New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company
| Industry | Mercantile |
|---|---|
| Successor | Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd. |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Headquarters | No. 1, Victoria-street, Mansion House, London. |
| Products | Investment and loan of monies, trade and commerce. |
Corner Thomas Burns and Willis and Fryatt Street, Dunedin
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company provided investments and loans for trade and commerce in New Zealand and Australia.[1]
Notable people
- James Beard, the 1889 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Building architect
- 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
England
- No. 1, Victoria-street, Mansion House, London.
Australia
- Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland
- Rockhampton, Queensland
- 538 Collins Street (1883) & King_Street(1909), Melbourne, Victoria -
New Zealand
- Corner Thomas Burns and Willis and Fryatt Street, Dunedin
- Durham Street Sydenham, New Zealand
Timeline
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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