New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company

• James Beard, the 1889 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Building architect • John Logan Campbell, director • Josiah Firth, with Thomas Russell embarked on a series of large banking and company promotions • Henry Goulstone, colonial accountant • Thomas Henderson, helped establish the company • Thomas Russell, company founder and Minister of Colonial Defence • James Williamson, company founder and director ==Location of former offices ==

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 New Zealand • Corner of Fryatt and Thomas Burns Streets, Dunedin • Durham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch ==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.[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10666749 • 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 == Gallery ==

File:New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd - office in Timaru, Canterbury (52964).jpg|Office in Timaru, Canterbury, 1926 File:New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd - Milton, Otago - new premises (52948).jpg|Premises in Milton, Otago, 1940 File:New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd - Hunterville, Rangitikei District (52975).jpg|Premise in Hunterville, Rangitikei district, c.1930 File:New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd - Hastings, Hawke's Bay - New premises built after Hawke's Bay earthquake (52961).jpg|Premise in Hastings, Hawke's Bay (after earthquake), 1931 File:New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd - Rakaia, Canterbury - No.1 grain store (52972).jpg|Grain store, Rakaia, Canterbury, 1920 == References ==