Corporate entry: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited (1880 - 1967)

From
1880
To
1967

Summary

Records 1880-1967. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd was established in England in 1865, in 1875 it began operations in Melbourne and commenced wool selling in 1880. Australian interests included stock and station agencies, wool-broking and the pastoral area in general. In November 1961 the company merged with Dalgety and Co., to form Dalgety New Zealand Loan Ltd, which became Dalgety Australia Ltd from 1970. Records are of the Australian Board, Head Office, and the Brisbane, Geelong, Longreach, Melbourne, Rockhampton, Sydney and Townsville offices; there are 3 deposits, comprising 351 linear feet and one reel of microfilm. The following is a general description of the Australian Board and Brisbane office records, and a more detailed listing of Longreach, Rockhampton and Townsville office holdings.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, Melbourne. Minutes of meetings of the Colonial Committee and the Australian Board, 1896-1960, manuscript, typescript and press copies, in volumes, generally indexed. Includes some inserts, e.g. details of rainfall on various station properties, 1896, etc. 9 feet, 10½ inches. A.B.L. 110/1.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, Brisbane. An extensive holding, comprising correspondence with the Australian Inspection Department, Melbourne, and with branches and clients, also financial records, details of stock transactions and transport, and bank records, 1888-1961. 129 feet 6½ inches. A.B.L. 110/3.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, Longreach Sub-Branch. Annual reports on Sub-Branch operations and seasonal conditions, 1912/13-1957/58. one folder: 1 cm. A.B.L. 110/7/1.

Monthly balances of accounts, stock lists and staff returns, including Barcaldine Sub-Branch accounts, June 1955-June 1958, one binder: 3 cm. A.B.L. 110/7/2.

Ledgers: Personal accounts M-Z and some impersonal accounts, August 1921-March 1956, mainly , ca. 1950+, Personal accounts, April 1956-December 1957, Nominal accounts, July 1958-June 1960, Nominal accounts, July 1960-May 1962, three binders, one bundle: 24 cm. A.B.L. 110/7/3-6.

Journals: 14 November 1955-25 September 1957, 25 September 1957-19 August 1959, 19 August 1959-19 May 1962.

Merchandise: 4 March 1957-23 April 1958, 23 April 1958-17 August 1959 17 August 1959-31 March 1962. six volumes: 24 cm. A.B.L. 110/7/7-12.

Registers of cheques drawn on Bank of N.S.W. working account to 15 January 1955, and National Bank of Australasia Limited No. l. account from 17 January 1955, Longreach: 17 December 1954-27 March 1957, one volume, 27 March 1957-11 August 1959, one volume, 11 August 1959-30 November 1960, one volume. A.B.L. 110/7/13-15.

Stock transactions register from June 1957 and monthly summaries from July 1956, July 1956-March 1962, one volume. A.B.L. 110/7/16.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, Rockhampton Branch. The Rockhampton Branch est. 1884. Letterbooks, special and private (later general), contain letters from Rockhampton agent (manager from 1892) to the manager, Melbourne branch (1886-1938 Australian Inspection Department, thereafter Head Office, Melbourne, 1884-1939. A.B.L. 110/5/1-42.

Letterbook, mostly letters to superintendent, Melbourne, regarding stock, 1927-1939. A.B.L. 110/5/43.

Correspondence, copies of general, special and private official letters to the general manager, Melbourne, 1953-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/44-52.

Correspondence, copies of general, special and private official letters to the manager for Queensland, Brisbane, 1958-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/49-53.

Correspondence, copies of letters to general manager, Sydney, 1962. A.B.L. 110/5/52.

Correspondence, copies of ordinary and general letters to general manager, Melbourne, and manager Brisbane, also copies of wages and payroll tax returns, 1947-1951. A.B.L. 110/5/54.

Correspondence, private, private official and special inward letters, circulars and telegrams from Australian Inspection Department Melbourne, 1894-1898; 1902-1932. A.B.L. 110/5/55-75.

Correspondence, general inward letters from Head Office, Melbourne, 1954. A.B.L. 110/5/76.

Correspondence, inward circulars from Head Office, Melbourne, 1953-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/77.

Manager's correspondence files, mainly clients' files, alphabetical, 1913-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/78-623.

Manager's correspondence files, mainly administration, alphabetical, 1915-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/624-644.

Manager's correspondence with other branches, alphabetical, 1906-1963. A.B.L. 110/5/645-694.

Miscellaneous correspondence files, 1960. A.B.L. 110/5/695-696.

Correspondence, insurance department manager, alphabetical, 1894-1961. A.B.L. 110/5/697-786.

Clients' documents, arranged alphabetically, 1898-1948. A.B.L. 110/5/787-1010.

Clients' liability and security sheets and alterations to clients' securities, 1934-1961. A.B.L. 110/5/1011-1013.

Liabilities of clients arranged chronologically, 1903-1925. A.B.L. 110/5/1014-1058.

Company leases, 1887-1946. A.B.L. 110/5/1059-1065.

Agreements held by the company (agencies etc.) 1894-1911. A.B.L. 110/5/1066-1081.

Wool shipping documents, 1914-1916. A.B.L. 110/5/1082-1108.

Company insurance policies, 1907-1915. A.B.L. 110/5/1109.

Clients' documents, arranged alphabetically, 1891-1942. A.B.L. 110/5/1110-1135.

Liability of clients, 1895-1939. A.B.L. 110/5/1136-1278.

Monthly returns, 1926-1948. A.B.L. 110/5/1279-1530.

Client and office ledger cards, 1912-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/1531-1854 [?].

List of cheques by Eumara Pastoral Co., Rainwell and Van Dyke stations, 1961-1962. A.B.L. 110/5/1855.

Return books, 1899-1934. A.B.L. 110/5/1856-1868.

Salaries book and stamp salaries sheets, 1915-1957. A.B.L. 110/5/1869-1886.

Miscellaneous general and minor accounting records, 1894-1963. A.B.L. 110/5/1887-1928.

Security registers, 1895-1960. A.B.L. 110/5/1929-1932.

Shipping information, 1895-1903. A.B.L. 110/5/1933.

General manager's speeches to managers' conferences, 1939-1940. A.B.L. 110/5/1934-1935.

Minutes of Melbourne branch conference, 1946. A.B.L. 110/5/1936.

Report on seasonal conditions, 1930-1937. A.B.L. 110/5/1937.

Powers of attorney, 1898-1929. A.B.L. 110/5/1938.

Commonwealth loan applications, 1916-1930. A.B.L. 110/5/1939.

Staff reports, 1890-1927. A.B.L. 110/5/1942-1943.

Miscellaneous files and notebooks, 1885-1942. A.B.L. 110/5/1940-1941, 1944-1952.

Printed material, 1882-1960. A.B.L. 110/5/1953-1957.

Pamphlets, 1882-1953. A.B.L. 110/5/1958-2019.

Serials, 1888-1954. A.B.L. 110/5/2020-2034.

Miscellaneous items, 1900-1952. A.B.L. 110/5/2035-2040.

Photographs, ca.1924-1958. A.B.L. 110/5/2041-2059. A.B.L. 110/5, total deposit: 90 feet.

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co/Ltd. Townsville Branch. Deeds, documents, correspondence and papers regarding securities, property and stock sales and leases etc., including financial statements, contracts, mortgages, insurance papers, valuations, rates and taxation assessments and security schedules, 1898-1961, 99 folders in 7 boxes: 1.14 m. A.B.L. 110/6/1-99.

Securities register, 1911-1954, one volume: 2 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/100.

Instructions from Head Office for Australia, Melbourne; mainly circulars regarding balances, accounts, audit and other financial matters, legal opinions and staff changes, 1908, 1916-1947. one folder in one box: 7 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/10L.

Balance documents, including Sub-Branch accounts etc. one binder: 7 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/102.

Ledgers, July 1900-October 1958, incomplete 13 volumes, 25 binders: 3.85m. A.B.L. 110/6/103-140.

Journals, impersonal accounts, January 1938-June 1953, two volumes: 10 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/141-142.

Registers of stock and land transactions, December 1948-June 1962, six volumes: 28 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/143-148.

Register of wool, skins, hair and tallow shipments and account sales, 1927-1949, one binder: 8 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/149.

Ledger, Cairns Sub-Branch, petty cash and Townsville Branch working accounts, August 1951-June 1952, one binder: 3 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/150.

Ledgers, Hughenden Sub-Branch, July 1901-July 1903, December 1913-November 1952. four volumes, one binder: 41 cm. A.B.L. 110/6/151-155. A.B.L. total company deposits: 110/1-8, 45; microfilm M.43. Restricted Access.