The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
Sargood, Son, and Ewen
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.