The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
Mr. Harold Cummins Rogers
Mr. Harold Cummins Rogers, manager of the Palmerston North branch of the New Zealand State Fire Insurance Department, was born in Wellington in the year 1880, and, after completing his education, entered the office of the United Insurance Company, Ltd. After about five years there he resigned, in 1901, to serve in the South African Boer war. On returning to New Zealand he joined the National Insurance Company, and three years later entered the service of the State Fire Insurance Department.