Mr Alfred Henry Wylds
Mr Wylds commenced business as a timber and produce merchant in Palmerston North in 1876. He had interests in several sawmills in the district, including in Oroua (now known as Rangiotu), another at Hawkes Bay and a third at Cheltenham. For further biographical details see page 1196 of "the Cyclopedia of New Zealand". v.1. 1897.