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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Hayward, C. and W

Hayward, C. and W. (Charles Henry Hayward and William Rowland Hayward). Furniture Warehousemen and Manufacturers, 103 George Street, Dunedin. This firm, which was established in 1889, maintains a stock of everything needful in household and office furnishings. In a large factory adjoining the warehouse all the furniture and upholstered goods sold by the firm are manufactured. Only competent workmen are employed in this branch of the business, and the woods used include kauri, rimu, totara knot, and kahmai or beech; rimu is used for decorating purposes, and kahmai, a very strong timber, for chair frames. The show room, which is roomy and well-lighted, contains an excellent collection of high-class and artistically finished furniture; and suites, bedsteads, chairs, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, etc., are so placed that the purchaser can see at a glance the merits of the article offered for sale. The firm does a large first-class business, giving employment to twenty-two workmen. Messrs Charles H. Hayward and William R. Hayward, the proprietors, were born in Otago, and are sons of the late Captain C. E. Hayward, who is fully referred
Messrs C. And W. Hayward's Warehouse.

Messrs C. And W. Hayward's Warehouse.

page 313 to elsewhere in this volume as an old colonist.