The Stratford Evening Post is published by the Stratford Printing and Publishing Company, Limited. Directors for the year 1906; Messrs O. Curtis (chairman), W. D. Anderson, A. Bayly, A. W. Budge, S. Pitt, and J. McCluggage, The journal, as now constituted, resulted from the amalgamation, in November, 1903, of the Stratford Post and the Egmont Settler. The Egmont Settler was founded in 1890 by the late Hon. John Ballance and the Stratford Post was founded by Mr. J. Ivess in 1896, and afterwards owned by Mr. J. H. Clayton. The Post is an evening paper of thirty-six columns, printed on four pages, and has a large circulation through central Taranaki. In politics it is independent. Ten runners are employed, who deliver the paper every evening throughout the district, covering a distance of 160 miles daily. Mr. A. F. Copping is editor, and Mr. W. C. Whitlock, manager.

Mr. Arthur Edward Copping was appointed editor of the Stratford Evening Post in the year 1904. He was born in the year 1866, at Tottenham, London, England, and was educated at the Cloudesley College, and at St. Mary's, Stoke Newington. He then for some time travelled on the Continent of Europe and in America, but subsequently returned to England, and entered the Judicature Department in the New Law Courts, London. Shortly afterwards Mr. Copping went to Australia, and arrived in Sydney, in 1886. He was for nine months in New South Wales, and during that time he contributed articles to Australian journals. After again visiting Europe, he came to New Zealand, and shortly after joined the staff of the Wairarapa Daily Times, on which he remained until, in 1900, he was appointed subeditor of the Christchurch Press; and he continued in that office until his appointment as editor of the Stratford Evening Post. Mr. Copping was initiated into the Masonic Order in England, and is a member of the Royal Arch Chapter. In 1896 he married a daughter of the late Mr. Henry Owen, of Masterton. This lady died in 1899, leaving one daughter. In 1905, Mr. Copping married a daughter of Mr. John Bavley, of Alkington, Fernside, Canterbury.

Mr. A. E. Copping.

Mr. William Charles Whitlock was appointed Manager of the Stratford Evening Post in the year 1903. He was born in the year 1865 in London, England, where he was educated, and brought up to commercial life. He afterwards came to New Zealand, and arrived in Blenheim in 1886. Mr. Whitlock engaged in farming for a short time, and afterwards took up land in the Central Buller district, where he farmed for about fourteen years. In the year 1899 he acquired the Egmont Settler, and conducted that journal up to the time of the formation of the present company Mr. Whitlock has been a member of the Stratford Rifles. In 1892 he married a daughter of the late Mr. Albert Alexander, of Hobart, Tasmania, a member of the Royal Academy of Music, and has two sons and two daughters.