Garton, William, General Storekeeper, Mongonul. Agent for the National Fire Insurance Company. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales, Auckland. Mr. Garton took over this old-established business as a going concern in May, 1895. The premises are well-situated in close proximity to the wharf and consist of a two-storey building with a frontage of forty feet. Large stocks, including goods of almost every description are kept on hand. Mr. Garton was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1835, and followed farming pursuits till his departure for Auckland per ship “Matoaka” in 1859. At Awanui he purchased á farm of 200 acres and after spending nearly four years there he sold out owing to the difficulty of communication with Auckland and the natives at times being troublesome. He then commenced farming in the Oruru Valley on a thousand acres of rich land. After twenty years of farm life Mr. Garton turned to the more congenial occupation of storekeeping. He was for eight years a member of the Mongonui County Council, was secretary to the Oruru Road Board, and at various times secretary, treasurer, or chairman of the Oruru School Committee (filling the latter position for fifteen years). He has always given his best assistance to different clergymen visiting the district. Mr. Garton is married to a daughter of the late Mr. Edward Skelton, of Barnetby, in Lincolnshire, and has a grown up family of six sons and three daughters.