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Haurongo: Barr, Peter

Peter Barr

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Peter Barr

Single-minded and scrupulous, Peter Barr was from 1908 to 1913 first president of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, which helped establish accountancy as a recognised profession.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/1-013489; G

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerry Stratton. 'Barr, Peter', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/77/peter-barr (accessed 4 June 2026).