Money-lenders Licenses




Register of Licenses issued under the Money-lenders Act, 1908.

Department of Justice, Wellington, 7th June, 1940.

HEREIN is published for general information, in accordance with the Money-lenders Regulations, 1934, a list of all persons holding money-lender’s licenses at 1st May, 1940. The license expires on the 31st March, 1941.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

No. of License. Name of Licensee. Registered Office or Offices. Date of License. Court by which License granted.
A891 Acme Business Agency Security Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A1359 Advances and Agency, Limited First Floor, Picot’s Building, Lambton Quay, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A954 Advances Limited 122 Victoria Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A900 Alexander Investment Company, Limited Suite 20, Third Floor, Safe Deposit Building, High Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A1390 Atlas Loan and Finance, Limited 282 Lambton Quay, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A1357 Australasian Finance Company, Limited Cooper’s Building, Mercer Street, Wellington 4th April, 1940 "
A971 Austral Loan Agency Second Floor, Cooke’s Buildings, 58 Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A952 Automobile Finance Company, Limited Suite 20, Third Floor, Safe Deposit Building, High Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A951 Automobile Investments, Limited Suite 20, Third Floor, Safe Deposit Building, High Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A911 Avon Loan Company 30 Chancery Lane, Christchurch 29th March, 1940 Christchurch.
A803 Horace Edgar Keith Bourgeois Harston’s Chambers, Hastings Street, Napier 20th March, 1940 Napier.
A1394 Britannia Loan and Deposit Company, Limited 39 Farish Street, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A717 The Bruce Finance Company, Limited Union Street, Milton 15th March, 1940 Milton.
A912 Alfred Butcher 131 Worcester Street, Christchurch 29th March, 1940 Christchurch.
A917 Canterbury Finance Corporation, Limited, The 153 Hereford Street, Christchurch 11th April, 1940 "
A1381 Central Investment Company, Limited, The Cooper’s Building, Mercer Street, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A1391 City Finance Company 69A Manners Street, Wellington 4th April, 1940 "
A1502 Clark, McAlister, Jones, Oram, and Company, Crown Vouchers 1 Miro Street, Lower Hutt 21st March, 1940 Lower Hutt.
A975 Clayton, Arnold, and Company, Limited 16–18 Empire Buildings, 14 Swanson Street, Auckland 28th March, 1940 Auckland.
A677 Clutha Finance Company, Limited, The Clyde Street, Balclutha 20th March, 1940 Balclutha.
A955 Colonial Finance Company, Limited 9 Tabernacle Buildings, Karangahape Road, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A970 Commercial Loan and Finance Company, Limited, The 144 Symonds Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A956 Confidential Loans, Limited 20–1 Empire Buildings, Swanson Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A786 Dependable Loan and Finance Company, Limited, The 19 Princes Street, Dunedin 19th March, 1940 Dunedin.
A974 D.F.M. Finance 18 Buchanan Street, Mount Albert 28th March, 1940 Auckland.
A1392 Dominion Loan Company Boulcott Chambers, Boulcott Street, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A796 Samuel Dudley 1 Goods Buildings, Lowe Street, Gisborne 26th April, 1940 Gisborne.
A957 Empire Loan and Finance Company, The 101–2 Colonial Mutual Building, 159 Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A779 Egmont Loan Deposit and Investment, Limited 41–43 Brougham Street, New Plymouth 18th March, 1940 New Plymouth.
A958 Equitable Loan and Finance Company, Limited 303 Cooke’s Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A528 Feilding Advances, Limited MacArthur Street, Feilding 19th March, 1940 Feilding.
A529 Feilding Loan and Investment, Company, Limited, The MacArthur Street, Feilding 19th March, 1940 "
A1360 Whitfield Forster Colonial Mutual Building, Customhouse Quay, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A795 Gisborne Finance Company, Limited, The 61 Lowe Street, Gisborne 26th April, 1940 Gisborne.
A913 David Andrew Gunn 146 Manchester Street, Christchurch 29th March, 1940 Christchurch.
A1364 Hamilton Agency, Limited, of Hamilton Albany Chambers, Victoria Street, Hamilton 8th March, 1940 Hamilton.
A1375 H.B. Investment & Finance Company, Limited, The Russell Street, Hastings 2nd April, 1940 Hastings.
A976 Ideal Loan and Finance Company, Limited, The 63 Queen Street, Auckland 28th March, 1940 Auckland.
A894 Industrial Acceptance Corporation, Limited, The 4th Floor, Argus House, High Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A892 Robert Irwin Commercial Bank Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 "
A1463 Jenness Goods Orders, Limited 103 Jackson Street, Petone 1st May, 1940 Petone.
A959 Leaders Loan and Finance, Limited 63 Karangahape Road, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A1389 C. Lennon 5th Floor, Leinster Chambers, Wellington 4th April, 1940 Wellington.
A960 Liberal Loan and Finance Company, Limited 19 Palmerston Buildings, 47 Queen Street, Auckland 14th March, 1940 Auckland.
A410 Manawatu Loan and Discount Company, Limited, The The A.M.P. Building, Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North, and at Selwyn Buildings, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui 29th March, 1940 Palmerston North.


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⚖️ Register of Licenses issued under the Money-lenders Act, 1908

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
7 June 1940
Money-lenders, Licenses, Register, Finance
7 names identified
  • Horace Edgar Keith Bourgeois, Licensee
  • Alfred Butcher, Licensee
  • Samuel Dudley, Licensee
  • Whitfield Forster, Licensee
  • David Andrew Gunn, Licensee
  • Robert Irwin, Licensee
  • C. Lennon, Licensee

  • H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Justice