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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Bagnall Bros. and Co.

Bagnall Bros. and Co., Limited (H. C. Bagnall, manager), Timber Merchants and Box Manufacturers; Box Factory, Wellesley Street West, Auckland; Sawing and Planing Mills and Box Factory, Turua, near Thames. In 1868 the Hauraki Saw Mill Company acquired an interest in the Turua forest, between the Waihou and Piako rivers, where it erected a sawmill. This was leaseu to the Messrs Bagnall Bros. in 1877, and they have since purchased the property. The business extending, the firm was formed into a Limited Liability Company in 1896, and a year later the factory for the manufacture of butter boxes and cases was opened in Auckland. The business is one of the largest of its kind in the Colony; and the company employs over 200 men, and £500 per week is paid in wages. The late Hon. George L. Bagnall, the founder of the firm, came to New Zealand with his family in 1864, from Canada, and eventually settled at Turua. After his death his five sons formed the business into a company, with the eldest, Mr. Lemuel J. Bagnall, as managing director. This gentleman is the Chairman of the Auckland Board of Education, and is fully referred to in that connection.