Mr. Harry Matson was educated at the Boys' High School, Christchurch, and at the Geelong Grammar School. While at the former he was captain of the football and cricket clubs, and won the school cup at the sports for two years running. At Geelong he became captain of the school team, and the best football player in the Victorian schools. He was also interprovincial player for Victoria for two years. In 1885 he joined the business as a junior, and two years later became account sales clerk and cashier at Addington. In 1889 he took the position of manager of Tattershall's and stock manager, which he held till the dissolution between the National Mortgage Company and the firm of Matson and Co. Mr. H. Matson is a first-class judge of stock, and for many years has handled and drafted the sheep at Addington sale yards, as well as booked the sales as made, thus gaining an experience invaluable to clients of the firm.