The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Auctioneers, Accountants, Etc
Auctioneers, Accountants, Etc.
Including—Agents (Advertising, Book, Commission, Customhouse, Chartering, Estate, Financial, Insurance, Labour, Loan, Manufacturers', Mercantile, Mining, News, Patent, Shipping, Station, Stock, Theatrical, Tourist); Auctioneers; Auditors; Average Adjusters, Native Agents and Interpreters; Sharebrokers; Valuators.
Appleby, Arthur, Land and Estate Agent, 192 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Telephone 794. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Private residence, 259 Armagh Street, Christchurch. Mr. Appleby is further referred to as a former member of the Christchurch City Council.
Mr. A. H. Baggs.
Baldwin And Rayward (E. S. Baldwin and H. H. Rayward), Patent Agents, Consulting Engineers and Designers (Registered), Luck's Buildings, Gloucester Street, Christchurch. This firm, which is represented in Christchurch by Mr A. H. Hart, undertakes to obtain patents and to register trade marks in all parts of the world for its clients.
Bowker, H. L. And Son, Land and Estate Agents, Victoria Square, 248 Colombo Street, Christchurch. Private residence, corner of Durham and Salisbury Streets. Mr. Bowker, senior, is an old colonist, well known in Christchurch, and has conducted a considerable business since its establishment in 1864.
The Canterbury Sale Yards Company, Limited. Mr. A. A. M. McKellar, secretary; 2 Grain Agency Buildings, Triangle, Christchurch. This company, which was incorporated in 1873, has a capital of £14,000 in 2800 shares of £5 each, of which £12,750 is paid up, representing 1800 shares of £50, and 1000 shares of £3 15s. The reserve fund is £3182. Since 1892 it has paid a dividend of nine per cent., with the exception of 1894, when it was one per cent, lower. The company was formed to acquire twelve and a half acres of freehold land at Addington for the purpose of erecting extensive sale-yards thereon; these yards are well known to the public as the largest and most important stock sales in Canterbury are held at them. The yards afford accommodation for 30,000 sheep, 1500 head of cattle, and 1700 pigs, and there is good stabling, containing about 200 stalls. The central pavilion provides accommodation for ten auctioneers, besides large luncheon and refreshment rooms. Sales are conducted every Wednesday.
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Mr. A. A. M. McKellar.
Clark, Charles. G., Manufacturers' Agent and Importer, 135 Cashel Street, Christchurch. Telephone 258. P.O. Box 82. Private residence, “Buckhurst,” Carlton Place. Mr. Clark holds several sole agencies of leading manufacturing houses for New Zealand, specially in connection with the drug and kindred trades, including the Vinolia Company, Limited, whose soap and various toilet preparations, perfumery, etc., command an extensive sale throughout the colony. The premises consist of the first floor of a substantial brick building, where Mr. Clark has large and well lighted sample rooms, as well as convenient offices. Mr. Clark was born in 1860, in London, where he was educated, and brought up to mercantile life in the office of a shipping merchant. He arrived in Lyttelton in 1890, and established himself in business in Christchurch three years later. His connection extends from Auckland to the Bluff.
Clarke, John, Hardware Broker, Valuer, and Manufacturers' Agent, Varnish, Oil and Colour Importer, 22 Bedford Row, Christchurch. Mr. Clarke is referred to in another article as a member of the Christchurch City Council, on which he sits as a representative of North-East Ward.
Cooper, Thornhill, Average Adjuster, Duncan's Buildings, Cashel Street, Christchurch. Mr. Cooper was born at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, in 1840, and was educated at various schools in Yorkshire and Lancashire. In 1858 he became a clerk in the service of the Great Northern Railway Company, with which he remained for about two years and a half, chiefly in the audit department. In 1860–61 he was for a year in Victoria with the National Bank of Australasia. In 1862 Mr. Cooper visited California, where he remained about nine months, and sailed thence for Port Chalmers, in 1863, by the ship “Lady Young,” From 1863 to 1880 he resided in various parts of the colony, and was engaged for most of the time in banking. In 1880 Mr. Cooper became a partner in the firm of Lidbetter and Cooper, average adjusters and public accountants, of Wellington; and in 1882, he became sole proprietor of the business, which he has since conducted at Christchurch with considerable success. Mr. Cooper is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Accountants and a corresponding associate of the Association of Average Adjusters of London. He is the author of the well-known manual of book-keeping of the Southern Cross series, published by Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch. As a Freemason he was initiated in Lodge Otago Kilwinning in 1864, and is a Master Mason. Mr. Cooper has long taken an interest in art, and has been connected with the Canterbury, Auckland, and Dunedin Societies of Arts.
Craddock And Simes (Alfred Ernest Craddock and Walter Edwin Simes), Licensed Land Brokers, Land, Estate, and General Agents, 185 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand, Established in January, 1898. The firm makes a specialty of conveyancing under the Land Transfer Act, and undertakes the purchase and sale of properties in all parts of the city, suburbs, and provincial district.
Day, William Alexander, Land, Estate, Grain, Produce and General Agent, 149A Cashel Street. Mr. Day is referred to in another article as the commanding officer of the North Canterbury Infantry Battalion.
Dearsley And Lane (Charles Leonard Dearsley, Arthur William Lane), House, Land, and Estate Agents, Hotel Brokers and Valuators, Licensed under the Land Transfer Act, 71 Cathedral Square, formerly of 133 Lichfield Street, Christchurch. Telephone 426. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Agents for the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Private residence, Mr Dearsley, Madras Street, St. Albans; Mr. Lane, 356 Colombo Street. This business was established by Mr. C. L. Dearsley in 1892, since which it has increased so much that the firm has removed to more commodious premises in Cathedral Square. The firm represents a number of absentee property owners, as well as many residents in the Colony. Properties are disposed of on very easy terms, money is advanced if required, and hotel brokering forms a leading feature of the business. Mr. Lane has had much experience in this branch, and the firm is prepared to give advice to any would-be purchasers of hotel properties. The firm bears a good name for prompt settlements.
Mr. C. L. Dearsley.
Mr. A. W. Lane.
Mr. R. O. Duncan.
Ford, J. T., and Co., Auctioneers, Valuers, Wool and Produce Brokers, New Zealand Wool Stores, 143 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Telephone 229; P.O. Box 405. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. This firm was established in 1872, and holds weekly sales of live stock at Addington, of skins, fat, and hides every Thursday at the stores, and periodical sales at Darfield, Kirwee, Sheffield, Coalgate, Ashburton, and Tinwald. During the wool season (which extends from November till February), sales are held in conjunction with other auctioneers at the Chamber of Commerce, the wool being exhibited at the firm's New Zealand Wool Stores, which are well lighted and considered second to none in the Colony.
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Mr. J. T. Ford.
Garrard, Thomas, Accountant, Broker, and Commission Agent, Canterbury Hall, Manchester Street, Christchurch. P.O. Box 279. Mr. Garrard's business was established in 1897. Mr. Garrard is referred to in another article as secretary of the Christchurch Musical Union.
Gould, Beaumont and Co. (Joseph Gould and George Gould), Station, Finance, Insurance and Shipping Agents, 193 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Telephone 23; P.O. Box 76. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Private residence, Mr. G. Gould, Avon Bank, Fendalton. The business of this firm was established in 1875 by the senior partner, and has been conducted by the present proprietors jointly since 1892. It extends throughout the Canterbury provincial district. Messrs. Gould, Beaumont and Co. are exporters and agents for the sale of woo and produce. They occupy a single-storey stone building containing large public offices, together with three private offices. As insurance agents, they represent the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company and the Marine Insurance Company of London. Mr. Joseph Gould is a director of the New Zealand Shipping Company and of several other local companies.
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Mr. W. H. Gundry.
Harman And Stevens (Richard J. Strachan Harman, and the Hon. E. C. J. Stevens, M.L.C.), Land Agents, Hereford Street, Christchurch. Telephone 659. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia, Private residences: Mr. Harman, Windmill Road; Mr. Stevens, corner East Belt and River Road. This firm's business was established by the senior partner in 1851. Mr. Stevens joining him twelve years later. They are agents in Canterbury for the Northern Insurance Company and for the Dickson Investment Company of Birmingham. A biographical sketch of the Hon. Mr. Stevens appears in the Wellington volume of this Cyclopedia, page 85.
Mr. Richard James Strachan Harman, Senior Partner in the firm of Harman and Stevens, is a very old Canterbury settler. He was born in Dublin, educated at Rugby, and at King's College, London, and became a pupil of Mr. George and Sir John Rennie, the celebrated engineers, London, with whom he served his time. He arrived in Lyttelton in 1850 by the ship “Sir George Seymour,” one of the first four historic ships, and has since that time resided continuously in Canterbury, with the exception of a short visit to England. Mr. Harman established himself in business in 1850 as a land agent, in which he was joined some years after by the Hon. E. C. J. Stevens. In the days of the Provincial Government Mr. Harman was member of the council for different constituencies, and acted as Deputy-Superintendent for several years, and was Provincial Treasurer and Auditor. He has served on many public bodies, including the Christchurch Drainage Board and Domain Board, being still a member of the latter, and was at one time chairman. Mr. Harman is a member of the Cathedral Chapter and Diocesan Synod. He was for thirty years a member of the governing body of Christ's College, and for some time of the Canterbury College. As a volunteer in the early days, he was captain of No. 2 Company Christchurch Rifles, and was also for many years captain of the Honorary Reserve Corps.
Heywood, J. M., and Co. (J. M. Heywood and E. E. Heywood), Custom, Insurance, Forwarding, and General Commission Agents and Cartage Contractors. Head Office, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, Branch offices, Carlyle Street, Sydenham, and Norwich Quay, Lyttelton. Stables, Carlyle Street, Sydenham. Stores, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, and Byron Street, Sydenham. Telephone 27; P.O. Box 52. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Private residence, Latimer Square, Christchurch. This extensive business was founded as far back as June, 1851, in Lyttelton, and the firm is now the only one in Canterbury whose business has continued since the earliest days of the settlement. Mr. J. M. Heywood was appointed agent in Lyttelton for the Northern Assurance Company in 1859, and is now the oldest insurance representative in Canterbury. In 1861, Mr. Heywood was appointed agent for the New Zealand Insurance Company, and continued to represent that company until it established a branch office in Christchurch. Since 1872 the firm (of which the late Mr. W. Day was a partner until 1880) has held the appointment of chief agents and attorneys in Canterbury for the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, and it also represents in Canterbury Messrs George W. Wheatley and Co., of London; Messrs. Davies, Turner and Co., of London and New York; The United States Express Company; Messrs. Mullaly and Byrne, Melbourne; Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son, tourist and general passenger agents; and is storage agent for the well-known “Orb” brand of iron. In 1860, Mr. Heywood erected the wharf on Ferry Road and ran the steamer “Planet,” and other small craft for the conveyance of goods and merchandise between Lyttelton and Christchurch. After the opening of the Lyttelton-Christchurch railway this property was rendered useless, and in 1879 the firm obtained the railway cartage contract for the delivery of goods in Christchurch and suburbs, which it successfully held for some seventeen years. The firm has established direct agents not only throughout New Zealand, but also agents and correspondents in all parts of the world. As custom house agents Messrs. J. M. Heywood and Co. are widely known in Canterbury; they have recently considerably developed the forwarding branch of the business, and now undertake the delivery of parcels and packages, not only in the city and all parts of the Colony, but to any part of the world, with door-to-door service, for which they have a safe and systematic organisation. The charges are based on the lowest possible scale, and can be made payable either by sender or receiver. Good storage accommodation is provided at their goods-shed in Sydenham, as also in their stores at the Cathedral Square premises, on the upper floor of which there are convenient sample-rooms.
Hopkins, Simpson and Co. (W. J. M. Hopkins and G. S. Simpson), Stock and Sharebrokers, Land, Estate and Financial Agents, Valuators, and Arbitrators, Insurance and General Commission Agents, corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, Christchurch. P.O. Box 318. Telephone 983. Telegraphic address, “Hopkins Simpson,” Christchurch. Cable address, “Hopkins,” Christchurch. Messrs Hopkins and Simpson are members of the Stock Exchange of Canterbury.
The Late Mr. H. Hughes.
Mr. Percival Manfield Newton, Canterbury Representative of the firm, is the great-grandson of Mr. William Newton, of London, who died in 1861, and was the first patent agent in the world. Mr. P. M. Newton is the fourth generation of a family of patent agents. He was for upwards of twelve years engaged in Australia in connection with patents and engineering, and came specially to New Zealand to take charge of the Canterbury branch.
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Mr. P. M. Newton.
Jamieson, John, Manufacturer's Agent and Importer, Hereford Street, Christchurch. Mr. Jamieson was born in Auckland in 1853, and educated at the Rev. P. Mason's Western Academy. His parents arrived in Auckland in the ship “Jane Gifford” in 1842. Brought up to the boot trade, he removed to Christchurch in 1875, and entered the service of Messrs. Lightband, Allan and Co., as salesman. After thirteen years in this situation, he returned to Auckland as manager of Messrs. William McArthur and Co.'s boot department, where he continued till 1891. Mr. Jamieson was married in 1876 to a daughter of the late Mr. James Lamb, of Christchurch, and has three sons and one daughter. He is referred to elsewhere as a member of the Linwood Borough Council.
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Mr. J. Jamieson.
Kesteven, Francis David, Land, Estate, and Commission Agent, 7 Chancery Lane, Christchurch, Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, 69 Kilmore Street, Christchurch. Mr. Kesteven, who is referred to elsewhere as agent for the Hyman Marks' Trust, established himself in business on the 10th of August, 1896.
King, George, And Company, Limited (George King, managing director), Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Grain, Insurance, and General Agents, 160 Cashel Street, Christchurch. The large business conducted by this company was founded by the present managing director, Mr. George King, in 1872, and was conducted under the style of George King and Co. till 1888, when it was incorporated into a limited liability company. Weekly stock sales are held every Wednesday at Addington Yards, and periodical sales are held in various country districts; at the rooms in Cashel Street, sales of farms, stations, and other properties are held from time to time. The firm transacts considerable business as grain agents and brokers, and has a large number of station properties in various parts of Canterbury on its books for disposal. It represents the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation of London (fire and marine), as agents for the provincial district of Canterbury, the Live Stock General Insurance Company, and New Zealand Plate Glass Insurance Company. The offices and sample-rooms adjoin Tattersall's Horse Sale Yards in Cashel Street.
Mr. George King, the Managing Director, has been well known in commercial circles in Christchurch for many years.
Kinsey, Barns and Co. (Joseph James Kinsey and Fred. H. Barns), Shipping and Insurance Brokers, Hereford Street, Christchurch, and Norwich Quay, Lyttelton. Telephone, 762. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. This firm represents the Tyser Line, Ltd., Oceanic Steamship Co., Huddart, Parker and Company, Ltd., and steamers trading on the Coast and to the Chatham Islands. The firm was established by Mr. Kinsey, shortly after his arrival in New Zealand. Its offices in Hereford Street occupy the ground floor and the second floor of a two-storey brick building, next the Bank of New Zealand. The head office of the firm is connected by private wire with their Lyttelton branch, where, under the personal supervision of Mr. Barns, the work of the Canterbury Stevedoring Association is also carried on.
Mr. Joseph James Kinsey, Senior Partner in the firm, is referred to elsewhere in this volume as the Consul for Belgium.
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.
Marshall, Charles James, Licensed Land Broker and Estate Agent, Cathedral Square, Christchurch. Mr. Marshall is referred to in another article as secretary of the Caledonian Society.
Matson, H., and Co. (Harry Matson, Leicester Matson, and David Matson), Auctioneers, Stock and Station Agents, Wool Brokers, Grain and Produce Merchants, 164 Cashel Street (offices, stores, and sale-rooms), Christchurch. This large business was founded in 1862 by Mr. Henry Matson, grandfather of the present proprietors. After some fifteen years or thereabouts under the management of its founder, the concern was taken over by his son, Mr. John T. Matson, father of the present proprietors, who carried on the business till the end of 1893. All the partners are New Zealanders. Owing to disputes between Mr. John T. Matson and the National Mortgage Company, an opportunity was afforded of which the present proprietors took advantage, and the business is now independent of any other company or firm. Under the late and present proprietors a large business has been built up, and regular sales of live stock are now held at Addington yards each Wednesday, Messrs. Leicester and David Matson being the auctioneers. At the rooms every Thursday there is the skins and hides sale, and each Saturday at the same place the grain sale is held. The other regular sales are at Dunsandel, Darfield, Kirwee, and Head of the Bays monthly, at Leeston, Oxford, and Culverden periodically, at Rangiora weekly, and at Little River, Culverden, and Ashburton periodically for all kinds of live stock. The wool sales are held in November, December, and January each year, and about 6000 bales on the average are marketed. The annual turnover in sheep is about 350,000. The firm claims to do the largest cattle trade in the Colony, fully 12,000 head being brought to the hammer at the various sales during the year. In pigs no fewer than 25,000 are disposed of per annum. In addition to the business of auctioneers and stock and station agents and wool-brokers, the firm carries on a large grain and produce trade. The turnover in grain, grass seed and produce generally is very considerable, a great portion being sold in transit by rail and for shipment. The offices, sale-rooms, and stores are very extensive, embracing about 14,000 square feet. The land auction-room has been the scene of many an exciting sale, the larger portion of the principal estates in Canterbury having been sold there. There is little doubt that the firm has sold more land than any other auctioneering firm in Canterbury.
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.
Mr. Leicester Matson's school days were broken up by a period of ill-health, which necessitated his leaving the Boys' High School in 1883. He was sent to his relatives, the Manifolds, in Australia, and worked as a station hand on Purrumbete, Danedite, and Coomete stations. The former place carried 10,000 head of cattle and 53,000 sheep, and in one year 900 head of fat stock realized at the Ballarat and Melbourne markets £14 10s. per head. Returning with renewed health to Christchurch, he went to Christ's College, to find that his enforced absence was the means of placing him in the lowest form. By close attention he speedily made up for lost time, and reached the middle fifth before leaving early in 1887, when he joined Matson, Cox and Co., at Ashburton, as a junior. After two years he returned to Christchurch, becoming grain clerk in the business, and continuing in various positions till 1891, when he joined Mr. David Thomas, of Ashburton, as auctioneer and stock manager. This position he held till 1892, when on the death of his eldest brother, he was called on to fill the vacant position in the business of H. Matson and Co., then associated with the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd. His was a most difficult task (as the late Mr. Jack Matson was admitted to be the best all-round man in the stock trade in Canterbury), but constant perseverance has brought its usual reward.
Mr. David Matson was also educated at Christ's College, where he distinguished himself in athletics, winning the school cup and breaking the school records at the 120 yards hurdles. After leaving college he represented New Zealand in Wellington, won the quartermile hurdles and gained the championship of the Colony. The following year he visited the Australian Championship Meeting, won the 440 yards hurdles, and put up the world's record. His first appointment in commercial life was at the Bank of New South Wales, which, however, he left to join his uncle, Mr. David Thomas, of Ashburton. It was not long before he became an auctioneer and joined his two brothers in the present business at the beginning of 1894.
Reynolds And Kinvig (J. Reynolds and R. C. Kinvig), Manufacturers' Agents, 164 Lichfield Street, Christchurch. Messrs Reynolds and Kinvig are sole New Zealand representatives for Messrs J. E. Pickles and Co., Bradford, Dress Stuff Manufacturers; the Caledonian Carpet Co., Ltd., Stirling, Scotland; sole Canterbury representatives for Messrs Roberts (New Zealand), Ltd., Manchester; and Messrs Joseph Pickles and Son, Sydney, Dress Stuff Manufacturers. This enterprising firm was originally founded by Mr. Reynolds, the senior partner, in 1895, but owing to the great progress and extension of the business in New Zealand a partnership was entered into with Mr. Kinvig in 1899, since which the firm has carried on business under its present name. The firm occupies large brick premises in Lichfield Street, where choice selections of its various lines are displayed.
Mr. J. Reynolds, the Senior Partner, who is a native of Cornwall, England, has a complete knowledge of his business. He arrived in New Zealand in 1875, and for a number of years was connected with the firm of Messrs Hobday and Co. Being offered the responsible position of manager of the drapery department in the New Zealand Farmers' Co operative Association, he severed his connection with the former firm, and for ten years helped in developing the success of the Association. In 1895 Mr. Reynolds started the present business, which his experience and energy, coupled with those of his partner, have now placed in the front rank amongst manufacturers' agencies in Christchurch.
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Mr. R. C. Kinvig.
Sladen, F., Manufacturers' Agent and Importer, Bowron's Buildings, Christchurch. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Telegraphic address, “Sladen, Christchurch.” Mr. Sladen is the sole representative in New Zealand for several English and foreign watch manufacturers, including the well-known Lancashire Watch Company, Limited, England, the largest firm of its kind in the British Empire, with an output of 3000 watches per week. This firm supports a high class examiner, who was recently sent out to New Zealand for the purpose of examining and overhauling all the firm's watches, ordered through Mr Sladen, prior to their consignment to its numerous customers. Mr. Sladen also carries one of the largest varieties, if not the largest variety of gold silver, and nickel watches in the colony, and their sterling qualities bear a high record. He represents Messrs J. and H. Taylor, manufacturing opticians of Birmingham—gold spectacles a specialty; also Messrs Hirst Bros. and Company, Limited, Lancashire, noted for their watchmakers' and jewellers' tools and materials; and Messrs M. Hunter and Son, Sheffield, one of the leading cutlery manufacturers. Mr. Sladen does a large and extensive business throughout New Zealand in fitting up jewellers' shops and supplying for all trades, all kinds of fittings, including gold and embossed, as well as printed tickets for drapers and bootmakers, and has undoubtedly the finest show of tickets in New Zealand, as the representative of Messrs Potter and Sons, Limited, London. In 1897 Mr Sladen commenced his present business, which grew to such dimensions that he has twice been compelled to move to more extensive premises. His present offices are situated in Bowron's Buildings, at the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets. His business is strictly wholesale, and he supplies the trade only. Mr. Sladen is a native of Yorkshire, England, and was brought up to business as a watchmaker and jeweller, but owing to delicate health he was recommended to try the mild climate of New Zealand, and settled in Christchurch. He is now one of the leading watch importers, with a splendid connection throughout the colony.
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Mr. F. Sladen.
Sutherland, Robert, Broker, Commission and Financial Agent, 158 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, Cambridge Terrace. Mr. Sutherland is further referred to in connection with the Canterbury Caledonian Society.
Virtue, Arthur John, Accountant, Christchurch. Mr. Virtue was born in London in 1854, was educated there and on the Continent, and brought up as an accountant. Mr. Virtue, who has long been associated with church music came to the Colonies in 1873, and after being about six years in Melbourne, he was appointed organist for a time for the Tonic Sol-fa Association of South Melbourne, and filled a similar position at St. Matthew's church, Prahran. During his residence in the sister Colony, Mr. Virtue was an articled pupil of Mr. David Lee, city organist of Melbourne. In 1879 he settled in Christchurch, and shortly after became organist of St. Paul's Presbyterian church for two years. He was afterwards at St. Mary's church, Addington, for six years, and also for a number of years at St. Luke's, Christchurch.
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Mr. A. J. Virtue.