Alfred Buckland & Sons Ltd
Date established
1853
Date closed
1957
History
Alfred Buckland & Sons Ltd
1853 - 1957
In 1853 Alfred Buckland established an auctioneering business in Auckland and in 1858 held the first wool sale in New Zealand from the premises of Henderson & Macfarlane’s wool store on Queens Wharf, Auckland.
By the 1860’s the office and auction rooms were located in Queen Street, Auckland and known by the name “The Haymarket”. The business handled grain and produce, ran a horse bazaar and a wool selling business. By 1888 Alfred Buckland & Sons were also stock and station agents and the operations had expanded to include farm sales, general sales and commission agents.
The first saleyards were at Newmarket, later sales were held in many areas of the Auckland province. In 1896 the “The Haymarket” property was sold and the business was moved to Albert Street, and in 1926 to St George’s Bay Road.
In 1909, Alfred Buckland and Sons joined with Dalgety & Company Ltd and NZ Loan and Mercantile Ltd in building the Westfield Saleyards. By the turn of the century business had been established in the Waikato.
Alfred Buckland died in 1903 and the partnership was carried on by a son-in-law, H.T. Gorrie, and his son, Malcolm Buckland.
In 1917 the partnership was formed into a limited liability company with a capital of 100,000 pounds, all the shares being held by the family. In 1946 Alfred Buckland and Sons Ltd acquired Walter Wakelin Ltd in Whangarei (established 1847). In the post-war years the business covered an area from Rotorua-Taupo-King Country up to the far north.
In 1957, Alfred Buckland and Sons Ltd became part of the The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand Ltd (NMA) group.
1853 - 1957
In 1853 Alfred Buckland established an auctioneering business in Auckland and in 1858 held the first wool sale in New Zealand from the premises of Henderson & Macfarlane’s wool store on Queens Wharf, Auckland.
By the 1860’s the office and auction rooms were located in Queen Street, Auckland and known by the name “The Haymarket”. The business handled grain and produce, ran a horse bazaar and a wool selling business. By 1888 Alfred Buckland & Sons were also stock and station agents and the operations had expanded to include farm sales, general sales and commission agents.
The first saleyards were at Newmarket, later sales were held in many areas of the Auckland province. In 1896 the “The Haymarket” property was sold and the business was moved to Albert Street, and in 1926 to St George’s Bay Road.
In 1909, Alfred Buckland and Sons joined with Dalgety & Company Ltd and NZ Loan and Mercantile Ltd in building the Westfield Saleyards. By the turn of the century business had been established in the Waikato.
Alfred Buckland died in 1903 and the partnership was carried on by a son-in-law, H.T. Gorrie, and his son, Malcolm Buckland.
In 1917 the partnership was formed into a limited liability company with a capital of 100,000 pounds, all the shares being held by the family. In 1946 Alfred Buckland and Sons Ltd acquired Walter Wakelin Ltd in Whangarei (established 1847). In the post-war years the business covered an area from Rotorua-Taupo-King Country up to the far north.
In 1957, Alfred Buckland and Sons Ltd became part of the The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand Ltd (NMA) group.
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