Mr. A. H. Bristed, Editor of “The Weekly Press and Referee,” was born in London, and was educated at private schools. In 1879 he came to New Zealand as survey cadet to Messrs Dennison and Grant, Oamaru, and after completing his cadetship was certificated as an authorised surveyor by the late Mr. Arthur, Chief Surveyor of Otago, Mr. Bristed was engaged in contract survey work in Otago, and subsequently was on the Government Survey Staff in Canterbury, as assistant to Mr. J. E. Pickett. He joined the “Press” newspaper as junior reporter in 1884, and was promoted to his present position in April, 1886. Mr. Bristed married, in 1894, the younger daughter of the late Mr. E. G. Griffith, of Avonside, and has three sons.