The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Mr. F. H. Barns
Mr. F. H. Barns, Partner of the firm of Messrs Kinsey, Barns and Co., came to Canterbury in the early days, and was for a number of years in the employment of the New Zealand Shipping Co. He left the Company's service in 1879, and subsequently engaged as a stock and insurance broker, in partnership with the late Mr. T. Acland. When Mr. Acland died Mr. Barns joined the firm of Messrs Kinsey and Co., which then assumed its present title.