Hay, Ernst Peterson, 1886-1955

Date: 31 May to 7 Jul 1988 - 31 May 1988 - 07 Jul 1988

By: Hall, Margaret Elizabeth, 1908-2002; Macalister, Alister Fitzgerald, 1922-2017; Parkin, Frank Lloyd, 1918-1993; Perkins, Mark Eversfield, 1947-

Reference: OHColl-0203

Description: Interviews with three partners from Macalister Mazengarb, the eldest of whom began working with the firm in 1935. Also interviews a long-standing female member of the support staff. Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson and Judith Fyfe Quantity: 4.

Date: 5 Jul 1988 - 05 Jul 1988

From: Macalister Mazengarb 75th Anniversary Oral History Project.

By: Parkin, Frank Lloyd, 1918-1993

Reference: OHInt-0203/02

Description: Frank Parkin was born in Wellington in 1918. Gives details of the family's emigration to New Zealand about 1912. Describes visiting his maternal grandparents in Yorkshire with his mother. Recalls moving to Evans Bay Parade, to a house built by his father about 1922. Recalls family-oriented entertainment, particulary round the piano. Notes that his father, a builder, was President of the New Zealand Builders Federation. Describes a happy childhood including education at Kilbirnie Primary School and Rongotai College. Mentions a favourite teacher, James Tier. Recalls beginning work as a law clerk at Macalister Mazengarb. Notes the importance of getting into a secure profession as the result of the Depression. Describes an authoritarian work system where the men addressed one another by surname. Comments in detail on the partners O.C. Mazengarb, E.P. Hay and R.L. Macalister. Describes Mazengarb as a very powerful advocate, Hay (who became Judge of the Supreme Court at Lower Hutt) as in demand for his legal opinions and R.L. Macalister as a businessman and local body politician. Recalls the hard work of Leo Coley who was the only man left in the office during the war and who died shortly after. Mentions A.J. (Alf) Mazengarb and L.G. (Leslie) Rose. Describes how his law studies were interrupted by World War II when he served with the Artillery Division in the Pacific. Notes that he and Les Rose became partners in Macalister Mazengarb in 1947. Comments on staff shortages after World War II and how stressful work was. Examines changes in legal qualification requirements. Talks about some of his contemporaries when he was a law student. Talks about the daily routine in the office and work culture and social life. Discusses the firm's policy of restricted expansion and mentions branches in Lower and Upper Hutt. Talks about the firm's involvement in commissions of inquiry including O.C. Mazengarb's work on the Mazengarb Report. Discusses his own presidency of the Wellington District Law Society. Explains the relationship of the district law societies to the New Zealand Law Society and comments on inter-society rivalry. Lists a number of Wellington District Law Society presidents. Describes E.P. Hay as a major influence on his career. Venue - Wellington : 1988 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Mr Parkin's home in Karori Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003610; OHC-003611 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 620.

Date: 20 Jun 1988

From: Macalister Mazengarb 75th Anniversary Oral History Project.

By: Hall, Margaret Elizabeth, 1908-2002

Reference: OHInt-0203/03

Description: Margaret Hall (nee Julius) was born in Dunedin in 1908. Notes that her family moved to Palmerston North and talks about being educated at Queen Margaret College. Describes how she would have liked to have taken up music but did shorthand typing instead. Recalls attending Miss Glyde's School of Typing and starting work for law firm Salek, Turner and Brown. Discusses the fact that it was easy to get jobs in the 1920s. Recalls beginning work for Macalister Mazengarb in 1929. Describes the partners O.C. Mazengarb, E.P.Hay and R.L. Macalister and other staff. Recalls their personal qualities and areas of work expertise. Notes that E.P. Hay was Mayor of Lower Hutt and R.L. (Robert) Macalister was Mayor of Wellington. Explains the office hierarchy and the difference between secretaries and typists. Recalls the importance of Grace Ewing who did court preparation work. Comments that working women in the 1920s were all single. Discusses the effect on the firm of the Depression. Describes the ledger system, cash book, day book and office routine. Describes the atmosphere in the office, treatment of staff by the firm and affection for the firm. Recalls promotion to the position of accountant, office renovations and new partners A.J. Mazengarb, F.L. Parkin and L.G. (Les) Rose. Describes her attitude to working with male bosses. Describes joining the Red Cross as a voluntary aide during World War II. Notes that eleven staff members went to World War II and recalls the effects on the firm and individuals. Comments on the impact of Accident Compensation legislation in 1974 on the firm. Venue - Wellington : 1988 Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - Mrs Hall's home in Khandallah Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003602; OHC-003603; OHC-003604 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 618.

Date: [1929-1947]

From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers

Reference: 73-128-264

Description: Correspondence and other papers relating to Isabel Field's business affairs. Not all receipts etc entered under Name. Also includes returns of income, returns of land, agrciulatural and pastoral statistics, occupier's schedule for Horowhenua, objections to the valuer-general. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1944

From: Wellington Cooperative Book Society Ltd: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1122-07

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for description of contents of this folder.