T. P. Hanna

T. P. Hanna, full name Thomas Patterson Hanna, was best known for being the first chief cashier of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.^[4]

After joining the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1934,^[3] Hanna set up the Chief Cashier's Department. Hanna was the first Chief Cashier - holding the role from 1940 to 1953.^[2]

As with the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England,^[5] between 1940 and 1984, New Zealand's banknotes were signed by the chief cashier.^[2] Therefore bank notes issued between 1940 and 1953 bear Hanna's signature.^[4]