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New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company provided investments and loans for trade and commerce in New Zealand and Australia.[1]
| Industry | Mercantile |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1865 |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Successor | Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd. |
| Headquarters | 1 Queen Victoria Street, London (Bank of New Zealand building) |
| Products | Agricultural and pastoral trade and commerce, rural investments |
Notable people edit
- James Beard, the 1889 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Building architect
- John Logan Campbell, director[2]
- Josiah Firth, with Thomas Russell embarked on a series of large banking and company promotions[3]
- Henry Goulstone, colonial accountant[4]
- Thomas Henderson, helped establish the company[5]
- Thomas Russell, company founder and Minister of Colonial Defence[6]
- James Williamson, company founder and director[7]
Location of former offices edit
England
- 1, Queen Victoria Street, Mansion House, London
Australia
- Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland
- Rockhampton, Queensland
- 538 Collins Street (1883) and King Street(1909), Melbourne, Victoria[8]
New Zealand
- Corner of Fryatt and Thomas Burns Streets, Dunedin[9]
- Durham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Timeline edit
- 1865 – Incorporated in England.
- 1874 – Started business in some Australia States
- 1881 – Net Profit £6154
- 1889 – The Australian business formed their own board. Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Rockhampton [1]
- 1893–95: The Bank of New Zealand, the Colonial Bank of New Zealand and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company were involved with a financial crisis causing a national slowdown in private investment.[2]
- 1894 – Company reconstructed.
- 1952 – Became NZL Properties (Australia) Pty Ltd
- 1961 – Merged with Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd
Dalgety went on to be replaced by the contemporary PGG Wrightson
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency.
- ^ Archive Research Consultancy (2005). "New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co". Guide to Australian Business Records. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Stone, R. C. J. "Campbell, John Logan – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Waterson, D. B. "Firth, Josiah Clifton – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. Henry Goulstone". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stone, R. C. J. (1990). "Russell, Thomas 1830 – 1904". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- ^ Stone, R. C. J. "Williamson, James – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency (Former), Australian National Trust Register
- ^ "New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Otago & Southland Provincial Districts