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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Seegner, Langguth and Co.

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