Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

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

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Stewart and McDonald, Warehousemen and Manufacturers. Head office, Glasgow; factories at Leeds, Stabane (Ireland), and Glasgow. New Zealand office and sample rooms, Athenæum Buildings, Lambton Quay, Wellington. P.O. Box 9. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. This large British firm is represented in the Colony by Messrs. William Forsyth (manager), S. Somerfield, and W. Brown (travellers), the New Zealand branch being established in the year 1873. Mr. William Forsyth, manager for the firm in New Zealand, was born in Aberdeen in 1862, and educated at the Glasgow Academy. Leaving his native land, Mr. Forsyth spent four years at Algoa Bay, South Africa, where he was with Messrs. Mackie, Dunn and Co., general merchants. In 1886 he came to New Zealand per s.s. “Ruapehu,” under engagement as manager for the New Zealand branch of Messrs. Stewart and McDonald.