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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Macky, Logan, Steen and Co.

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.