The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Palmerston Hotel
Palmerston Hotel (Malcolm Allan, proprietor), Tiverton Street, Palmerston. This hostelry is one of the oldest in Palmerston, and was established about 1863. It is a twostorey wooden building, containing fourteen rooms, of which nine are bedrooms; the dining-room will seat eighteen guests, and there are several parlours. The billiard-room contains an Alcock table. There is good stabling behind the hotel.