Dowling, James Francis, Wood and Coal Merchant and General Carrier, Wharf Street. Hokitika. Private residence, Sewell Street. This business was founded in the year 1870, by Mr. Maunder, who conducted it until 1904, when he disposed of it to Mr. Dowling. Mr. Dowling was born in 1872, at Kanieri, where he was educated and brought up to mining, and also gained a general experience of outside work. He served for about three years in the First Westland Volunteers. Mr. Dowling married a daughter of Mr. William Warren, of Kumara, in 1902, and has two sons.

Stopforth, Thomas, Coal Merchant and Carrier, Weld and Hall Streets, Hokitika. This business was established by the late Mr. Richard Stopforth in the early days of the West Coast, before the formation of streets and roads. It was conducted by him until the 27th of June, 1887, when it was taken over by his son, Mr. Thomas Stopforth. The premises are situated at the corner of Weld Street and Hall Street, on an acre of land, and include a handsome new residence, erected in 1904; stables, which contain seven stalls; and a coal yard. Mr. Stopforth was born on the 18th of December, 1870, at Hokitika, where he went to school. He is a member of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and of the Westland Racing Club. Mr. Stopforth married a daughter of Mr. Robert Leonard Morris, of Kumara, on the 17th of July, 1895, and has five sons and one daughter.