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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Merchants, Warehousemen, Etc

page 395

Merchants, Warehousemen, Etc.

Including—Exporters and Importers, General Merchants, Warehousemen, Wool Brokers, and Manufacturers.

Abbott, Oram, and Co. (R. H. Abbott, J. W. Abbott, and Charles Murray Oram), Warehousemen and Importers, Strand Arcade, Auckland. The original style of this firm was R. H. Abbott and Co., and it was founded in 1891, when the Messrs Abbott started in Wellington as wholesale drapers. In 1893 Mr. R. Abbott went to London to make arrangements for systematic and continuous buying on the firm's behalf in the large primary markets, and the negotiations opened by him with that end in view resulted in Mr. C. M. Oram, who had for years been buyer for the large firm of Messrs W. McArthur and Co., joining the firm. Mr. Oram still resides in London, where his long experience and exceptional opportunities enable him to make those well-timed and discriminating purchases which place the firm in New Zealand in the very best position to supply the colonial market with the goods it most desires at the time it most needs them. The firm's Wellington branch is in charge of Mr. J. W. Abbott, and Mr. R. H. Abbott is at the headquarters in Auckland; and nine travellers are employed by the firm, chiefly in the North Island and in the northern districts of the Middle Island.

Brown, Barrett and Co. (John Mckail Geddes), Tea, Coffee, and Spice Merchants, and General Importers, Customs Street East, Auckland. Telephone 626. P.O. Box 56. Cable address, “Coffee”; code, “Reuter's.” Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Mr. Geddes arrived in New Zealand by the ship “Nelson,” in 1862. The business was founded in 1868, and Mr. Geddes, who joined as a partner in 1870, became sole proprietor in May, 1892. The firm has made its name through the excellence of its productions in Excelsior coffee, coffee essence, Butterfly teas, and baking powder.

Mr. J. Mc K. Geddes.

Mr. J. Mc K. Geddes.

Brown, Campbell and Co., General Merchants, 29 Shortland Street, Auckland. Telephone 158. P.O. Box 31. Bankers. Bank of New Zealand. This, the first mercantile firm established in Auckland, was founded in 1840 by Messrs Brown and Campbell, who, in the following year, at the first town sales held in Auckland, purchased the allotment on which the business has ever since been conducted. At that time the shore-line, since far removed by reclamation, came up to what is now Shortland Street, and it was there, in the neighbourhood of sea waves and waste land, that Messrs Brown and Campbell built primitive premises for their business, then necessarily a small one. But as the settlement grew, so did the trade of the firm. In 1869 Dr. J. Logan Campbell was appointed by the Committee of Lloyds to represent it at the port of Auckland, and he held the position till 1900, when the business was transferred to the Campbell and Ehrenfried Company, Limited, of which Dr. Campbell is Chairman of Directors. Both Mr. Brown and Dr. Campbell are fully referred to in the section devoted to the Superintendents of Auckland.

Carr, Johnston and Co., General Merchants, Fort and Commerce Streets, Auckland. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. This business was established by Mr. Richard A. Carr in 1884, and Mr. Henry Johnston became a partner in 1888. The firm devotes its attention
Messrs Carr, Johnston & Co.'s Premises.

Messrs Carr, Johnston & Co.'s Premises.

page 396 chiefly to Oriental, Island, and New Zealand produce, and is believed to be the largest importer in Auckland of rice, raw coffee, kapok, gunnies, castor and linseed oil, and Singapore goods. Its exports consist of copra, flax, coffee, lime-juice, and tanekaha bark. English and foreign manufactures, such as fencing wires of all descriptions, corrugated iron, wire nails, cement, and American canned fruits are largely dealt in. The firm's main building has a frontage to both Commerce Street and Fort Street, and the offices are handsome, well-lighted, and roomy. Additional premises are used for the storage of heavy goods, such as corrugated iron, cement, grain, etc. Mr. Carr is a director of the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand.

Clark, Archibald And Sons. Ltd., Warehousemen and Manufacturers, Shortland Street, Auckland. Directors; Messrs A. Clark, M. A. Clark, C. C. McMillan. A. M. Clark, and H. C. Clark; secretary, Mr. W. J. Rees. Branches at Wellington, Wanganui, Napier, and Gisborne. London offices: 7 Edmund Place, Aldersgate Street, E.C. This is one of the oldest firms in the Colony, and was founded by the late Mr. Archibald Clark on the 1st of January, 1850. A successful business man in his native town, Beith, Scotland, but fully realising the possibilities before the comparatively young colonies of Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Clark determined to emigrate, and was induced to come to New Zealand by Mr. Commons, a resident of Auckland, then on a visit to his native land, and who described in glowing language the climate, soil, and great prospects of his adopted country. After his arrival in New Zealand Mr. Clark took a great interest in all public affairs, was a member of the ola Provincial Council, and was several times elected to the House of Representatives. On taking his son, Mr. J. McCosh Clark, into partnership, the firm became Archibald Clark and Son, which again was altered to Archibald Clark and Sons when his son-in-law, Mr. J. Y. Stevenson, was admitted a partner. Subsequently Mr. Archibald Clark, junior, and Mr. M. A. Clark, became partners, and they are now the managing directors of the company, into which the business was converted on the death of Mr. J. M. Clark in 1898; Mr. Archibald Clark having died in 1875, and Mr. Stevenson in 1878. The company is a private one, there being no share-holders except the members of the family. In addition to its warehouse business, the company is a very large manufacturer of clothing and shirts, its trade marks being the “Chief Brand” in clothing, and “Zealandia” in shirts. It has just completed the erection of a large new factory at Grey Lynn, Auckland, for the manufacture of every description of shirts and collars. This building is 220 feet in length and 75 feet in width, and is capable of accommodating about 500 hands. The dining rooms, cloak rooms, etc., are all on the basement, which also contains the engines, shafting, etc. Archibald Clark and Sons, Ltd., is the first firm in the Colony to take up the manufacture of white shirts and collars on a wholesale scale, and its success is shown by the number of gold medals taken at the various Colonial Exhibitions and by the constantly expanding trade.

Mr. Matthew Anderson Clark is a member of the firm of Messrs. Archibald Clark and Sons, warehousemen, of Auckland. He was born in Auckland in 1851, is the fifth son of the late Mr. Archibald Clark, and was educated at Mr. Farquhar McRae's High school, Auckland, and at the Elmbank Academy, Glasgow. In 1869 he entered his father's warehouse to learn the business, and was admitted as a partner about six years later. Mr. Clark has been a member of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce for upwards of twenty years, and the beneficial influence he has exerted in that body was suitably acknowledged in 1895 by his election to the chairmanship, in 1897 the Chamber elected him to represent it on the Auckland Harbour Board. He was treasurer of the Chamber of Mines, and in many other ways Mr Clark has well earned the general esteem in which he is held. In connection with the s.s. “Wairarapa Relief Fund” he took a very active and liberal interest. As a hearty supporter of innocent outdoor sports, and as a member of the management committee for many years of St. Andrew's Church, Mr. Clark has exerted an influence for good, which has been far reaching in its effect. In 1885 Mr. Clark visited Europe a second time, and returned to New Zealand during the following year. Mr. Clark was married, in 1881, to Miss Beveridge, daughter of the late Mr. Andrew Beveridge, barrister, of Auckland, and has a family of three daughters.

Messrs A. Clark & Sons' Premises.

Messrs A. Clark & Sons' Premises.

Entrican, A. J. and Co. (Andrew Jack Entrican and James Cuthbertson Entrican), General Merchants, Tyrone Buildings, Customs Street, Auckland. P.O. Box, 122. Telephone 286. Cable address, “Entrican.” Code A.B.C., Fourth Edition. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Private residences, Mr. A. J. Entrican, Hepburn Street; Mr. J.C.Entrican, Stanley Street, Devonport. The business of Messrs A. J. Entrican and Co. was established by the senior partner in 1887, and about five years later, Mr J. C. Entrican joined the firm. The agencies include those of the Phænix Jam and Confectionery Co., Dunedin; Mr. John Newton, soap and candle manufacturer, Wellington; Mr. H. E. Shacklock, range-maker, Dunedin; Mr. T. Kincaid, bacon curer, Christchurch; Messrs Lichter and Co., manufacturing chemists, Sydney; Messrs De Carle and Son, manufacturing chemists, Norwich, England; Mr. Thomas Curr, essence of coffee manufacturer, Aberdeen; and Messrs Hobbs Bros., whose apiary is declared to yield the best honey produced in New Zealand. Messrs Entrican and Co. send this honey as far as Colombo. Mr. A. J. Entrican is referred to on pages 118 and 119 of this volume, as a member of the Auckland City Council.

Mr. James Cuthbertson Entrican, A member of the firm of A. J. Entrican and Co., was born near Sion, County Tyrone, Ireland, in the year 1864, and received his education at the Edward's National School, Castlederg, the headmaster, Mr. James McGranahan, being now the Rev. James McGranahan, M.A., of Townsend Presbyterian Church, Belfast. On leaving school Mr. Entrican was indentured to a Liverpool merchant, and, after completing his apprenticeship, he decided to go to the colonies. In 1885 he came to this Colony, in the s.s. “Tongariro,” and made Auckland his home. Shortly after his arrival he entered into partnership with Mr R. W. Gallaugher, under the style of Gallaugher and Entrican, grocers and Italian warehousemen, Victoria Street West, Auckland. At the end of seven years he retired from the firm and joined his brother, Mr A. J. Entrican, in the business founded by the latter some years page 397 previously, and referred to in another article. Mr. J. C. Entrican resides at Stanley Street, Devonport, and occupied a sent in the local Borough Council for several years, He is a Sunday school teacher in connection with the Devonport Presbyterian Church and a member of the Kirk session; as an elder, he, in conjunction with the Rev. R. Ferguson, represented the church at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, held in Christchurch. Mr. Entrican is an enthusiastic numismatist and philatelist, and his collections of coins and stamps are very fine.

Hayman, P., and Co. (Mr. Lionel N. Benjamin, manager), General Merchants, Customs Street East, Auckland. Head Office, Coleman Street, London, E.C. Head Office for the Colony, Dunedin; branches at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. This firm does an extensive business throughout the Colony, and is a direct importer of everything in which it deals. The large warehouse in Customs Street is a substantial brick building, four stories in height. The firm's Wellington branch is referred to in the Wellington volume of this work.

Henderson And Macfarlane (George Dunnet, junior, Auckland; and Henry William Henderson, Pitt Street, Sydney), General Merchants, Fort Street, Auckland. Messrs Henderson and Maefarlane are Proprietors of the Circular Saw Line of Vessels; Island traders; Agents for the Messageries Maritimes, Nippon Yusen Kaisha Imperial Japanese Line, London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, and Correspondents for the Aberdeen Line; Representatives of the New York Board of Underwriters and of the Hamburg Board of Underwriters. London Agents: James Morrison and Co., Ltd., 4 Fenchurch Street (late agents for the New Zealand Government); Cable Code, A1, A.B.C., and private code. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Telephone 203. P.O. Box 125. This firm was established by the late Mr. Thomas Henderson, as far back as 1842. The business grew and expanded with the growth of the province, until the firm's connection extended over the Australasian Colonies, Polynesia, America, and Great Britain. The firm established and partly built the fleet of vessels known as the Circular-Saw line. This fleet includes the celebrated barque “Novelty,” built at Mechanics' Buy, Auckland, by the late Mr. Henry Niccol. The “Novelty” holds the record for a sailing vessel for the passage between Sydney and Auckland. Other crack liners owned by the firm were the “Alice Cameron,” “Kate Breadalbane,” “Sir George Grey,” “Neva,” “Thos. W. Howse,” and others, which were employed in carrying and bringing miscellaneous cargoes to and from California, Australia, and Polynesia. During the Maori war, the firm obtained the contract from the Imperial and Colonial Governments for the whole of the flour used by the troops, and imported it from Chili, California, and South Australia. Prior to the advent of steam between New Zealand and Australia, Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane established the first regular line of packet vessels between Sydney and Auckland, and the service was carried on until the establishment of the Panama Steamship Company in 1865. The firm thereupon withdrew its vessels from the Australian trade and employed them as traders in various parts of the globe, and in 1870 they were confined exclusively to the South Seas. When the Panama Steamship Company went into liquidation, Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane purchased several of its vessels, including the steamers “Claude Hamilton.” “Phoæbe”—now employed as a collier in Australian waters—and the “Lord Ashley,” and “Airedale,” subsequently wrecked. The steamers were employed in the interprovincial trade of the colony until the Union Steamship Company commenced operations, when Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane became its agents in Auckland, and continued to act as such up to the time when the Union Company opened its Auckland branch under the management of Mr. Thomas Henderson, junior, who retained the position until 1899, when he was transferred to Hobart to act as Tasmanian representative of the company. In September, 1898, Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane sold their Western Pacific trade to the Pacific Island Company, which also acquired the s.s. “Archer,” and a few sailing vessels; the firm, however, still retains the Eastern Pacific trade, which produces large quantities of pearl shell, vanilla, cotton, copra, etc., the whole of which is exported to America and Europe. One noteworthy incident in the history of the firm is also worthy of note as an incident in the history of the Colony. In the early sixties, when the first, second, and third Waikato Regiments were being enlisted in Melbourne by Colonel Pitt, Mr. Henderson guaranteed the New Zealand Government to the extent of £40,000, and for this he was afterwards thanked by Parliament. It was Mr. Henderson, too, who first introduced pheasants to New Zealand, to which he brought the birds from China.

Hilion, George Philip, Importer and Commission Agent, 8 Ranfurly Buildings, 87 Queen Street, Auckland. Private residence, Hobson Street. Mr. Hilton was born in Liverpool, England, in 1844, and was educated in London and on the Continent. He became a civil and mining engineer, and travelled much before landing in Auckland, in 1860. Mr. Hilton was one of the pioneers of the Thames, and was second in command of the Big Pump for several years. He was engineer to the Moanataiari Company for six years, and designed and supervised the erection of several batteries. The Southern Cross Petroleum Company's works at Rotokautuku, Poverty Bay, were managed by him for two years, and he supervised the erection of the most modern boring apparatus. He was for over four years manager of the Cromwell Gold Mining Company's mine, where he erected pumping, winding, and electrical plants. Afterwards he was employed by the Castle Company as constructor of cyanide plants, and carried out extensive experiments to prove the suitability of this method of treatment for various ores. Mr. Hilton claims to have been one of the first to introduce rock drills driven by compressed air, and the electric lighting of mines; and was the inventor of five systems of aerial wire tramway, and also of the gravity arm. He is one of the patentees of improvements for overcoming the skin friction of vessels. While at the Thames he studied at the School of Mines, and became qualified as an assayet and mineralogist. Mr. Hilton was married, in 1864, to a daughter of the late Mr. T. Blagden, of London, and has three sons.

Hodgson, James, Importer of Woollens, and Tailors' Trimmings, Victoria Street East, Auckland. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. P.O. Box 185. Telephone 946. This firm was established by the present proprietor in 1887. Mr. Hodgson came to New Zealand in 1879 by the s.s. “Ionic, from London. After devoting himself for a year or two to the study of New Zealand trade, he recognised the importance of the tailoring trade, and determined to cater exclusively for it. His experience of manufacturing in Yorkshire enables him to purchase to the best advantage in the Home markets. He receives imported goods by every steamer, and so is able to keep up to date in everything connected with the tailoring trade, and to have supplies of the choicest and newest patterns. Mr. Hodgson also does a large business in New Zealand woollens, as he is desirous of fostering an industry of such importance to the colony. The premises are built of brick, and consist of two floors, with a total floorage space exceeding 5000 square feet. Though the business is of recent origin, its connection extends throughout New Zealand, and Mr. Hodgson's representatives regularly visit the various, towns. It is evident from the steady progress made in the past, and from the increase in trade year by year, that Mr. Hodgson's business will soon be one of the largest of its kind in New Zealand.

Hooton, John Peter, Importer and Manufacturers' Agent, 22 Durham Street, Auckland. P.O. Box 717, Telephone 112. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Private address, Silverdale, Mount Eden. Mr Hooton was born at Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, and is the second son of Mr David Hooton, silk manufacturer, of Macclesfield. He was educated at the grammar school of his native city, and there gained the title of Associate in Arts of the University of Oxford. In 1879 he landed in Sydney, where he remained for a few months, and was appointed page 398 judge of raw cotton at the Sydney Exhibition. Mr Hooton arrived in Auckland in 1880 and commenced business as importer and manufacturers' agent. He acquired numerous agencies from influential English and Continental firms and greatly extended his connection while on a visit to England in 1893. Mr Hooton, who is very musical, held the post of organist at the Beresford Street Congregational Church, and on his resignation, in 1896, he was appointed honorary organist in recognition of his past services.

Hopkins, Richard Harris, Importer, Fort Street, Auckland. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Telephone 720. P.O. Box 422. Cable address, “Emblem”; Code, A.B.C. Established in 1891. Mr. Honkins is a large importer of spices, of salt and butchers' requisites, and is the sole agent for the celebrated “Preservaline” and the “Swift” Silent Sausage Machines with enamelled bowls. A large connection is maintained throughout the colony, and Mr. Hopkins is doing a sound and lucrative business.

Macfarlane, J. B., Commission Merchant and Grain Broker. Fort Street, Auckland. Cable address, “Tenax.” Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Mr Macfarlane carries on a large grain and produce business, which was established about fifteen years ago. He is agent for the Mataura Paper Mills, St. George's Preserving Works, Ireland and Co., millers, Oamaru, Symington's Essence of Coffee and Chicory, and several other general lines. He has correspondents in both England and America. The premises consist of a two-storey building, with a stucco frontage of eighty feet. The head offices are in the original building, which was purchased by Mr Macfarlane, the additions having been built by him. The storehouses have a capacity of one thousand tons. Mr Macfarlane was born in Glasgow and educated at Home. He came to New Zealand about twenty-five years ago from London, and after engaging in mercantile pursuits in Dunedin for some time he started his present business in Auckland.

Mr. J. B. Macfarlane's Premises.

Mr. J. B. Macfarlane's Premises.

Macky, Logan, Steen and Co., Warehousemen and Manufacturers, Victoria, Elliot, and Darby Streets, Auckland. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Telephones, 968 and 133. P.O. Box 277. Cable address. “Telometrie.” Code, “Reuter's.” This firm was established by its present proprietors in 1882, and has made rapid strides to its present prominent position in the Colony. The main branch of the firm's business is that of soft goods warehousemen and importers, and it keeps a large stock of every kind of soft goods in every department. Great discretion is shown in the assortment and variety of the goods kept, and the firm is always among the first to introduce the latest British and Continental novelties. Purchases from the manufacturers are made direct from the firm's London office, at which there is always at least one of the partners. Every precaution is taken in shipping goods by the earliest mail steamers. The woollen branch, with all tailors' requisites, is a specialty, and contains a large stock with up-to-date patterns. The firm's factory makes up English and New Zealand woollens, and supplies the warehouse with all ready-made clothing; and the fact that this branch has increased to very large dimensions, speaks well for the quality of the goods. The firm manufactures the celebrated “Cambridge” brand of clothing and shirts, which are fast becoming famous all over the colony, for their superior finish, variety and value. The premises face three thoroughfares; they are built of brick and stone, and have two stories and a basement, and the principal entrance is from Victoria Street, where there is a stone frontage. The Elliot Street entrance gives immediate access to the Manchester department, and the Darby Street, to the clothing and mercery department; and the whole building occupies a floorage space of 28,000 square feet. To facilitate the dispatch and receipt of large quantities of heavy goods, a lift, driven by hydraulic power, is employed on the premises. The firm employs seven representatives, who visit even the remotest town in the Colony, with the industrial expansion of which the firm's business keeps a steady corresponding pace. Fifteen years ago the firm opened an important branch in Wellington, which has also grown rapidly, and now occupies fine commanding premises in Harbour Street. The managing partners in New Zealand are Messrs C. Macky and D. R. Caldwell. In London the firm is styled Steen, Macky, Logan, and Caldwell, and its office is Auckland House, Basinghall Street. E.C.

Nathan, L. D. and Co. (Lawrence David Nathan and Nathan Alfred Nathan). Shortland Street, Auckland. This mercantile house was founded by the late Mr. David Nathan in January, 1840, simultaneously with the proclamation of New Zealand as a British possession. Mr. Nathan purchased the site of the present warehouse in Shortland Street as a quarter-acre section at one of the first Government land sales, and it has been the headquarters of the business ever since. Besides these rine premises, the firm had magnificent five-storey kauri gum and produce stores in Customs and Commerce Streets, and a commodious tea warehouse in Customs Street, fitted up with the latest machinery for tea blending and packing, but this block was recently destroyed by one of the most disastrous fires ever known in Auckland. The present members of the firm are the two sons of the founder, and they carry on the business of wine and spirit and general merchants, shipping, fire and marine insurance agents, and general produce brokers. As shipping and page 399 marine insurance agents, they represent the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, Limited, and have also acted as local agents for the Messrs Huddart, Parker and Co. Proprietary, Limited, since this firm took up its running in the New Zealand trade, and for the China Traders' Insurance Co., Limited, a well-known and old-established company. As brokers, they are the largest handlers of kauri gum, for more than half the gum which reaches Auckland goes through their hands. They are also large traders in flax, maize, and all other classes of produce. They do a large trade in groceries of every kind, and in fancy goods, and are agents for, or importers of, the best wines and spirits the world produces. Their “Standard” brands of teas and coffees are popular in the market, and command a great sale. The ostrich farm at Whitford Park, which is about twenty miles from town, in the direction of Howick, is also owned by the Messrs Nathan, who, in their private capacity, are enthusiastic sportsmen, and notable breeders of thoroughbreds. They are the owners of a first-class farm at Sylvia Park, made famous as the home of Musket, and the birthplace of such celebrities of the turf as Carbine, Trenton, Nordenfeldt, Cuirassier, Hotchkiss, and Carnage.

The New Zealand Loan And Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (Mr. Frank Bodle, manager), Stock Salesmen, Wool and Produce Brokers, and General Commission Agents, corner of Albert and Custom Streets, Auckland. Telephone 417. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. Head Office, London; Chief Office for the Colony, Featherston Street, Wellington. A descriptive article on this important company is given on page 716 of the Wellington volume. For many years the Auckland business was conducted in large offices in Queen Street, but, owing to increasing operations, more commodious premises became necessary. The present site was accordingly secured, and the company's large and imposing brick building was completed early in 1901. The building is of three stories in height, and has a floor space of 36,000 square feet. The business transacted throuth the Auckland branch is very extensive, and regular sales are held by the company in Auckland, Newmarket, Papakura, Pukekohe, Waiuku, and Tuakau. Periodical cattle, sheep, and horse fairs, and wool sales are also held, and are well attended. Large consignments of wool, tallow, maize, kauri gum, and agricultural produce, are received for disposal in the London and Colonial markets. The company has branches in every town of importance in New Zealand, and in the chief cities of Australia.

Sargood, Son, and Ewen (Messrs T. Finlayson and H. C. Tewsley, local managers), Warehousemen and General Importers, Victoria Street West, Auckland; also, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and agencies in every district. This old-established firm is one of the most important of its kind in the Colony, and its operations are very extensive. Not only is drapery and clothing of every description imported and held in large stocks, but also stationery, tobacconists', and chemists' goods, perfumery, cutlery, tennis, and cricket requisites, English and Colonial boots and shoes, grindery and leather of every description. A descriptive and historical article on the firm is given in the Wellington volume of this Cyclopedia, at pages 716, 717, and 718, where there is also an engraving of the firm's Wellington house.

Seegner, Langguth and Co., General Importers of Merchandise, and Exporters of New Zealand Produce, Fort Street, Auckland. Mr. Carl Seegner is Chief German Consul for the Colony in Auckland, and Mr. Eugene Langguth is Consul for Austria-Hungary. The firm began business in 1884, and amongst the many agencies held by it one of the principal is that of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company. The firm is also agent for the General Electrical Company of Berlin, and is in a favourable position to supply complete installation of electric light, on terms specially advantageous to the customer. Surgical instruments, dental materials, and chemists' sundries form a most interesting display in the firm's rooms. As a matter of fact, Messrs Seegner, Langguth and Co.'s business is of an exceptionally miscellaneous character, and the firm deals in a wider range of trade than ordinary merchants. This is largely to be accounted for by the fact that the firm buys and exports New Zealand produce extensively, and instead of sending money out of the colony to pay for their imports, Messrs Seegner, Langguth and Co. pay “in kind,” by exporting to the European markets kauri gum, tallow, grass seeds, fruits, etc Black and white printer's ornament