George Gatonby Stead was a notable New Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, and businessman.
George Stead in ca 1901
NZ Grain Agency & Mercantile Co. – Southland Times 1 Feb 1882
The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand's Stead Medal
Strowan House in 2011
William Royse was a Dunedin-based businessman active in New Zealand from 1861 until his death in 1892.
Royse Mudie & Co's Bond, High St, Dunedin, New Zealand circa 1865
The Rising Sun, taken 14 April 2006
NZ Grain Agency & Mercantile Co. - Southland Times 1 Feb 1882
Catherine Royse (centre) with her children, Dunedin c.1896