THE OBSERVER CARTOON.

Observer, Volume IV, Issue 84, 22 April 1882, Page 88

THE OBSERVER CARTOON.

No. 16.— Mr Dayid Boosie Cbttickshank. Mr D. B. Crttickshank, whose portrait forms the subject of our cartoon this week, is another of Auckland's successful commercial men. He was born at St. Andrew's, Fifeshire, Scotland, and received his first education at the public school, finishing at the University. He came to Auckland nearly 18 year 3 ago, and established himself in business as a general merchant, under the name and stjle of Cruickshank and Co., a firm which has been eminently successful, and has secured a high reputation for its straightforward, business-like dealings, commercial enterprise, and sterling probity. Mr Cruickshank has not hitherto taken any very prominent part in politics, or in civic affairs, though he has been repeatedly solicited to enter the political arena, and from his influence and high standing he would doubtless have been sticcessful, and would have been enabled to render valuable service to the community. His tastes, however, have been more in the direction of commerce, and he has been closely and. usefully identified with several of our most successful public enterprises. He has been chairman of the Accident Insurance Company since its foundation, chairman of the Northern Steamship Company, local director of the National Insurance Company, and fills other important positions of trust where his shrewdness and business capacity prove of great benefit to those who are associated with him, and to the advantage of the community generally. Mr Cruickshank also holds the position of ViceConsul for France, and Consul for Chili, in the discharge of which offices, we believe, he has given the utmost satisfaction to the nations he .has the honour to represent.

Persons desirous of obtaining good furniture at reasonable rates should pay a visit to the establishment of Messrs J. Eeid and Sons, Hobson-street. This linn, having introduced steam power applicable for turning out all kinds of furniture, are enabled to supply articles at remarkably reasonable rates, while the workmanship is unsurpassed. When Siv O-eorge Grey was sent for specially by Sir Arthur Gordon it was of course surmised that he had been summoned to form a Ministry, and immediately the busy heads went to work allotting the various appointments. Should, however, it transpire that Sir George will not or cannot form a Ministry, it is confidently rumoured that Mr William Garrett, of the firm of Garrett Bros., of Wakefield-street, will be sent for, but we are well informed that if such should be the case, that gentleman will decline, stating, and very truly, that the superintendance of so large a number of rnon, women, and boys employed making boots for the well-known firm of Garrett Bros, takes up the whole of his time.