The North Otago Highland Pipe Band dates from October, 1901. It is a strong company of forty-three members. Officers: Mr. St. J. Buckley, Chieftain; Mr. J. D. Bissett, Drum-Major; Mr. E. H. Jamieson, Pipe-Major; Mr. R. H. McPherson, Lieutenant; Mr. A. Aitken, Secretary; Mr. D. Gillies, Senior Sergeant; Mr. R. J. Meldrum, Pipe-Sergeant; and Mr. A. C. Buist, Sergeant. Since the establishment of the corps considerable sums of money have been raised, and £320 has been paid for pipes, besides £352 for uniforms. The pipes were imported from Mr. D. Thou, Dundee. The uniform worn by the Drum-Major cost £70, that of the Pipe-Major £30, and that of the Lieutenant £10. The finances of the corps are in a strong position, with a credit balance of nearly £300.

Pipe-Major Ebenezar Hislop Jamieson , of the North Otago Highland Pipe Band, was born in Leith, Scotland, in 1872, and was educated at Linlithgow and Oamaru. He accompanied his parents to Nelson in the ship “East Minster” in 1880. Mr. Jamieson learned his trade as a carpenter in Dunedin and joined the railway service in 1890. On resigning his position on the railway in 1903, he joined Mr. Alfred Smith in business, as builder and contractor. Mr. Jamieson is an enthusiast in pipe music, and served for three years in the Dunedin Pipe Band under Pipe-Major Gray. He is practically father of the North Otago Highland Pipe Band, and has brought it to its present excellent stage of efficiency. Mr. Jamieson served for three years in Dunedin in the Highland Rifles. He was married, in 1895, to a daughter of Mr. John Winton, Dunedin, one of the Philip Laing's passengers, and has one son and one daughter.