Timaru Gas, Coal And Coke Co., Limited. Directors: Messrs J. G. Sutten (chairman), W. Evans, J. Jackson, E. G. Stericker, A. Hart, and G. Gabites. Manager, Mr. W. A. Courtes; Secretary, Mr. B. D. Hibbard. This company was incorporated in 1876. Its works and offices stand on an acre of land at the corner of Arthur and Perth Streets. There is a full gas plant, including nineteen retorts and three gas holders, with a capacity of 93,000 feet. About twenty-two miles of mains have been laid down, and there are about 600 consumers.

Mr. William Arthur Courtes, Manager of the Timaru Gas Company, was born in Victoria, where he gained his experience as a gas engineer. Mr. Courtes received his present appointment in 1892.