Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Brewer, Gaius, Seedsman, Fruiterer, etc., Ashurst. Seed Store, Main Street, Ashurst. Telegraphic address “Brewer, Ashurst.” Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Private page 1208 residence, on the premises. Vegetable garden, on the Feilding Road. Mr. Brewer established the above business in 1884, since which time he has made good headway. His premises are freehold and the picture given shows them to be extensive. Mr. Brewe has seed cleaning machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and does a large business in the cleaning of grass seeds for the farmers of the district. Many of his seeds are imported direct, and the greatest care is taken to have them all of the best quality. In this respect Mr. Brewer enjoys the confidence of the whole community. His trade, therefore, is wide spread. Mr. Gaius Brewer was born in Abingdon, Berkshire, and arrived in Wellington, New Zealand per ship “Wairoa” in 1877. Since that time he has paid tw[unclear: o] visits to the Old Country, the first in 1879, and the second in 1892.