The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Wood Trade
Wood Trade.
John Lysaght, Limited, of Bristol, manufacturers of galvanised iron. Although a comparatively young company, Messrs Hogg and Co., are making substantial headway as suppliers of first-class material to the builders and contractors in Otago and Southland.
Mr. Alfred Miller Hogg , Managing Director of Messrs Hogg and Co., Limited, was born in Dunedin in 1870, and educated at the Boys' High School. On leaving school he entered the firm of Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co., grain merchants, and subsequently managed their Auckland branch for about four years. In 1900 Mr. Hogg joined his father, the late Mr. James Hogg, in the timber business, and is now (1904) managing director of the company that bears his name. Mr. Hogg, who is keenly interested in athletics, is a member of the Otago Golf Club, and also of the Otago Club.