New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company

Overview

foundation	1865
defunct	1961
location	1 Queen Victoria Street, London (Bank of New Zealand building)
industry	Mercantile
products	Agricultural and pastoral trade and commerce, rural investments
successor	Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd.

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
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