Men we Meet on Lambton 2way.

New Zealand Mail, 3 December 1896, Page 42

Men we Meet on Lambton 2way.

Fourteen yriirs mure than the allotted “three score veers ;uul ten " is the burden of aye which Mr. .mil X I’Ll M M Klf. the “ Fill her of Wei liny! on/" curries so sturdily so cheerily. How wide, how vnried his experience. how I >oii 11 1 i t‘i 1 1 his memories of the Wb'lLinyt on he loves so well must lie. From JS 1-1 to I S'JC) fifty-four years lies this yenial old cent lomnn spent in New Ze:iland’s cupitnl. end diiriny this time wh.ut chunyes hits he not seen. His first "house -5 —Stive the murk w;ts in Te A ro, without ;i floor, nnd with n lied of ti-tree hush. Today his com fort ;il ile residence, the famous “ Noah's Ark." is :is well known its the Posr-oflice clock or "yood old -lolin ” himself. hone may its owner flourish. .V life of enterprise and industry led ly u man of pluck nnd yood-nature has keen followed by well-earned competence and a comfortable leisure. Despite an occasional sliylit ailment, the oh I cent lonian is as well as ever, cyesiyht and lieariny almost unimpaired. lie can enjoy a a yame of billiards, is never tired of a " crack ’* about the yood old days, is never wearied in helpiny in a yood local cause, or tenderiny a yenerous assistance in case of need, .and is patriotism p/as com mon-sense personified. "flood old Plitn iner!

Mr. T. G. MACAIiTIIV, chairman of directors of tin* Wellinyt on and Manawatu Com])aiiv. director of i he Rank oi Now Zealand, and the wadi known brewer, conies from "The I lie Smoke," having been born in London in LSBB. The a u ri *ur ra fa me* brouyht him out to Victoria in i be ” fifties,” after winch came yoldmininy c\]ieriences in Otayo and on the West ( oast oi the South Island. Charleston at lenyt h claimed him ;is a presumably permanent resident, and for some years bis brewery at that centre sent forth a brand of the British national beveraye which was hiylily appreciated. ducky .and shrewd speculations at Reefton were made duriny this period,

and proved pleasantly profitable. In 1.577 Mr. Macarrhv cast, in his lot with the Wellinytonians. purchasing a brewery business, which he has yreatly extended, and takiny a keen interest in ycneral commercial underttikinys. lie has held a number of functions in public companies, his caution, shrewdness. and yeneral business capacity proviny of yreat sable. II is connection with the Welli nylon and Mann want ( 'on i pans, of which he is chairman of directors, is speei,alls' svell known to \\ ell inyt onin ns. and his services as director of the Hank of Xew Zealand are yermrally recoynised as beiny of the hiyliest sable to the shareholders and to the con n t rv.

Alert of aspect, sedate < if yard, with the Ik d 11 op per and umbrella of the traditional London "cite man. Mr. I . .1. W . GALL is 11 uiie an institution in the commercial life of Wellinyioti. As everyone knows, he is the yeneral manayer < 1 1 the ( di I-est a b I isliei I and wealthy lirm of .lohnson ,V Co. lie is not a New Zealander Lv birth, till liotiyh nitinv folks think so, haviny first bettmed upon ;i more or less ttdiniriny worhl tit Adelaide in I SAB. lie was educated in Melbourne, and putiiny in some usid'til time with the lirm of Spence Bros., yeneral merchants. of the Victorian metropolis, crosseil over to Hokitika, and was there intimately connected with commercial lile lor some twelve veto’s, eon 11 uy mirth to W c 11 i nyt on in LS77 and takiny up a responsible position with Messrs. Johnson A ( 'o.. for which firm, since I SNA. lie has acted as yeneral manayer. Also, he has let his " liyht shine before men” in various public capacities, haviny done yood serv ice in connect ion with the Wellinyton Harbour Board, t lie Fire Insurance l." nderwrit ers A ssoeitt t ion. the Wellinyton Merchants Association, and the Ghamber of Commerce. He is an enthusiastic bowler, and has taken a yreat and practical interest in the provision oi work for the unemployed. I’opularly credited with resembliny Major Baystoek of " Dombev A' Son.” in that he is reported to be "cute, sir, cute and a-liem d h sly,” Mr. (bile is. nowit hstandiny an occasional shtirpness of speech, widely recoyniseii tts a shrewd business man, who possesses much more real liberality of character than he is pleased to exhibit to tdie world at lit rye. Like so many other successful colonists. Mr. JOHN K I R KCA LDIF is a Scut, and lirst and foremost and here ayain the Scots blood crops uppermost --lie .attends to his own business, and alter that. when he finds time, to that of ot her people. lie was born at Kennaway in Kifeshire, and had experience of the soit-yoods trade in Dublin and in London before he came to

New Zealand. With his friend and partner. Mr. Stains, he started business in Mellinyliiii (opposite ilarrett’s Hotel) in iNfid. and from that tine forward the name of Kirkcaldie has s|rdt commercial enerys . hours! S', and success. It has been joeu la rly said that M’ellinyt on husbands hate Mr. Kirkcaldie. whilst Wellinyton wives adore him a humorous tribute t . the manifold attractions of his line establishment in La mbton-:11 ta v. <>ft ell and earnest Is - solicited to take part in public affairs. Mr. Kii'kcaldie has always had to decline, that most substantial reason. " pressure of private affairs." beiny yis'en. lie is. hoss'ever, a director ol the \\ Hlinyion and M a ntt wa tit Hail way ('oinpany and of the mereial I n ion Insn ranee Conipiins'. lie is a staunch I’resbyterian. and a liberal man when appeals for charitable purposes are made.

A very prominent tiyure indeed in Wellington business circles is Mr. MARTIN l\ L N N FDA . who com bi nes with the rest less activity ol the Irishman, the cool, shrewd, not to say extremely warv j udynwnt of the Scot . An Irishman by birth. Mr. kennedv left that "Gld ('on n try.’ which, with its national aspirations and ambitions, is still so vi’i'v dear to him. in I SB<). His lirst experiences were in Victoria : and then, in common with so m.anv others, lie was attracted still further afield by the Otayo diya'inu’s. For some time he carried on business as a merchant at (Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu. but the West ('oast rush took him to Greymouth. where lie settled down as a merchant and lived for over t went v veins, beeominy famous all atony' the coast for his business etieryv and enterprise. and his anxiety to help forward all projects of local advancement. He acquired interests in yohl mines, and prospered; but it, is to coal, and not to yohl. that Mr. Kennedv owes most of the financial success he is popularly reputed to have achieved. In IS7I he acquired a considerable interest, in

I li*‘ I >ru n i K ■ ri < >n mines, and in 1 SS( ) dis_ ci in i i n in •( I his merchantiny business and devoted liinisell solely io tradiny in ! he blnek 1 1 in nn mi Is " whose working' Inis : i ft < 1 1*< 1 1 m I so much eni|ilovment on the Coast. Alien ; i lime lie liecume sole | il'ii] iri iM or of i he lirunnor colliery nmi of n Heel of sienm colliers, in 1 SSS ;mi:ile;ini:ii im;' his ow n interest with I hose of I lie \Ves|],ort I'iilll|i|lllV u! I i r 11 n n eri on. I'he combineil nniijiiiiiv liecume known llinlor I he stole 111- title of the " I 'ivy \ alley ( ' • i; 1 1 ( ' o In 11; I ll\ .“ hull' of Mf. Kennedy's interest in i he mines und the whole his sleumbout ililefesl beiny disposed id to the i n ion Sienm Shipping' ( 'iiinpniiy. Takiuy up his residence in Wellington, und net is manayiny director Ilf the (trey Vnlley ('onipuiiy. Mr. Kennedy speedily i * n 1 : i ry» 'i I his coinmerciul connections, proving- himself one of the shrewdesi und most successful of our locu! I ill si 111 'ss -11 ie 11. lb' is the luiinnrinr direelor of the I i rill of Sluples A to.. Limited, the well-known brewers, hohliny u con i m u ml i nit' interest i herein : Ims u line sle-ep run in the Wairarupa : und is interested in u varietv (if oilier u m I e ri u k i n lts. beiny u direelor of i he Hunk of New Zen In nd. of t I ie A cm Zni1,i,,,l Tinif.- Company. nod other concerns. .Mr. Kennedy was ut one lime in lS7f‘>-77 n member of the Mouse of liepresent n l ives. lull politienl duties i n f ri 11 treii 100 si'veivly Upon Ill’s I’ll f-l'e; U d 1 i 11 y colllmerciul interests, the exiyeneies of which dually determined his resiynation. Mr. Kriinedv Hikes u most lively inierest in I lie we I I'll re of 1 he ('lllllolie ('llUl'ldl. of which lie is n uenei'ous supporter. Durin.y the veur he Ims inken n trip to : lie Old ('ou n t ry. d urine 1 which lie u t t e tided us do loyal e from the New Zenlnml brunch of the Irish Nnlionul Leayue the now fninoiis Dublin ('on vent ion. before which lie delivered nil idoipienl speech in favour of complete und cord in I reunion between the r i 1 1 sect ions of the Irish nu t ionnl pu rt \ . The " s| lie I i n y ” f ru t ern i I y u nd In w - bren kers yenorally u re understood to hn\e heuved ;t biy. biy siyh of relief w hen it wns recent Iv nnnounced thut Mr. .1. MAIITIX. the then st i pel a I in ry mayist ru t e. hud resigned his duties to Hike up the importuiit and honourable oil i ee of I’llblic Trustee. rendered vacant by the appointment of Mr. .1. K. W’a rbi i rt on to the posi i ion of ( 'out roller a nd A ndit or-( leiiera I. Duriny his term of otlice as stipendiary mayist rate. Mr. Martin made ihinys remarkaiilv warm for the "spieliny” element, whilst his decisions yenorally yave yreat satisfaction to members of the loyal profession and to the publ ie yeuera I ly. Mr. Martin is an Knylishman by birth, lull came on 1 to t he colon v when a you t h. and 1 i 11 is h i ■< I his education in Christchurch, Serviny his articles with llamer A Harper of that city, lie was admitted a barrister in I SS I, and joined Messrs. Duncan tV Cott.erill in

partnership. He was appointed Crown solicitin' i u t 1 1 ri st eli urc h in ISS f. and nine years later was selected as stipendiurv m.ayisrrate tor the capital citv of the colony. In C l l rist ch urcli h ■ was keenlv interested in a.putties and vol u tit eerin <y. and was. as lie is here, extremelv popular. I he tact that the Leader ol tl l e <> p posit ion, and other members mu usually disposed to favourable criticism ol the appointments made by the present <! overil 11 ten t. vo rv warmly approved of Mr. Martin's recent promotion, speaks volumes. Mr. Martin is a modest, yood-hoarted yent lonian. lie is not a member of the Anti-Tobacco Societ v.

()iu-of i lie mi is! ii in is l cii !;ilii ms In it nunc I lie 1 1 *s s useful 1111 1 1 1 ii • cit izens linn Wellinytoil possesses is the yet 1 1 lel t i;i li whose portrait ;i |>| ie;i rs above. Mr. L. 1.. HARRIS Inis snl on ;i mimlier of j»11 1 >li < • bodies. and has 1 1 1 sli 11 11 isli i• < I himsell on one anil all by liis strict allention to business, his efasp of i let ail. his wide k now h-dye o| Ii na lire, and I I is an \ let v to fii ft her t lin ad viinceiiion t and rood eoverninent ol ihe city. A l.iverI mil lia n by birt h. lie ea in it to A nst ra Ii a with his mother while yet an infant, and his earliest c.\ I lorietiee of business was in I In- drajieiw line in Sydney. Private ventures in Rhteensland lollowed. and he ea me over t o New Zealand, to Hokitika, in 1 Mir,. (11l I lie ('oast he lived some time, and after beiny in business at Kaikoiira, Mar 11 lorottu'l i. and Sent hbridye. ( ant erbury, iinallv set t led down ;is a private banker in Wellington in the year IWD From the venr I sss. up to a few months ayo. he has occupied :l seal on the Wellington City (’oiineil, of which. it is not too much to say, the business com lit it it it y. and the citizens e-en era 11 reei >yn ise that he has been one of the most assiduous and invaluable op members. lie has taken special interest in the financial aII airs <> I the ( itv. and has effected '/real economies in interest and in other directions. ID him also is. very laryel\ due the reorya n isat ion anti yreat ly increased ellieienev of the City Fire Hriynde. lie was a consistent supporter ol the drai naye scheme, and has done excellent public service in connection with the administration of charitable aid. In IS!)f he contested t lie mavuralt v wit h Mr. ('. M. Luke, but was not successful ; and in Sejitmuber hast he resin-nod his seat on the Council, of which he was t he oldest, member, partly on account of ill-health and partly owiny to the unsat isfaet.orv manner in which he considered the Council's business was beiny conducted. Mr. Harris is a .Justice of the Peace, and manayiny direct or of the .Ync Zunln ml 'l'/im'*. For some years lie occupied the position of president of t he Wellington .Jewish conyreyation, bv whom, as indeed by the public; generally, he is yreat. ly respected, beiny ;i most charitable and publie-sjn’rited citizen, atul one who has worker! lony and tuithiully for the yood of the city-

It is Mr. (i H( >1! (i K FISHKR'S own fault that lie has crammed so much into the liitytlircc years lit* lias adorned this stthlnnui\ split re that it is impossible for us to deal with ids career in detail. I hat career, too. is very well known to most of our readers. Starting' like in hunihle rircunistanri's. a sell educated man, lie has louyht his way u|> to rhe biyliest | msi tiims.civ ii •a nd (lolitical. with a couraye, a test less enettty. a persistent industry, and an indomitable perseverance which cannot fail to win for any man the admiration of hisfellows. A printer.a journalist, a id, later on. a prom i non t liy ure i n m u hici]i;d ami jiolitical life, he is a man of wonderful natural talents. Klin l iny t.lie Wellington ('it v (’on 11 cd lie was el ect ed M a yor ; 1 1 1 er 1 0 11 r years term, and was re-elected to the oflice of Chief .Magistrate no fewer than four times, a record of which lie has just reason Id tic proud. In I SSI lie entered Parliament as member for Wellington South, ami in ISS7 was uyuin returned, this time lor Wellington Hast, and from St h Octolier in t hat year to Ajtril 1HS!) was .Minister e.i Kducation and Columissioner of Customs in the Atkinson .Ministry. Ayain a lapse of three years and we liml him toppiny the poll for Wellington City, hut in islti Diimr Fortune was unkind and lie was dclcated. This year he is aynin a candidate.

A.' hard-headed ji s uni- of hi.- own nails, mi i in l nsi ri - hi.' < • in ■ *1 i t • Scut. Mr. -1 < >ll N DCTII 1 K is ..11l- »>f <> 111 • limsi |> >I»I1 1.-ti-respect i-il citizens. Kvi-ii t!n >si• who do uni ayn-c wit 1 1 tin- |.- >1 i t ii-.-i! opinion- In- lino set forth witli such rl i :i rai't i-ri- ; i i<- viyonr anil c-i ill ra ye, :t 1 11 ii i I - * ■ hi> many personal y'ond qualities, anil ren >yn isi ■ in him a yen: lonian wild ,-an do, ami has (lone mueli real soliil work in the till v;i neemeni ot \\ el I i nyi on. A t , A berdeeiishire inttn hy hirth, ami ei 1 neat ot 1 a t, jin - (i i"; i tn tn a r School oi the '' * ■ ra n i t e ( i t y. Mr. 1 tut hie served h is t i me as a n inmmonyer with a local linn, and then look the road to the south. Knt ei'ine the service ot a biy. Shetlield tirtn tor a time, lie travelled in Scotland and Ireland. New '/.'-aland first erected him in |N(ils. when he landed tn A nek !a nd, and for some time travelled lor Messrs, t ' ruii-kslta n k . Smart A' ( 0.. hardware merchants. Next, in I Slit! he started on his ( ,w!i account in New l’lymotiih, and did business all alone- the coast. In Wan-'tiimi lie carried on an e.xte- sive littsiness tor some veiirs. t a k i tie 1 his share oi |>ul>lie work the while, until in 1 ST'd. beitiy shrewd t*u<> l1 e*lt to see that the moment wtts ripe, he started littsiness in W'ellinyl on. Sine- then his career is well known. An invaluable niemlter of t In- I larhottr Hoard, director ot the (lear Company, president ot the ( ale(lonian Society, and .Mayor ot M elhnyt on (evejrisiny in this e.-ipaeit y a hospitality

wliich wits almost princely), he Ims occupied dozens of public* and quasi-public positions and in one ami till intuit; hosts of friends and admirers. His political career we need not refer to hefty stive to remark that his decision to retire from political life a decision rendered necessary by pressure of private affairs and family reasons was received by his party with unfeiyned reyret. At times, a trifle hrusipie in manner. .Mr. Ihithie is n verv yeiierous-hcartcd man. and yives freely ami tt m ist ent a t ion sly to all deservi ity object s.

At the time, on almost the very titty th:~ paper published, the name ot Sir IHHIFK I STOI’T will lie mi the lips and in the minds of Welliiiyton eleetors. Hveiywhere in town his political career has been and will be dismissed t > in detail. 1 n this place such reference would. for- iiumv and manifest reasons, he liiyhlv improper. Suiliee it to say that Sir Robert is a citizen of whose presence amonyst us. of whose residence in our eit v. we have a riyht to be proud. lie is in many ways, too numerous to mention, a man of “ liylit and leadiny." A clever iawyer, a brilliant orator, a polii iciti n possessiny a I rti ly dist.iny wished rarccr. lie is a man whose potential persona 1i I y no one. however biassed, can afford to or has any riyht to li.dit tic. Since lie came here from Dunedin. Sir Robert has made a host of friends and hut few enemies. Of com paralivelv humble oriyin, he has advanced to the front by force of 1 1 is own merits, talents, indnstrv. and rneryv. and for weal or for wiir lie must always lie a prominent factor in our city life, so lony as lie remains, as we trust he mnv lony continue to remain, a resident of Wi'll inyt on.

A worthy sou of a worthy father, a eh-ver lawver. a pulilie - spirit ed citizen, a ynod Mason (whose services in connection with the (irand l.odye of .New /.-aland t lie lire! lir.ii of the craft will not easilv loryet !. a e-etierotts pat roll of sport, and a politic]';,,, of ni itch honesty of purpose. " Marry ” Med otherwise Mr. !■' II ANTIS 11 11 N 1! N D11.1.0N !>K 1. 1,. is oi U- ot Ihe 11C St kIIo WII of Wellin'.:lonintis. He started pulilie and professional life with yreat a d v:i n t ;ej-es in hi- f:i\ mr. ;idvanlayes In- lias pm to a yood use. Ili~ jia s i eonneetioii with civic affairs is all t• ■ his ered it • Me owe to him the initiation of tlm draina ye scheme, which, w lu-n com plot e.| j - tii m l!\ e. so We all 1 1 ope. Welli]i yl 01 1 Ihr healthiest eifv in the colony. IM- Inis done a o-reat deal ! I eneotirnye yood honest spol-i of ; 1 11 hinds, and has been usefully active in ma nv ot her d i reel ion s. He is a very hospitable man. with many friends, and tlnse who know him most in lima'civ are loudest in ids ] >ra ise.

D li.'idccn said that the Welliiiyton llarbour Hoard is Mr. WI 1.1.1 AM FKK (11'SON. an ! that Mr. W illiam i-'i rytison is t lie W ellinytoii iiarboiir Hoard. There is some e\-ayyi'i-a: ini in this, for tie' city has been f.irtunatc indeed that on the Harbour Hoard it has enjoved the services of some "i our most able commercial men. At the same ;imc it would be unfair not to reeoynise ilc fact that but for the enyinecriny skill, the marvellous aptitude fur oryanisat ion. and the unririny industry of its chid administrative iilliccr tin' port ol Welliiiyton would not now lie reyarded by shippiny people all over t licsi ■ eol oil ios as one of the best i•j ni [ ip:'d and In >s: 11 i.a nayi-dinAu <* ra 1 - asia. Mr. Feryuson'.- record as a scholar, an enyineer. and a bu<i tu'ss-ma n is one lony record of triumph<. He is an M.A. ol 1 rinitv t'oll'ye. Dublin, and a member of the Institute of ('ivil Ftiyineers. lie luis been in New Zealand since I NSd. reeeiviny Ids present appointment a< enyineer. soeretarv. and treasurer to the Harbour Hoard. Hesides the i 111 j ifo ve men t s lie has effected ini the wliarf. his eoiineetion with the eit\ drainaye scheme is well known : and when. w" li ipt• and believe, the works are completed and prove sueeessl til. no li tie credit will lie due to Mr. Feryuson.

Hlii-rever mus ieia n s and musical poo pi e i|o e niyn-ya!: 1 in W’ellinylon city. there sii all \on In -a r tin- name (it M I. 11. MI T< 'll KY. lb- i< the secretary of ihe W'ellinyl ,n l-’estiva! Choral Society, and all of ii- know how arduously how eonseien- ; i oil -1. In iw l act fill ly In- has st ri veil to in-id, old sores bridye <>i < 1 breaelies. and infuse in!-- tin- musical public a spirit ill pride in t in- cause of local music. Her souallv a yenial. courteous man. In- lias a happv knack of art iny the peacemaker in tic- W'ellinyl on musieai world: tin- denizens ! hereof do not . like the pro verhia 1 (' h ristians. always " love each other. Mr. Mitehev I' a pid 1 1 ii--spirit o I indi\i> Illa 1. and lias more than one-- played the part ot an i-n prossii ri. i. linanein.y the eom-t-rts (if c-riain outside "stars" wlm wonhl ollu-r----wi-e have passed W'ellinyl on on om- side. In business circle.- Mr. Mitch'-y is well known a- chief a yell! for tie- Australian Mutual Pi-ovid, n; Soeiei v. for whi--ii. so rumour hat h it. In- lias " taken " :t p'-rh-et host of "lives. I ’ei-s ona Ily In- hi >k s a \ cry y< mil " sp, -e. for hi- own soei'-t \ . 1< >r lie wlm hiuyhs ami yr-iws fat is not yeu.u'ally a "bad lib--Mr. Mitclu-v has been in tin- colony since Is 71. w hen he came out to taie- rliiiry "t !in•(' an t • -rlmr v ()rp lia 11:1 ye. Ih i - position 1 1 o held for ! h fee a nd a ha If yea rs. after which lie wa- a State school m.■(-!('!-. and s 111 iso plen Ily assist a lit master at the Dunedin lliyh School. lb- is an Irishman by birth, and wo suspect him strmiyly of haviny "kissed the Mia r lie V Stone."

Of nmrsc .Mr. HASKLDKX does not appear on Lambron (Juny in the professional accoutrements depicted in the accompanyinp portrait. bur t lie photo from which that porrrait was enpraved was the only line obtainable. A resident in Wellington since 1 NSf). Mr. Ilnselden lias become wt'll known, not only throuph tin- practice of bis profession bin for tilt- interest lie take.-in polities. (In the Coast t here is only one " ('oast "to old "West Coasters" Mr. 11 asolden's name was for manv tears well known as that of a pent Inman whose occupancy of various public positions reflected lbph credit upon him who filled them. I’otn in London in is! 1 ,). hearrivud in Auckland in lMi(). Joininp the Civil Service in iMiti he was .ap-

pointed in iNbN Deputy I! epist r.a r of the Supreme ('dim at Hokitika. In |N,J lie was ad mit ted to the lliir and prm” Led at lice I't on and Westport. At the latter phc-e he was a boroiiph councillor, a rail til \ councillor, and was (deeleil to the oilier of Mayor on no fewer than live occasions. lb- also t ink a preat interest in volunteerinp and was a captain of the New Zealand Naval Artillery, be iII a' at present one of the Wellinptnn District Si a IT. In Masonic and nt ln-r inatters lie was also prominent. After act imp tor some time as Crown I’r is:- eut or a ' M est port he returned to Wellinpion in INS'), and after a brief term of partnership with Mr. John Thompson, entered into practice on his own account as a barrister and solicitor and patent a treat. lie has contributed very exleusivelv t i the I’reSS. is the author ol ■‘The New Zealand Justice 111 t lie I’eaee. How to Latent an Invention. " I’rotee. lion. Freotrade Ac." and pained ihe pold medal 11 ITi - red by t he ( ! overn tneiil in 1 SNA for an i -ssa v on colon ia 1 industries.

T,, M r. L. 1.. II a 1-1-is mill’ll «»T tin- < ’ i< «I it I'")' i lie n-i i n i/m ion and now widely i-< 'foyn ist ■' I < (1 i.• it■ 111• of i In' Wi’llimriDM !' ii<■ Lriymle is jici inn I’ily 1 1 il. ■. lull every praise mu-l I)" ;i i-rori i i 'I I 1 1 > ( ';i 11 1 a i 1 1 < <. \ . I\ K M S 1 . L 'I tor the 11 i,-i 11111 • r in which th:i! n ‘oiyn n i/.n i ion was i-i-i. ■< I into clTcci ;nnl for i h- ellieieney which now obtains. A Kenlish limii by 1 , j ,-r |,. ( 'n ] r ;i i ii Koni'ho w ;i - horn in ISM. ;l[l ,| ; i j' 11 1 r servin’.’' in lie il>- marine I-,,,. i ii ll ■ • h" look up lire bi'iunde work. h:i i ? i !_>■ been in; i 111 : 1 1. •! y '•onir'i'iol wit h I Inu ~ i ■ 1. in Amorim Mini Kaylam! sine ISCC. In |S7! lie e: 1 lII' ‘ lo New /1 •: l I M I 11 I . M 11 1 I ill | S7O t ik charm' of 1 In- N :t J »i« ■ r l''ire I < I'i- : " I' MOV, I**■< *i>y ilist'll :.s one of i lif rniek liriu'M'les ~r 1 he colony. Mild rein m i net I mi iis lieml for -i\ vriii-s. lii-ino tlni'imj' i lint period nil oliieer of tilt- I 'll i .1 if Works I )ep;irt mem . In WMt 1,,. cm me lo Wcllinyti'.n. resiyimd his Public Works Mppoint infill . Mini settled down Mirioiej-I us MS pertiiM mmi bend < >i t lie hrio-ade. Thore is no n.-eil for ns t u specially

eulopise the work which Captain Kemsloy has achieved in this citv in connection with the savinp of life and property. Suffice it to say that so lonp as he remains at the head of our fire service Wellinptonians may rest, confident that our fire 1 brigade matters are in the 1 most competent hands.

Mr. .i< >ll N YOI'NC is such a many-sided )11;11] 111:i 1. truth in It'll. \V(> tint! it dillicuit wln 'ft' t 1 > beyin with him. A I asm;iiii;in by bin li. lie srmlit'tl tor the ministry of the Church cl' Scot lu ml. Whether it was the Shorter Catechism, or the " Westminster Confession" that troubled him. we cannot sav. but. ami for this we must say wo tool thankful, after passing the examinations, ho declined the lion utr of ordination for conscientious reasons, and in course ot time became a ] >et layoyue. Teaching for a time in Tasmania and \ ietoria. he came over to New Zealand in IST!, and niter a short, period of service in the Wanyanui he was placed in eliarye ot the 'l'l'rrace Sid iool. t hen just opened. How well, how ably, how conscientiously h" did his duty, during' the t ni vein's or so lie was headmaster at the Terrace the lads under his churye, now out and about in the world, can, and we have no doubt would testily. As time wore on. Mr. Vouny's eneryy ami ability demanded a less circumscribed Held, and this lie found as Chief Aye til ol the New Zealand Life Insurance Department, which he accepted in INS f. and held with credit t.o himself ami benefit to the Department until I NH I . In that vear he made a further elianye. and was appointed Inspector ot Ayents for the National Mutual Life Association. in whose interests he is still very active. I n public life Mr. Youny is widely ami jusllv est ernieil. lie litis been lor over ten rears, and is still a most invaluable member of the Wellinyton Ldueation Hoard, is one of the governors of Wellinyton Colieye. He is a .1 usi ice of the l’eace. and a director of the .Y nr '/,< -n /■);i . / 7'/;//.-.s Company. He is also a prominent member ot the Liberty Leayite. and a member of the Wellinyton Licensiny Commitree. A useful, popular, public man. in the best Sense of th ■ word. is Mr. 't on ny.

\l,. 'l' 11. II ANN A. the loeul manayer for \ew Zealand Loan and M erca 11 1 ile Ammev. Limited, was Lorn near Lelfasm | rclaiid. m I Soil, and joined i he staff of the eompaiiy with wl.ifli Im is now connect c.<l |s7 I. In IsTS he was tra nsferret I i.o Wa hum nu i. proeeediny to ('hristrlmrch in , |,e following year to take up the position (l |- ~ .- i~t:i! 1 1 acfoii nt an t . In LSltO he was ;l e-ain n'Miisfi'iT.'il to N a pier as aeeon ma n L ~,, the death of the 1 11 a 1 111 yr • r was aeliny him nay. T ol t In- Hawke's Lay Imsiness for 111 oli 1 Its. In 1 SSA, he was appointed (ii-ini'tie. and from thence. in t’t >i i rst ‘ of lime, moved on to Llmiheim. wle-re he held the posh ion of local Tiia i til yt until March in last year, wlmn he f.nok up |,is pi'.-seni appoint men:. Mr. Hanna has u-iiinl ,|ea! of the colony in his time. ■ t n 1 1 has an intimate and extensive uetpiaintwith all the various Lranehes of t lie wiiol. o'rain. and jirotluee business. In Wei* linoron Imsiness circles lie is much e>1 cell a •< I.

Count IFAMMANH tlio yenial ‘■('omit Door-bartys," ;t.s clrviT Hdward Wakefield nicknamed him —is a foreigner, lutt In 1 can luirdly Ik? called a " srrautter" in a srranye land. Once before lie was wit li us (lor four years) as consul for Ids beloved France, and every one win* knows tin’s excellent ycntdcman at all rimes and to all men law enfant was yI a d to see bis cheery face once more unionist us when in I Si) I- be returned to tlio colony. In bis time Count Jd’Abbans — or. to yive liim bs lull title. Monsieur le Comte Alexandre Louis Ferdinand de.JouiVroy D’Abbans Ims seen many, countries, many men. and iniitiy manners. Me fouyht with a Zouave reyiment in t lie unin'r trrrihlr of INTO : be lias seen life Cuter Men Linden" at Merlin, where be was attache to the French embassy, and, we have no doubt, enjoyed many a ylass of j'ood ehampayne with Russian Imns ra uirr<nlr.< wdien in a similar capacity lie was a sojourner at St. Petersbury. He put in a year of exile at that horrible hole. Aden, as vice-consul : for three years served as vice-consul at Sinyaporc, and for two years as acrinyconsul sit San Ffiinciseo. Muriny the lime he was absent from New Zealand be served his country at Zurich in Switzerland, at smoky Mows in Melyium. and at Falmouth in Fnyland. To-day be is back ayain in what he amiably calls the pleasantest of Enylish colonies, and is immensely popular with everv one who comes in contact with hinp either social Iy or in bis of licit! 1 on pacit y. Count M'Alibans lias for some months past been actively interesriny himself in procuriny full :md reliable informal ion as to t lie yold-mininy industry in this colony for the benefit of French capitalists, and luts made journevs to the West Coast and the Aucktttid yoldfields with that object'.

Alike in his public and private; career. Mr. 10. \V. MILLS has been for many years one of the must prominent of Wellinytonians. lie is a very old identity, haviny arrived in the ship llirinitii on the Ist of March, IN-12. To deal with his career in detail would occupy more space than is at our disposal. For upwards of forty years .Mr. Mills has been connected with I lie hardware business in this city, and has been one of the foremost of public men. He has a director and promoter oi the Wellington Tramway Company and the Wellington Patent Slip Company, a director of the Colonial Insurance Company; he has boon for veal's a member ot the Chamber of Commerce (president thereof in bSSb); he is a Justice of the Peace, and a member of the Wellington Club. He (lid yood ser-

vice in the old days as a volunteer and its a captain in the militia. Me was a member of the first choir of St. Paul's pro-cathedral. Thorndon. He has taken a yrear interest in matters Masonic, and is a pastmaster of the craft ; and In.* has been for many years an enthusiastic yachtsman, beiny at the present time commodore of the Fort Nicholson Yacht Club. As to bis business enterprises. bis firm have carried out some of the biyyest contracts ever let in the colony, and new premises occttpie I by the firm (whose business was transferred to a limited-lia-bility company Messrs. F. W. Mills ,V Co.. Limited, in lss|) in Viet man -st reel and Waterlou-iptay. are p issjbly tlie largest, most handsome, and in is! commodious of their kind to lie found in the colony. Possessed of two “ J's." Mr. JOHN JACK miyht well ald another, and call himself Mr. “Jolly"' John Jack : for a more yenial and pipttlar yentleiiian than the oriyimd of the portrait which appears herewith is not to be found in Wellinyton. A mintc As conversation with Mr. Jack is suflicieni to disclose the fact that lie hails from the “ Land o' (hikes. Melon- eotniny to New Zealand. Mr. Jaek was lor many vears established in business as a wine merchant in Kdinburyh. In Inn:! Mr. Jack and his familv came out to the colony in the mind ship I nvercaryi 11. t lie chanye beiny brouyht about bv considerat i-ms of health. Hstablishiny himself with his son. Mr. J. IF 11. Jack, in Wellinyton as wine merchants. Mr. Jack has built up a la rye busi. ness. haviny some extremely valuable

ayenries. Mr. Jack is a much esteemed citizen. He is a Justice of the Ponce, and has held the important position of chairman of the Wellington Harbour Hoard. He is also a hiylily popular member oi the Wellinyton Caledonian Society, lists taken si yreat interest in the musical portion ot the services sit St. Andrew s Presbyterian church, and is one of our best known .and most respected public men. Altholiyll frecpientlv asked to enter local polities Mr. Jack lists declined to do so. His son, Mr. .1. 11. 11. Jack, is a populsir local ysichtsmsin. •• H is diliieult of belief." perhaps, but it is nevertheless true, that Mr. I 11 t ) M A S K K N N L 1) Y MACDONALD, whose two hist names smack so stronylv ot " ( stlcdonisi . stern sind wild." owns Frstnce for his natal (•(Mint rv. but such i' the case nevertheless. Mr. M si ei h nisi h I was born at Ih at 1 1 >ym - - s n ri r i (• r t h si t paradise of the ( ockney "tripper" in IS 1-7. Hut his •'forbears" were •• H iela riders." oriyi na 11 v ot fort William. I n v e r n e s s. a n d t (> t h i s (1 a y t heir (lesrctidsint hsis more of the Scotsman in him than anyth i mr else. '■.Mae." was twenty-four, of thereabout, when lie first saw Wellinytonand Well i nyt on has been permeated with si Kennedy Muedomdd tinye ever since. No man in the citv has been connected with s (i m: i n v h ica 1 si ti' I public i ■ n t e r p ri S( ’S as Mr. Macdimahl. and we sill know how shrewd is his judyineiil. how prompt and decided his opinion when asked for smd sometimes when not asked tor on <piesI ions of local interest. To him is due. in no small deyree, t lie est a b I is h m e n t and eticon ra u( mi eii t ol several h-suliny hiesd industries. and alt In mi Lth Im may not .always bsive been personally successful in his ventures. his public spirit, his generosity, his pluck and his enterprise, and above all. his eiieryv. are undeniable. In municipal affairs

lie law a •: -d the pa rt of t lie ea ml id cri ' ie with yr.-a: benelit ; > th- rat mc-rs : lie has >!|.)tie ill p ilitii-' : he has been th - life and soul of several important businesses and public ent efprises ; and h 1 ha-- been, without a shadow of doubt, the best landauctioneer in the cnhmv. At present lie occupies the hiyhly n spa;i-ibi-■ po.-ition of Superintendent \ abler and -r the Advances to Settlers Act, In smoky Mradford. Leeds, and Manchester. in Rottbai.x. Rouen, and Lyons, and in the dinyy yet spacious sofiyomls warehouses In St Mauls (’ h uivliya rd, London, where wholesale drapers are proverbially yiven to conyreyate. there is a name which is verv well known as that of a particularly extensive and prosperous business linn. This is Te Aro House, w hose foil n dor and chief propriet or is Mr. .1 A M FS SMITH, the yentleman whose portrait .appears below. A Scot by birth. Mr. Smith found his wav. as so manv other Scots have done, to London, where, for live years or more, lie was an employe of the yretit firm

of universal providers. Messrs. Slioolbred A t'o.. To: ten ha m-ci mrt Hoad. In ISHH he arrived in Wellinyton. and since then his career is well known. Te Am House has in him a shrewd, etiterprisiny proprietor. , w ho. although often I' "|lles:e(l to enter public life, has eontenied himself in that direction with very modest positions. lie is. however, a director of the Wellinyton ami M ana wain Hail wav t'ouipany. and a member of the New ’/.calami Hoard oi Directors of the National Mutual Life Association. There is i, i man better known and respected in commercial circles In Wellinyton than Mr. James Smith.

(Inc of the pioneers of Wellinyton. Mr. .1 A M LS WAI.I.AI'L who for t hirteen years was yen era I manayer and secretary of the

Mellinmon ; 111 < l .M ana yva t u Railway Company. is now living in ivt ireinent ai Shannon. inic of tlio most prosperous of the several townships wliieh have sprittn;- into exist etiee t lirouyh the openinir-up of the Manawatu country liy t lie railway with whose inception ;iml successful completion Mr. Wallace was so intimately connected. It was mainly owinyto Mr. Wallace's efforts that the line was taken I>y the l’orirua I>i s - t riet i'i itll e. instead o) 1 rmii t lie lp] >er llutt to Waikamie. or Ihiywtird's to 1 ‘aikakariki. Mr. Wallace himself explored, and had a praet ien 1 tie route siirveyt d. and indneed the I’orirua settlers to u'ive r jie land for the line. I; is this same ”-cnt lonian who was larw'iy i list ru tnent ;t 1 in reiievinu' the acute unemployed ditiieulty in |s7;t by advisiii"i Inn work should lie starred on the Wellitmt oil-Mann watn line in t lie vieinirv id' the city, at \\ adest own. between lion and 7< >< > men were put on at once. ()n the 17t h Meeenilter. I Ml.i, Mr. Wallace havino' decided to relimpiish Ids position of manatrer and seek a m uel i - lien let I rest in country life, retired from the service of the company. heiti'j’ presented with a valuable testimonial by t lie employees on the line, wit h "horn, one and all. he was always extremely popular. When the history of Weilinyton comes !o lie written, a lii.Lfh trihnte of praise will justly have to l,e accorded to Mr* ■ lames W a I lace.

Since its fiir buck ;is iNbb Mr. .1. 15. M A l> - ( Ol 1> I bits been :i well-known :in<l |io|iul:tr liyure in Wellinyton business circles. A Warwickshire nnin by birth, he arrived in A usi r;i li;i in ]No(>, was educated in .Melbourne. and was initiated into i he nivsteries of the soft-yoods business in t he est a bl is 1 1 - nient of Messrs. Saryood A Co. a better traininy place lie could not have wished for. In iSfib Mr. 11 a reouri crossed the Tnsnian Sea. and for seven years acted as warehouse manayer for Messrs. A. I’. Siuari .V Co. Then came a pa rt nershi p. and. in |S<!(. business iiu his own account : and a scry extensive business ii was. In ISSS. however. Mr. llareoiin sold out stock and goodwill to Messrs. Saryood, Son, and hwen.nnd started business in what svas for him 111 i e n l i re I y ness line n a u i e I s', as ; i land and estate ayent and yeneral auctioneer. I he business has yrossn and cross n until it is now one of the most e.\lensive (it its kind in the colons', and it may salels be said that what Mr. Ilareourt doesn't knosv as to the leasiny and sale of landed property "is not worth knowiny." I lie public positions lie has held base been mans and sarious. As member of the Welbnylon ('hamber of ('iminieire for tssenisli s e years, one of i he foil ml ers of i he 11 a rbour l!oard. and a city councillor since the s ear I NNP. he has yis'eu a loi of bis spare lime to furl lieriny the i nl eresi s of U i d I i nylon. In connection ssith the Wellinyton I! many ( bib he h:is also been prom i mail. ss J h i Ist socialls' he has alssas's been verv popular. ( 'oinpai-ai is'clv speakinya new-comer into I 1 1 e business ss or I d of \\ e 11 i n yi on. Mr. W . 11. 11. C lit > 11 < I K has rapidly become known as a ye n I ban a 11 sv ho for push and " yo ca n not ss'ell be excelled anionyst I he ranks ol I he leadiny retailers in ilm Kmpire City. Mr. ( ieorye is a joint proprietor, ss iih Mr. Isersley. of the biy soft-yoods business on t he (liiav. called "The Leonom ic.' ’ sshieli maybe taken as a free translation of the wellknossn Fnaicb drapery business si.yn. The lion Marche" cheap or yood baryain. Morn in London. Mr. (ieorye ss a s educated at the

( ity of L mdon School, and after spend;m. some time in a business house in Paris he entered the service of the "Ten; " I'ni versa I Provider." Mr. William Whitelev " hose colossal premises in West bourne (Wove Pondoners know si wad!. [n Mr < leoru'e went to Australia, and four veat> later on estabished in Melbourne Hie dr.a]>ery house of I leofLiv A ( Irojoe. Tiie iuisitiess was sold out in 1 sss to a limit ed lia i a lit v company. and for s uite four or five years Mr. ( leora'e took thing's easily, enjoy Any a rest from business. lie event ua II v decided to resume his business career, and coniine' to New Zealand he has established “The heoiiomir. A shrewd. hard-workiny business man. with quite a yon ins for advertising'. Mr. (ieofe'e finds time to interest himself in ehureh and other public work. • *ne of the oldest established and most deservedly respected of business firms in Wellinyton is that of Rannatyne A Co.. and one of the best known and most popular o! Wellington business-men. is the senior part nor in that firm namely, Mr. 11 AR<) LI) P> f, A l (II AMP. Mr. iioaueiianip is a Victorian by birth, but arrived in New Zealand when quite a youth, and was educated at. the Wanyanui ("o! loyiat e. then the Wanyuliui Kndoyved School. After some years of practical and valuable mereant ilo experience

under his father. Mr. Arthur Meamdiamp. Mr. lieauehamp rill rfed. some ei.yllfecTl vears ayo. the sersice of Messrs. KannaI vne >V ( 0.. in ss hieli lirm he has ness been a partner for s mi" tenor eleven years. In I Si to he ss as elected a member of the Wellinyloii I I a rboii r Moa rd. When ss e sa s' that the appointment of Mr. .1. I\ . W A 15 I! I 15 T( * N to the onerous and hiyhls honourable posiiion of ('ontrollei - and A ml it or-( I enera I for 'he colony of New Zealand ssas approved by every

sect ion of the House ot He) resentnti\es, those of our readers who know to what extent party feeliny and prejudice may influence the criticism on paitv .ippoint merit will appreciate the full meaning of the universal satisfaction manifested when it was announced that Mr. Wurlmrton was the late Mr. Fitzgerald's successor. Mr. Warluirton's career as a public servant is one lony record ot arduous duties iaitu.uu.. ;,nd at.lv performed. A Nelsonian hy hirrh. he was educated in Weliinyt m and. in t lie Old Country. In IS(>2 lie entered the public service, and tor nearly thirty \ea.> d.d yo >d work as an oHieial of the Host and 1 eleoraph Department, whose system oi uecounts he revolut ionised, with yreat hemdits in the way of eilieieney and ee mcny. Appointed in ISO 1 to the head of tic Public Trust O iice. he stiil forcer di A myui died himself, his s 'rvir's in connection w.l !i t’.ie West Coast Nativ ■ deserves Act al me entitling him t!> public esteem and yrat.tude. ] n October, 1 Si) !•. he was appointed Miperilttondent to tin* (iivcriitirnl Ad\.in. 1 > to Settlers Department an otlice winch, together wdt h that of Public Trustee, lie reI ini | U isl ie< I to assume the ,\et none imjiortant duties attachiny to his present position as (amt roller and Aud it or-( emera 1.

.Mr. M. P. CAM KIIOX is a na ii vc <d' < i lasami served 1 11 saj >j >ret it 1 (a 1 s. 11 ] > wnli a leading linn of ironmonyrrs, Messrs. A. and .1. Nisbrt. of that city. M \ Cameron arrived in New Zealand via Melbourne in bssl.und in IH.S7. in partnership with Mr. Christie took over the Intsiness est ;d il i.-1 ied in the sixties I>v Messrs Kobert dardner A Co. Mr. ('a tneron is a shrewd, practical .'scot, who was one ol tdie first \\ ell i nyt onia ns tot et nise the vidne and importance o! the dairy industry. 11 e has been a la rye purchaser and exporter of dairy produce, and is at presold- one oi the New Zealand ayents lot the Colonial I’rodttcc Con siyn ment and Ayency Company. He was married, in l*s< I. to Miss Nidlie McKim/.ie. third dauyhrer ol f.he Hon. .John MeKen/.ie. Mini-tor of Hands. He is il Jusrice ol' the Peace.

Who that knows Wellington does not know the yenial Scot, whose portrait woyive herewith. As well known as the Post < MVice clock is Mr. I). M. LH'KIK. with his cheery yood nature, his fondness lor a cracK with a co n yet da 1 spirit. h is love ol eh i hi re n. his crisp, quick wit. his almost appailimy land < > 1 reminiscence. lie has been a prominent jnan. not only in Wellinyton. hut in New Zeahtnd as a whole for a yood many years. Nelsonians rememher him .as editor ol the Colonist. bv his work on t he Provincial l oimcil, and his labour in the Parliament ot the eolonv. Aucklanders know him as t lie clever

and enterprising' edit or of t he t 'mss. As to his Famous Kaskawiski hoax. the story of that dariny bur indirectly most useful piece of journalistic ‘'bluff. has been and will always be told whenever a H ttssian w;tr sett re has been or is t o t lie 1 full t. When the Siiiilhmi ( Voss became amaliramated with the .Ve - '/mi!:i ;nl //. ill IS7d. Mr. buckie lieea nte edit or t.l the united papers, and when lie left Auckland in I s ,s. it w;ts to take eharye of the Wellington /’ns/, a position, however, he relinquished tic following rear to become t 'out m i-si u i--r of the (invent mem liisuinnc- Department. .\ s tn his journalist i" work, every member who k n iws all v t 1 1111 >1 the h i-u or y ot New /"aland journalism, is awa rc o! tne s' ir. wdness of Mr. I.u ckie's judymetii. lie I >r. ~cj'h • . his indust rv. his broad t remdia n t style, his eagerness to expose a w rone', t » redress a e'l'ievanee. to " be ;,tis* and tear not. evenillness in |S-;!I e.cnoelled him to re.~i-._-n the ( 'ommissioii.'rsliip. but as Assistant < omitiissiouer lie has remained in the Department. whose interests ami welfare are so dear to him. for which he has done such excellent work, and with the staff of which he is personally so popular.

The iitinr ol Mr. I . H. BLN DOW is well known to reyulnr readers of the Minins t hat of the editor of the chess column in this journal. In city com men da I circles Mr. Denbow is widely known and respected as in at at e'er of the Wellington branch of the South British Ins lira nee ('om pa ny. A Birin iny ham man b\' bi rt h. he on me on I to the colotiv in IS/o. and I font that year up to I,SPI occupied an important position with the lirm of Levin A Co., leaving them to take up Ids present appointment. He is one of the finest eliess players in the colonies. litis taken a yreat interest in tlm religious aml si icia 1 work ea fried on by the \\ es--lev all In id v. and has been very prominent in Krielidh' Society circles. Mr. Bcnbow has another hobby besides eliess namely, a devotion to book-collect im;. He has tin exceptionally tine library of his own. and never misses a book sale, at which, so say Ids fellow book lovers, he litis a reniarkaoH keen eve for a baryain in early or rare ed'tiotis. Mr. Denbow eon Unites a special article on " Chess in New /.-aland to 1 lie pres.mt issue of the Mail.

M r. C. M. HI’KK. one of our most respected business men and an ox-Mayor, whose temporary absence from municipal life is in many ways to be rein-'-i t od. is a " Cotisi n -lack ” bv birt h. ha vi ny li rst sei ■ n t lie li'e-ht of dav .at Pe i i/.a 11 (a 1 in the far oil la ml nf "Ti'e. Poland Pen. 11 e has been a residen t in the colony for upwards of twenty years; and lias established an extensive and prosperous business as an iron founder. in till reb'eious. social, and other movements hnviny for I heir object t he 1 of his fellow men Mr. Luke has. it is wadi known, taken a

verv active parr. Although frequently requested to enter municipal lile he did not do so until lN:)f whim, without haviny lirst served the usual probation as a councillor, lie was elected Mtivor of \\ el I i nyt on by a yood majority. He has also served on the Hospital Committee, was a member ol the Industrial exhibition Pxeouti\o in IKS.). and is a vice-president of the ('ilizens Institute. I n e. in 11 net iot i with tin- Primitive Methodist Church he has been much to the Iront. haviny- held iti 1 sp() the posit ion oj I ’res id-, ‘it t of th" I*ri-a iti ve Me! h idisi ('onlel'ence. Ibis untiriny in hi- elf-irts in reliyiotts and t -niperane - works, and is widely and de.-er-veillv es'ee ~ d.

"The Pa t her of Wellinylon .loiirnalism that is what Mr. THOM AS W. MrKPNZI P has been called, and justly does lie deserve this h-m-mrable title. Iti his seventieth vear. Mr. McKenzie is still active, alert, and alwavs interested in the progress of t lie citv in which lie has lived so lony. Arriving in Wei liny lon bv the ship Adelaide in |S|(>. he was a ppre n t iced to Mr. Samuel llevans. proprietor of the Arc / / (hr.rllr and I 1 ri I•/n aia S i irrl :i / nr. Seven years later Mr. McKenzie took a prominent part in foundiny the II rlli ./ /In.i I a /.-n.-.e/ -,//. which was the forerunner of the Arc Zrn! n ,n! rim lb- - was also the founder of the journal in which these lines appear. The space at our disp isal is t > > limited to allow of our dea linyind ■•i ai I with Mr. McKenzies lony and hon hi r;i bl i - career in this city, nor with the many and valuable services Inlias rendered to his fellow-citizens. lie is 10-dav what he alwavs was one of our most esteemed and respected townsmen. Mav he be spared for many m ire years to come to witness the further yrowtli and i level opulent ot the capita! city ol the colon v.

Mr. S. K. Wincin', well known, as a leadiny importer of bicycles and lypew rit its. and also as an iieliaiclor in the " lie ht-line svsteni ol -horthand. is .a Now Zealander by birth. Hyttellon beiny his natal place. lie was educated a, ( hrisl Colleye. Christchurch, and was lor some sears are. at 111 an I in the southern city lor the Mutual Life Association. He arrived in Wellington about li so • years ayo. ami est a 1,1 is hi n a;' himself as a muter.d am-nt and importer, went in specially lor tlm importation oi American cycles and typewriters. Mr. Wriu-ht. claims l o has e already ( I his season) imported more than two hundred and lift v cycles, and ennr -d into arranyeine u! s to land another four hundred before the season is os er. lie i- al.-o ayetii lor the " I lotiylieia y "Visible." .and "Munson t v pewr i t ers. A ” lisa* man ol bn sI - ness. Mr. Wrie'ht has eome well to the front in his own special lines.

M;my ut'oiir in »t |i:'niiiiiiriii :iinl successful I>!i si i u’ss- 111 .'ii are, we lire e-ind Id saw natives uf (hr city. This is i !ic ea<.> with Mr. I'. W . 11 A'> I! I I' I' 1. IT t lie senior part ncr in tic well-known firm of (ion. Thomas A ('().. auctioneers. fruit, and produce merchants. whose peculiarly handsome and com mm lions business premises, known as Thomas' Mali. and. creeled in ISAM at a cost of over fadill). are one of the chief a rehit eel lira I adornments of the Kmpire < 'it \‘. The business was founded in 1M>!) I I y lhe late ('a pi ain Thomas, the presen t premises brine' built in IS;M ('aptain Thomas died in IS! It), ha vine 1 aeliiiwed a reputation for business in! refit \' which il is Ihe pride of his successors to fullv maintain. The two partners in the firm, as at present constituted, are the subject of th is notice and .Mr. IT I!' Mrisiow. The latter eontlrman looks after I lie accountants' department. Mr. Ilaybiitle beiny t lie auctioneer. 'The linn does an enormous business, and as to Mr. Maxbit tie's tpia I ilira t ions as a wield or of the hammer it is unnecessary to speak. Morn in Mellinu'ton in iS(ii). he was educated at Mr. William Mi nn i m ore’s school, and at the earls' au'e of twelve entered the ser\ice of the firm, of which lie was dost i nod t o become chief partner. Socially. Mr. Ilaybiitle is vers popular. As a reciter and amateur actor, he has achieved a much more than morels’ local reputation, and the courtesy and readiness with which lie i- always xvillinu t o assist any u'o id cause with his talents as a fecit er are ss’el 1 known.

.Mr. T. Sill KLItS. the well-known tailor I,l' | ,;i 111 1 ii <,M O'mv. is ;i yenllemnn who has nlwuvs ! ii'i 'ii more or less nss ,eia • ei 1 wilh l lie ;11 1 1 1 eI i e w.ilil. mill his n nine h;i - n I n mil in r ;m ,| weleome sound in nil on! -door eireles \ s ,-;i j,i ;i i n of 11 1 • *J:e■ ■l l s I*n r k I' 00l lin 11 ('lull, n lid non ill ns en pin in of t he re presen t'a - live tennis of IMI I nml I S'. 1.1 .\sso ei: 1 1 ion ,_T n 111 es. he ims nehieved not only n Well,.:,,riied eelel.riiy. 1.111 hy his eel i ini manner : ,i,d | ilensn nl d is] ms it ion mnde n host of friends. He hns not nej.deet.-d Ihe vouiieer ns|,irn nl s to nl hh-iie fnnie. ninny of whom nre in neh indel.ted 1 o him for 1 he lirsi words of ell eo 11 rn e'e 111 en 1 . ns well ns For t lie s 11 1 , - e 111 • 11 1 ilist me! ion which me- h'-eii the menus of |>ln <■ i n -j' their nnin.-s in l h- IVont rm.k of e i 111 , .el it or-. Ims, -e.,son. week in Uml week out. Mr. Shields hn- v o!, 111 1 nri ly ...jvcn his time for lie- i 11 -I rnei ii ,n ol swimmine' elnss.-s, n■ i d n lilliny ll'iliille to Ills : 1 1 1 iI i! ie s nll d /enl is more limn evidenced hy the hundreds who availed t hem,elves ~f his kindness nnd t 11 i l io n.

't erks please, is the proper pronunciation of the mime of <;. M. YKMK.Y. whose owner is a t'anadian by birth, and wins spoilt the earlier scars of life in <'em ral f) nt;i i■ io. tht l 1 1 a rdei) of (a na da. A man o! uroat personal rnrrey and " uo." lie Inis tried more than one occupation before set t linu dossil in Wei I i net mi ti'nn importer td Am 'l'ican typ "writers, bievcl o.’Hee ivipiisit vs. A •.. has due b on in t li ■ cult's ■ ofiiis care t a dairy farm ■ •. a s deiolmaster and a country st n'ekeeper. In INN:’, he came out to the colonies to represent a ('anadian company in Australia, and travelled rxtensivelv in N'esv South Wales and (Queensland. Me has now established a hie business in Wellinu'ton. the linn brine' now known as the 't ere.s A' -lours ('. >t 11 pa 11 s-. Mr. Yerex runs." us he himself would sav. the Yost and other typewriters, the National ('ash I > eu'ist ers and last but not least t he < '. >1 mu I lia byke. as to svhose midi'll ia I ile merits he is at times iptite reinarkabls eloipient in the ads'ert isine columns of ihe local Press. Ile is a staunch Prohibit iotiist. and has written and spoken scry la reel v on the subject.