McHarrie Bros. (John McHarrie and Alexander McHarrie), Dairymen, College Street, Wellington. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Messrs. McHarrie Bros. started business in 1890. Their output has increased from fourteen gallons of milk daily to between 130 and 150 gallons, and they dispose of six gallons of cream weekly. Two carts and five men are employed in the distribution of the milk, which comes from Belmont. The premises from which the business is at present conducted is leasehold, though the firm has a number of freehold properties in the City, besides a 100 acre farm in Taranaki. Since they were boys, Messrs. John and Alexander McHarrie have shared equally in all profits. They were born in Cheshire, England, and educated at the local school, which they left respectively at thirteen and eleven years of age. While at school the brothers were prize-winners every year, and excelled also in the football and cricket clubs of the school. In 1877 Alexander went to Melbourne in the ship “Ben Lomond,” and John went to sea in the ship “City of Athens.” In Victoria Mr. A. McHarrie found employment on Messrs. Rutledge Bros.' station at Warrnambool, where he stayed, learning every branch of farming. Coming to page 616 Balclutha in 1882, he got employment on Mr. W. Telford's station, remaining for five or six years, when he became manager of a farm in the North Island. Mr. J. McHarrie followed the sea for six or seven years, and had many strange experiences in various parts of the world, leaving his ship at Auckland in 1886. Here he was found accidentally by his brother, whose whereabouts were quite unknown to him. After working for two years with the Auckland Dairy Co., and spending some time in Hawkes Bay and Taranaki, Mr. J. McHarrie came to Wellington, where, after serving with a dairyman for some time, he was joined by his brother in business. Mr. John McHarrie was married to a Wellington lady in 1892, and has two children. He is a member of the Druids order.