Aulsebrook and Co., Biscuit and Confectionery Manufacturers. Wellington Branch, Queen's Chambers, Wharf Approach. Telephone, 48. P.O. Box, 306. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. North Island representative, Mr. T. H. Hollow. Branch manager, Mr. G. W. Thorp. Further particulars of this firm will appear in the Canterbury volume, the head office being situate in Christchurch.

Bingham, James, Baker, Riddiford and Mein Streets, Newtown, Wellington. The premises occupied are new, and have every convenience for the business. A refreshment-room is provided for the use of the public, and special confections and fancy pastry are always on hand. The bread trade is rapidly increasing, Mr. Bingham is a native of Ireland, and landed here in 1870.

Crawford Bros. (John Crawford), Bakers and Confectioners, 127 Taranaki Street. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand, Te Aro branch. After carrying on business in Courtenay Place for six years, Messrs. Crawford Bros, took their present premises. The property is freehold, has a frontage of 35 feet to Taranaki Street, and is some 180 feet deep. Business is carried on in a conveniently arranged two-story wooden building. The firm has one man continually employed with horse and cart in delivering their goods. Mr. John Crawford, who conducts the business, was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1848. He attended the National school there until fourteen years of age, when he commenced learning his trade with Legg, of Belfast. After serving about two and a half years there, Mr. Crawford came to Melbourne in the “Star of India.” After working as a journeyman for a time, he opened business for himself in Bourke Street, E., in 1867. After six years' experience in business in Melbourne, he came to Dunedin, New Zealand, where he took employment with Mercer and Son, Rattray Street. Subsequently he entered business for himself in Rakaia, where he served a year on the local school committee. His next move was to Wellington, where he established the above business in 1887.

Freeman, William, Baker and Confectioner, Molesworth Street, Wellington. Amongst the noteworthy places in this locality, the establishment of Mr. Freeman deserves particular attention. The business was established in 1843, and has been conducted by the present proprietor since 1855. The surroundings of this particular part of Thorndon have undergone a great change during the rapid progress of the City of Wellington. At the time when Mr. Freeman started in business, the land immediately fronting his premises was used as a cricket-ground. Since then buildings have gone up in all directions. It is not surprising that such an old established business should be very considerable. Mr. Freeman claims to have the most extensive trade in his line of business in Thorndon. He has long supplied the residents of his district, and enjoys their confidence and support. The baking business is carried on under the personal management of Mr. Freeman. The quality of the goods may therefore be depended on. Mr. Freeman also keeps a large stock of choice confectionery from the factories of the most prominent firms of England, Scotland, and France. The subject of this notice arrived in New Zealand in 1855, in the ship “New Era,” from Gravesend, London, and took over the present business from Mr. Sutherland, who had previously occupied the premises during a period of twelve years. Anticipating a proportionate growth of the Empire City, Mr. Freeman expects that he will be able to extend his already considerable connection, and carry on business on a larger scale in the future. In building up his business, Mr. Freeman has not been aided by any patron, but his present success is mainly due to his own diligence and steady perseverance.

Griffin and Sons, Limited, Biscuit and Confectionery Manufacturers. Wellington Branch, Old Custom House Street. Branch manager. Mr. Walter H. Cooper. The head office of this firm is in Nelson, and further reference will be made to it in the volume for that district.

Home and Colonial Bakery Co., Limited, Bakers and Confectioners, 109 Lambton Quay, Wellington.

Hudson, R., and Co., Wholesale Confectioners and Biscuit Manufacturers. Wellington branch, Farish Street. Manager, Mr. Walter Smallbone. Further particulars of this firm will appear in the Otago volume, the head office being located in Dunedin.

Kellow, W. A., Hygienic Bakery, Taranaki Street, Wellington. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. The proprietor of this modern bakery is a native of Guernsey, Channel Islands, and arrived in Wellington in 1875 in the ship “Hourah,” sailing from London. Shortly after his arrival, Mr. Kellow had the misfortune to lose all the money he brought with him; but, nothing daunted, he started to work at anything he could get, and for some time followed various occupations, including the work of generally attending to survey parties. One of the first permanent situations he secured was with Mr. Gills, baker, of Teranaki Place. This work being congenial to his tastes, he adapted himself to it, and quickly acquired the art in which he now excels. After several years' perseverance and thrift, aided by a good life partner in Mrs. Kellow, he was enabled to purchase the business from his employer, which so increased that the premises soon became quite inadequate. In 1893 he purchased the land on which he has since erected a most perfect model bakery. The building was designed by Mr. Ross, of Dunedin, the front part being of wood and plaster. It is so well designed that on approaching it from a distance it presents the appearance of a handsome stone or brick building, worthy of a more pretentions locality. Mr. Kellow's business page 592 now embraces grocery and confectionery, the latter manufactured on the premises. The bakery itself is deserving of special mention, being constructed on most modern principles, to which are added original and effective ideas of the proprietor. A large boiler is built in the oven, and the otherwise waste heat is utilized to generate steam, by which means the baking heat can be regulated to a nicety. The oven is also fitted with Baker and Sons' patent automatic illuminators, which only require the movement of a handle to turn the gas full on and open an inspection door simultaneously, whilst on three sides and in the centre of this department are tables over flour-bins, which again are all supplied by simply pulling a handle of the flour hopper overhead, so that everything is handy and scrupulously clean. Turning to the stables, we again see modern ideas put into practice. The stalls are almost self-cleansing, whilst the manger and water-troughs constructed of iron are side by side. These are known as Staples' self-cleansing and patent water-troughs, and are all that could be desired. The premises, we may state, contains about 10,400 square feet of floorage space, and Mr. Kellow employs four hands at present, but it may be expected that when the merits of his hygienic bakery are more widely known, he will have to largely increase his present staff. The career of Mr. Kellow is a good example of perseverance, industry, and enterprise, and he deserves every success.

McEwen and Churchill (Peter Cooper McEwen and John Churchill), Bakers, Pastrycooks and Confectioners, the Red House, 101 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Telephone 56. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand and Bank of Australasia. Private residence: Mr. Churchill, Boulcott Street. This old established business was founded about the year 1848 or 1849 by the late Mr. Peter Laing who was so well known for many years. Mr. McEwen is a native of Dundee, coming to the Colony in 1843 by the “Phoebe” with his parents. He was apprenticed to the trade at the Red House, completing his term in 1858. Subsequently he continued to work as journeyman, with the exception of three years, till purchasing the business in conjunction with his present partner in 1884. Mr. Churchill is a native of Islington, and came to New Zealand by ship “Pekin” in 1849 when very young. He also learned his business with the late Mr. Laing, remaining in that gentleman's employ till becoming one of the proprietors. The Red House has always been noted for the splendid quality of the bread, pastry, and confections supplied. The present proprictors and their predecessor have always held special appointments as bakers to the several Governors whom they have regularly served. At the present time they hold the coveted honour from His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow. During the visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh the proprietor of the Red House was entrusted with the supply of bread to Her Majesty's royal son and staff. It has been necessary from time to time to extend and rebuild the premises so as to provide for the increasing trade. In 1889 Messrs. McEwen and Churchill obtained a new lease, and had the present handsome building erected by Mr. Watson, from plans prepared by Mr. W. C. Chatfield, the cost of the entire premises being about £3000. The shop, which is of brick, two stories, has a commodious double front, as may be seen from the illustration which appears herewith. The interior is as comfortable and convenient as could be desired. Refreshment rooms are available at all hours, where tea, coffee, sandwiches, pies, pastry, and cakes are supplied, while special waiting-rooms are allotted to the use of ladies. The bake-house is replete with all modern appliances, having a large cellar below The ovens are a Bailey baker and furnace oven which have stood the test of time, and under the skilful manipulation of the proprietors and their expert assistants, produce large quantities of splendid bread. The firm are the makers of excellent malt bread, and also whole meal brown bread, in addition to the common white bread. They have adopted the very fair principle of allowing a discount of one halfpenny per loaf to those customers who pay their accounts promptly, thus ensuring that the good payers shall not bear the loss caused by the dishonest. The firm are noted for their wedding cakes, which are in demand from many parts of the Colony, both north and south. In fact, they have deservedly earned so good a reputation in this respect that these goods have been sent for from Australia. Messrs. McEwen and Churchill are the original makers of jubilee fingers and sandwiches. Their gingerbread and shortbread are much sought after, and are considered equal to the best that is made in any part of the world. The firm are direct importers of most kinds of confectionery, all varieties of wedding-cake ornaments, crackers, bon-bons, and oilman's stores (such as sardines in tomatoes, pati de foi gras, and potted meats, by Crosse and Blackwell and other manufacturers). They deal with such well-known London firms as Batger and Co., Hounsditch E., Thomas Smith, of Wilson Street, and others. For years they have been favourably known as caterers in many public celebrations, among which may be noted the starting of the Wellington Woollen Factory, the opening ceremony of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's line, Sir W. Jervois's farewell banquet, and the Star Boating Club's Ball. On some of these occasions as many as eight hundred persons have been entertained without a single hitch occuring. The firm employ about twenty hands in connection with their business. The total floor space occupied is equal to 9000 square feet. Messrs. McEwen and Churchill have also been purveyors to the Union Steamship Company nearly the whole time since its inception.

Mackey, Matthew, Baker, Grocer, and Confectioner, Clyde Quay, Wellington. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand Among the various trades which are thriving in this city, that of a baker is at once the most toilsome and important. Bread for generations past has formed an important factor in our daily existence and he who page 593 has the manufacture and vending of this article in hand is in measure responsible for the wellbeing of the community. In Wellington few are the bakers who supply the public with a good palatable article as concientiously as Mr. Mackey. His many customers are quite satisfied with the quality supplied them, and their ready support speaks only in favour of Mr. Mackey's bakery. The bread is manufactured from the finest flour, and much care and attention is daily devoted by the proprietor in turning out this article. To make it convenient for his patrons to supply themselves with all necessary household requirements, Mr. Mackey keeps a good stock of dry groceries on hand, which he sells at the usual current prices. His shop contains also a good stock of choice confectionery from prominent English and Scotch firms, which from their variety should suit the tastes of all patrons. The premises, which are constructed of wood and iron, comprise a floor space of about 6000 feet in all, affording ample room for the storage of the varied stock as above mentioned, which is supplied and delivered to any part of the city and suburbs free of charge. Mr. Mackey is a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, from which country he arrived in the year 1876 by the “Wairoa,” from Plymouth. He established himself in the following year in the premises occupied by him at present, and has succeeded by energy and perseverance solely in making himself independent of the high pressure of local competition. Mr. Mackey is certainly a most desirable colonist, who should receive the ready support of his fellow townsmen.

Morris, Louis, Pastrycook and Confectioner, Tramway Pie Shop, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington. The Tramway Pie Shop is a commodious iron and wood building, well suited for the purpose for which it was designed. One is struck on approaching it by the tasteful arrangement of the goods in the two large windows facing this busy thoroughfare. The shop has a frontage of 24 feet to Adelaide Road. The bakehouse occupies the rear of the section. Mr. Morris, the proprietor, was born in Malta in 1854. When only three years old, he left that small but important British naval station to go with his parents to Naples. There he remained until, at nine years of age, he took to a seafaring life. He remained at sea for six or seven years. In 1877 he came to New Zealand as a steward in the ship “Gloria” His taste for sea life was not then so keen, and he decided on remaining in Wellington. He found work in the baking and confectionery business, working at different times in several leading establishments. In 1890, fortune had favoured him to such an extent as to warrant him in setting up in business for himself. This he did in the present premises, which are freehold. The enterprise and application to business which characterised Mr. Morris's life is reaping its reward in a rapidly growing and increasingly lucrative business. Mr. Morris's only connection with public bodies or societies is his association with Freemasonry, in which he holds the eighteen rank.

Rowell and Son (Thomas Rowell, senr.), Pastrycooks and Confectioners, 35B Cuba Street. Telephone, 869. Bankers, Colonial Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, Taranaki Street. This business, known as the City Pie Shop, was opened in 1890, though Mr. Rowell has been in other businesses in Cuba Street for some thirty-one years. The City Pie Shop is on an allotment 25 feet by 125 feet, the freehold of the firm. The front shop has an attractive appearance, due largely to the fine display of confectioner's ornamental flowers, the Mazaphan goods, wedding cakes, almond tortans, bread tortans, santartons, etc., for all of which Rowell and Son have the highest reputation. The bakehouse is replete with the latest labour-saving machinery. The improved cake machine, sponge beater, and pie raiser are from Messrs. Berry and Co., Christchurch, and are the first machines of the kind made in the Colony. The machinery used enables the firm to turn out large quantities of goods at short notice, and their connection is rapidly extending. The trade mark (the man with the cake) is now getting largely known throughout the province. Mr. Rowell was born in North Shields, England, in 1842, and is entirely self-taught. He went to work carrying slates to a slater when only eight years old. The good ship “Indian Queen” brought him to Melbourne, where he as a lad of nine earned a living as a paper runner. As he grew older he turned to the pastrycook's business, and then butchering took his fancy. The year 1862 found him in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he was engaged as slaughterman for Moss and Orbell. Gabriel's Gully rush at that time made him one of the goldseekers there. From that he went to the Dunstan and other Otago diggings. Subsequently he went into the butchering line with Thomas Lee and George Webb, at Wetherstones, Otago. From there he came to Wellington, in 1864. He opened a butcher's business in Cuba Street, and about that time married. The business was given up in 1879, owing to his having an accident. He then became a grocer and general dealer till, in 1890, he, with his son Thomas, (who, however, has since retired from the firm) opened the present business. Mr. Rowell has been a Forester for twenty-five years.

Skinner, John, Baker and Pastrycook, 95 Cuba Street, Wellington. This bakery, which was established in 1880, has been conducted by the present proprietor since July, 1890. The building has a floorage space of 3500 feet, is two stories high, and is constructed of wood and iron. The trade is chiefly local, but is not by any means confined to a particular part of the city. Mr. Skinner's goods have found such a ready market that he can claim patrons in any ward of Wellington. Apart from the considerable daily output of large quantities of bread, about 2400 loaves, he undertakes the catering for balls, picnics, and social parties, for cash only. He makes a special line of birthday and wedding cakes at reasonable rates, obtainable from thirty shillings upwards, and his goods are always highly appreciated by the consumers. Mr. Skinner has a commodious room for the refreshment of casual visitors, and all kinds of sweet delicacies in pastries can be obtained and partaken of on the premises, with a refreshing cup of superior tea or coffee, Mr. Skinner hails from Surrey, England, and arrived in New Zealand in 1882, coming over from Australia, in which colony he sojourned for over ten years previous to his settling in New Zealand. Mr. Skinner, who enjoys the friendship of many local business people, is connected with the order of Good Templars, and has the reputation of being a successful business man.

Starr, B., Baker, Manufacturer of French Confectionery and General Caterer, 80 Cuba Street, Wellington. Bankers, Nationa Bank of New Zealand. Mr. Starr is a native of Enfield, County of Middlesex, where he learned his business. He was apprenticed to F. Schmidl, a well-known confectioner of Enfield Town, and completed his term in 1873, after which he continued with his employer in the capacities of journeyman, foreman, and manager for twenty years, when he left to seek his fortune in this Colony, Mr. Starr's employer, Mr. Schmidl, had a large and very fashionable connection, and the experience of a quarter of a century in that establishment was of a kind that very few have a chance of gaining. In his position there Mr. Starr cooked and catered for H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, Lady Brooke, of Enfield Court; Colonel Somerset, of the King's Own Light Infantry, the Essex Militia, and many others of the nobility of England. He had made the ices, etc., for the Mansion House, and was generally mixed up with the most important catering work of England. Mr. Starr left London for Wellington in the steamship “Ruapehu” in 1893, and after looking round awhile, decided to begin business as above. His premises are of wood, two stories high, and have been used as a bakery very many years. Old Wellingtonians will remember the shop as that of Mr. J. Dixon, baker and confectioner. The extent of floor space is about 1000 square feet. In the catering line Mr. Starr lays himself out specially for balls, parties, tea meetings, dinners, suppers, picnics, etc. He delivers his bread and pastry to all parts of the City and suburbs, and sends his French confectionery and other manufactured goods to any part of the Colony. Mr. Starr's list of specialties is a long one. They consist of a variety of cakes, plain and ornamental, French confectionery, a great variety of Christmas novelties, including Christmas cakes, piped and iced, plum pudding mince meat, etc.; home-made jam, in one-pound pots; calf's foot jelly, ready at any time; Vienna bread, at 2d, per loaf; draught lemonade, strawberries and cream, and ices of all kinds. “Starr's School Cake,” at the very low price of 5d. per lb., is quite a boon to the mothers of hungry boys; and his plain cake at 9d., and sultana cake at the same price are having a good run, and rapidly becoming well-known. Wedding cakes, are 1s. 9d. per lb. In the icing and piping of wedding and birthday cakes Mr. Starr defies competition, and certainly his sugar roses and other flowers are an excellent imitation. It is all the work of his own hands, so of course he can afford to put more labour into it than his fellow-tradesmen who have to pay wages. In the small fancy cakes and tarts department there is an immense variety, and each bears the stamp of novelty. In this, as in the other branches, Mr. Starr has the assistance of his wife and children, an advantage which ensures that in every department the wants of customers will be attended to by those who are interested in the general success. The French cream caramels are a good, wholesome confection, made entirely on the premises, and warranted pure. Mr. Starr is an importer of fancy boxes, cases, and ornaments, but all other lines he manufactures for himself. Considering the short time he has been established, he has succeeded in working up a very good trade. Some important catering orders have already fallen into his hands, and have been executed satisfactorily in every way. No pains are spared in the endeavour to please everyone. Mrs. Starr has charge of the front shop, and carries out her duties in a manner that cannot fail to please and inspire confidence. They all work hard, and are in every way deserving of success. There is every probability that as time goes on Mr. Starr will become one of the favourite confectioners of Wellington. He possesses the qualities which always make for personal popularity, and his experience of the way things in his line are done in the Old Country must be of the greatest use to him here.

Varcoe, J., Blue House, No. 179, Lambton Quay; Telephone, No. 153; Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. The Blue House was established some fifteen or sixteen years ago by Mr. George Towersey, who for many years previously had been in the employ of the once well-known and still well-remembered Peter Laing. Mr. Towersey made splendid bread from the start and thus came, as it were at a bound into the fore rank of Wellington bakers. The present proprietor entered into possession about seven years ago. Since Mr. Towersey's death, sometime before that, the business had run down very much, but a great change was noticeable as the result of Mr. Varcoe's management, and it is now one of the first bakeries of the city. The premises are of wood and brick, and contain some 4000 square feet of floorage. The bakehouse at the back is well appointed and well kept. Some nine or ten hands are constantly employed in the various branches of the business, and Mr. Varcoe's bread and other goods find their way into every part of the city and suburbs, while his wedding, birthday and other cakes are sent to order all over the province. But the special line for which the Blue House is rapidly becoming famous, and in which it has taken a most decided lead of all similar establishments, is “Varcoe's Brown Bread.” This deservedly popular article of healthy diet is in greater demand every day, and needs but to be tried to be appreciated. The writer speaks from special knowledge on this point, it being a rule with him to eat no other bread. It is, of course, dearer than white bread because of the malt-extract and other expensive ingredients largely used in its manufacture; but all things considered it will be found much more economical in the end. All the life-giving properties of the wheat are retained, and presented to the consumer in an eminently palatable compound. Mr. Varcoe page 595 is contractor to the British Admiralty for the supply of all the Men-o'-War visiting Wellington, and this in itself is a very high testimonial, as quality rather than price forms the basis of decision. The enterprising and pushing proprietor of the Blue House also holds the appointment under the Earl of Glasgow for the supply of Government House, another evidence of the high-class trade carried on. In the fancy confectionery department, the Blue House is noted for many special preparations. A good business is done, too, in the grocery department, to the purposes of which one-half of the front shop is devoted. In his buying, Mr. Varcoe is free to deal wherever he pleases and on any terms, an advantage of no mean importance in a business where the raw material of the first order will always command terms the most satisfactory to vendors. In fact his success is alike creditable to himself and the colony in which he has done so well. He and Mrs. Varcoe arrived in Wellington in 1879 per ship “Rakaia” from England. Up to that time they had lived in the parish of St. Dennis, county of Cornwall, and like many others who come from the Old World, Mr. Varcoe found no demand whatever for labour in the line to which he had been brought up. Nothing daunted, however, he took whatever came to hand and made good use of his earnings until he was in a position to establish himself in his present business, for which he had had no previous training whatever. Yet in the face of such difficulties as those he has by sheer industry and plucky enterprise, outpaced scores of his fellow townsmen whose chances of success have been surprisingly greater. In all his undertakings Mr. Varcoe has been ably assisted by his wife, a business woman of unusual capacity, and a warm-hearted, generous friend. Even now during times of great pressure, Mrs. Varcoe will ice and pipe a wedding cake in a style and with a speed that few trained men can excel. The success obtained by Mr. and Mrs. Varcoe shows what can be done in New Zealand—for the same might be done in any part of it—by industry and enterprise. Parsimony has had no hand in it, for they are both liberal and generous to a fault. A few years ago Mrs. Varcoe and their only daughter went home to the Old Country for a short visit.

Webb, George, Baker and Confectioner, 61 Tory Street, Corner of Vivian Street, Wellington. Telephone 286, Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. For further particulars see “Grocers, Provision Merchants, Storekeepers, Teadealers, etc.” and “Coffee and Spice, etc., Manufacturers.”

The Wellington Biscuit and Confectionery Company (Patrick Greive Howden and David Brown Howden), Biscuit and Confectionery Manufacturers, Farish Street, Wellington. Cable address, “Ridiculoso” Code A.B.C. Tele phone 149. P.O. Box 321. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. London agents, L. A. Nathan and Co., 9 New Broad Street, E.C. This leading biscuit and confectionery business was established twenty years ago, by Mr. S. S. Griffiths, and came into the possession of the present proprietors some five years later. Since then, great additions have been made to the plant and premises. A new building in brick has been added, and the machinery includes the latest and best appliances known to the trade. About twenty hands are employed, and three travellers are always “on the road.” The trade of the “Biscuit Company,” as it is commonly called, extends throughout the Colony, and to the South Sea Islands. Biscuits and confectionery of all kinds are manufactured, including such lines as candied peel, etc. Prizes fell to the lot of the Company at Sydney, Wellington, and other Exhibitions. The Company has a good name, and does a very large wholesale business. All requisites for its business are imported direct from British and foreign markets.

Wighton, David, 211 Lambton Quay, 81 Willis Street, and 75 Cuba Street. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Mr. Wighton is acknowledged to be the largest retailer of confectionery in New Zealand. He has three fine shops, all thoroughly well stocked and well kept. The head-quarters are in Lambton Quay, nearly opposite the Government Buildings, and this fine stand commands the principal business of the Thorndon end. For upwards of twenty years it has been a well-known and popular confectionery house, the business being established in the early seventies by Messrs. Lucas and Co. On the retirement of this firm, Messrs. A. Curtis and Co. bought into it, and carried it on for several years; but it is only since it came into Mr. Wighton's possession—now about ten years ago—that it has taken such a decided lead, for it is really no ordinary kind of stock which is displayed here. Mr. Wighton's principal specialties are high-class chocolates and general confectionery, and of these he has every conceivable variety. The chocolates are principally those manufactured by the eminent firms of Fry and Sons, Cadbury Bros., and Rowntree and Co. while he has for years been a very large importer of general confectionery from Hay Bros., of Glasgow; Craven and Son and Terry and Son, York; Clarke, Nickolls and Coombe, London, and various other firms. Mr. Wighton is agent for, and keeps a large stock of, the Kola” chocolate and other “Kola” preparations of Thos. Christie and Co., of Lime Street, London. “Kola” possesses a tonic influence on the digestive organs, and will be found invaluable by those troubled with biliousness or other liver complaints, and is specially recommended by the medical faculty. Though Mr. Wighton is so large an importer of confectionery, he is also a manufacturer on an extensive scale. The Lambton Quay property comprises a large workshop, where the plainer varieties are produced daily in considerable quantities. Finding his efforts to provide high-class confectionery for the “West End” of Wellington so well rewarded, Mr. Wighton soon inaugurated a branch establishment in Cuba Street to catch the Te Aro trade. This also is a good shop and in perfection of dressing, and in other ways so resembles the principal house that the “family page 596 likeness” readily catches the eye. A good trade is done in this busy thoroughfare; and thus encouraged by the success of the Cuba Street branch, Mr. Wighton decided to open a third shop in Willis Street in order to cater for the requirements of that portion of the Wellington public not constantly passing either of the other two. This is a fine shop for retail trade, being at the corner of Willis and Boulcott Streets. It is one of that grand cluster of brick shops erected some two years ago by Messrs. Norbury and Trevor for the proprietor, Mr. McGill. The display here is also of Mr. Wighton's peculiarly attractive style, the effect being specially good in the evening when it is brilliantly lighted by electricity. Though Mr. Wighton mainly “spreads himself” for the retail trade, he does a considerable and increasing wholesale business both in and out of Wellington. He is enterprising though shrewd, and has had an extensive experience. Prior to coming to this Colony he was in business for himself in Dundee, Scotland. Mr. Wighton was born in Dundee, where he lived till 1885, when he came to Wellington per s.s. “Arawa” from London. Though fully ten years away from “the Land o' Cakes” he is a most enthusiastic Scotchman, and is generally known as “The Scotch Confectioner.” The Caledonian Society of Wellington owes him much, for he was one of its principal originators, and its energetic secretary for four years. He also gets at regular intervals direct shipments of American confectionery from different firms in San Francisco, New York, and Boston. Mr. Wighton, it may be added, is purveyor of confectionery to his Excellency the Earl of Glasgow, Governor of New Zealand.

Other Bakers, Etc.

Allen, James, Pastrycook and Confectioner, 148 Lambton Quay. Established 1890.

Bell, Thomas Joseph, Baker, Revans Street.

Bradley, George, Baker, 43 Adelaide Road.

Denhard, Henry, Baker and Confectioner, Wallsend Bakery, 46 Courtenay Place. Established September, 1895.

Dickson, George, Baker and Confectioner, 43 Courtenay Place. Estab. 1893.

Dickson, James, Baker and Confectioner, Taranaki Street. Established Dunedin 1886, Wellington 1892.

Fama, Vincenzo, Pastrycook and Confectioner, Paris House, 31A Willis Street. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Established 1891.

Fraser, D., Baker, 60 Molesworth Street.

French and Turkish Confectionery Company, 41 Manners Street.

Gills, Henry, Baker and Confectioner, Te Aro Bakery, Taranaki Place. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. Established 1870.

Greeks, Daniel James, Baker, Riddiford Street.

Harvey, Alfred James, Baker, Riddiford Street.

Isaac, William, Baker, 21 Aro Street. Established 1884.

Jounnax, William, Baker, 76 Adelaide Road. Private residence, Dock Street.

Kimbell, Mrs. A. C., Confectioner, 25A Willis Street. Private residence, 50 Dixon Street.

Kirkus, Joseph, Baker, 48 Tory Street. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. Established 1891.

Leadbetter, Sarah, Baker and Confectioner, 134 Tinakori Road. Established 1890.

Marriett, J., Confectioner, 66A, Tory Street.

Mawson, George, Pastrycook, 87 Cuba Street.

McDonald, Charlotte, Pastrycook and Confectioner, Manners Street, Established 1875.

McParland, Francis, Baker and Grocer, 128 Taranaki Street. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. Established 1876.

Mitchell, Mrs. A. F., Baker, Cambridge Bakery, 51 Taranaki Street. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. Established 1889.

Moore, Patrick, Baker, Tory Street, Established 1889.

Rasmussen, Neil, Baker, Rintoul Street.

Ross, Mrs. W. F., Fruiterer and Confectioner, 7 Lambton Quay. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Established 1871.

Smith, T., Baker and Confectioner, Riddiford Street. Established 1875.

Thompson, A. and H. (Alexander Thompson and Harriett Thompson), Confectioners, 6 Manners Street. Established 1893.

Thornton, George Henry, Wholesale and Retail Confectioner, 43 Manners Street. Bankers, Bank of Australasia, Established 1880.

Uridge, Thomas, Manufacturing Confectioner, College House, 104 Tory Street. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Established 1888.

Vosseler, George, Baker and Confectioner, 166 Willis Street, Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Established 1877.

Wilson and Sons (Thomas Wilson), Wholesale Confectioners, 7 Courtenay Place. Established 1892.