Henderson and MacFarlane Ltd. is an Auckland trading company which in the 19th century owned the Circular Saw shipping line. Arthur Playle was managing director of Henderson and MacFarlane Ltd., Auckland. The company was purchased by the Pacific Islands Company in 1898.
Other histories of the company may be found in: Flude, Anthony G. Henderson & Macfarlane's Circular Saw Line. Auckland, A.G. Flude, 1993 Farquhar, Ian. The tussle for the house flag, in: New Zealand Marine News, 49 (2) 2000.
From the description of Business papers. [18--?] (National Library of New Zealand - Wellington Service Centre). WorldCat record id: 228162504