Notable People

• James Albert Beard - The 1889 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Building Architect.
• John Logan Campbell
  John Logan Campbell
  Sir John Logan Campbell was a prominent New Zealand public figure. He was the son of Doctor John Campbell and his wife Catherine. He was described by his contemporaries as "the father of Auckland".- Early life:...
  
   - Director
• Josiah Clifton Firth - with Thomas Russell embarked on a series of large banking and company promotions http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1f7/1
• Henry Goulstone
  Henry Goulstone
  Henry Goulstone was an early European immigrant to New Zealand, where he was a financier and magistrate.Goulstone was born on 22 October 1836 in Long Ashton, England, as 1 of 12 children, and baptised in the Church of England faith...
  
   - Colonial Accountant.
• Thomas Henderson
  Thomas Henderson (New Zealand)
  Thomas Maxwell Henderson was a New Zealand politician. He was one of the earliest settlers in Auckland. He was a significant entrepreneur, and the Auckland suburb of Henderson bears his name.-Early life:...
  
   - Helped establish
• Thomas Russell
  Thomas Russell (New Zealand)
  Thomas Russell was a lawyer, politician, businessman and entrepreneur in 19th-century New Zealand. Russell was one of the first two New Zealand-trained lawyers admitted to the bar. He was the founder of a number of major New Zealand-based companies including the Bank of New Zealand and the New...
  
   - Founder and Minister of Colonial Defence
• James Williamson
  James Williamson (politician)
  James Williamson was a 19th century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Auckland West electorate from 1862 to 1867, when he resigned....
  
   Founder and Directorhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1w27/1

Location of former offices

• Eagle Street, Brisbane
  Brisbane
  Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
  
  , Queensland
  Queensland
  Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
  
  
• Rockhampton
  Rockhampton
  Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...
  
  , Queensland
  Queensland
  Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
  
  
• 538 Collins Street
  Collins Street, Melbourne
  Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west.It is notable as Melbourne's traditional main street and best known street, is often regarded as Australia's premier street, with some of the country's finest Victorian era buildings.The...
  
   (1883) & King Street
  King Street, Melbourne
  King Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. King Street is part of the Pacific Highway, and used to be part of National Route 1 until the city by-pass road linking the Monash Freeway with the Westgate Freeway was completed...
  
  (1909), Melbourne
  Melbourne
  Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
  
  , Vistoria - http://www.nattrust.com.au/trust_register/search_the_register/new_zealand_loan_mercantile_agency_former

• Corner Thomas Burns and Willis and Fryatt Street, Dunedin
  Dunedin
  Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
  
  http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=4755
• Durham Street Sydenham, New Zealand
  Sydenham, New Zealand
  Sydenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres south of the city centre, on and around the city’s main street, Colombo Street...
  
  

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 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20851359
• 1893-95: The Bank of New Zealand
  Bank of New Zealand
  Bank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s largest banks and has been operating continuously in the country since the first office was opened in Auckland in October 1861 followed shortly after by the first branch in Dunedin in December 1861...
  
  , 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 plc
  Dalgety plc was a major British conglomerate. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...