The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]
Dentistry
Dentistry.
Mr. H. M. Coulson.
Renton, William James, Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist, Hamilton Street, Hokitika. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. This practice was established by Mr. Renton in the year 1897. The surgery is well appointed and fitted up with the most modern appliances. Mr. Renton is a son of Mr. James Renton, one of the oldest settlers of the West Coast, and was born in Hokitika in 1873. He studied for his profession in Christchurch, under Mr. F. W. Thompson, passed his examinations at Dunedin, and proceeded afterwards to London, where he obtained valuable experience. Mr. Renton returned to New Zealand in 1897, and commenced practice in Hokitika.