 37, Lombard street, London, and has offices in various parts of New Zealand, the chief one being in Dunedin. The Christchurch branch is in Cashel street, Mr G. F. Martin being the local manager. The Company has a very strong directory in London, as follows:—Chairman, Mr H. R. Grenfell, 27 Upper Thames street, London; Mr H. R. Brand, M.P., of Temple Dinsley, Hitchin, Herts; Mr W. S. Grahame, Richmond Hill; Hon. Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, Queen's Gate, London; Mr A. D. Macleay, Conservative Club, St. James street, London; Mr John Morrison, Bushmead Priory, St. Neots, Hunts; Mr D. R. Smith, of Messrs Samuel Smith Bros. and Co., bankers, Hull; and Mr Lindsay Eric Smith, 1 Lombard street, London. The trustees are Mr Charles Magniac, M.P., 3 Lombard street, London, and Mr Archibald O. Ewing, M.P., of Ballekinrain, N.B. Its bankers are: In London, Messrs Smith, Payne and Smiths, and the Bank of Scotland; in Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and its branches; and in New Zealand, the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited). The auditors are the well-known firm of Messrs Turquand, Youngs, Weise, Bishop, and Clarke. The capital is £1,000,000, in 100,000 shares of £10 each. From the last report to hand we learn that the previous year's business left a balance of £16,370 17s 9d to dispose of, which yielded a dividend of 10 perpage 159cent., besides allowing £5000 to be added to the reserve fund, and leaving £1370 17s 9d to be carried forward to the next year. The business of the company is chiefly advancing money on mortgages and making advances on wool and produce consigned to it for sale in the Home markets.