The deposit consists of Dalgety Limited records including F G Dalgety's letterbooks, financial records, board and share-holders' minutes, and registers of directors; New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd records consisting of board minutes, articles of association, and finance committee minutes; New Zealand & Australian Land Co Ltd records consisting of Secretary's records and correspondence, death duties, reports, miscellaneous items and printed material. Also in the deposit are board minutes and share records of various London based companies including the proposed North British Australian Mortgage and Agency Corporation Limited. African Mercantile Co Ltd and E Whiteaway & Co records contain photographs.