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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Banking

Banking.

The Bank Of New South Wales at Oamaru was opened in Tyne Street in 1876, and the fine building now occupied in Thames Street was erected in 1890. It is considered one of the finest of the Bank's New Zealand offices, and consists of a two-storey stone building, with a basemont, and in a handsome design. The branch is the only one of the Bank between Timaru and Dunedin. Mr. William Pringle, the manager, was born near Edinburgh, in Scotland. He came to New Zealand in 1864, and joined the Dunedin branch of the Bank shortly afterwards. Mr. Pringle served in various parts of New Zealand before his appointment to Oamaru, in 1902.

The Union Bank Of Australia, Limited , has its Oamaru branch in Tyne Street—manager, Mr W. D. W. Edmondson—and has been represented in North Otago since 1873. The nearest branch to the north is at Waimate, and to the south, at Dunedin.

The Bank Of New Zealand at Oamaru dates from the sixties. It occupies a portion of a two-storey building at the corner of Thames and Itchen Streets; other parts of the building being occupied by the New Zealand and South British Insurance Companies, and by the New Zealand and Union Shipping Companies. This branch of the Bank of New Zealand is the only one between Waimate in South Canterbury and Palmerston in Otago. Mr. Walter Moreton Hindmarsh, the manager, joined the Bank at Greymouth in 1879. After occupying numerous positions in various parts of the colony, he was appointed to Oamaru in September, 1302.

The National Bank Of New Zealand, Limited , has its Oamaru branch in Thames Street. The building was erected in 1868 for the Bank of Otago, and is a stone building of two stories, and a basement. The manager. Mr. Willoughby Crichton McDougall, was born in 1852, in New South Wales. He joined the Bank of Otago in Dunedin, in 1870, and continued in its service till the National Bank took over the business. Mr. McDougall has been manager at Oamaru since 1881.