Mr. Henry Ellis, who is head of the fellmongery department of the Fairfield Freezing Works, was born and educated in Christchurch, and learned his trade in his father's fellmongery at Geraldine. He was for two years in the North Island, and also had some experience in Australia. On his return to New Zealand Mr. Ellis was engaged by Messrs Nelson Bros. at their Ocean Beach works at the Bluff. He was head fellmonger there for six years, and left to take charge of the fellmongery at the Fairfield freezing works. The paint is one of the latest and most up-to-date in Australasia, and is second only to the Belfast freezing works plant. In the busy season fifty men are employed at the Fairfield works.