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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Lysaght, John, Limited, of Bristol, London, and Wolverhampton, Galvanised, Corrugated Iron, and Wire Netting Manufacturers. New Zealand head office, Ballance Street, Wellington; branches, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin. Manager for New Zealand, Mr. James McLellan. The company have established branches in every quarter of the globe. In the Australian Colonies they have offices and stores in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide. Launceston and Freemantle. The well-known brand of John Lysaght, Limited, is “Orb” Iron, of which a block appears herewith. The sheets are galvanized and corrugated, or flat. “Orb” iron is the covering of the major portion of the country, this brand having, it is claimed double the sale of all the other brands put together. The company have established a factory in Sydney to produce wire netting, and turn out 600 miles of the netting monthly; while the British works turn out about 1000 miles weekly. The works of the company are as large as those of the four next largest manufacturers combined. Many thousands of hands are employed by the firm at their various works. Mr. McLellan, the New Zealand manager, has occupied the position of president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.