Mr. Joseph George Fisher Palmer, Partner in the firm of Messrs Stead and Co., was born in Christchurch in 1864, and is a son of Mr. Joseph Palmer, for many years Chief Officer for New Zealand of the Union Bank of Australia. He was educated at Christ's College, and afterwards joined the Christchurch branch of the Union Bank, on the staff of which he remained for fourteen years. He then severed his connection with that institution to take up his present position as partner in the extensive business of Messrs Stead and Co. Mr. Palmer takes a great interest in sports. He is a member of the Canterbury Jockey Club, and has been in turn president and captain of the Christchurch Polo Club, of which he is still a member.