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

Miller, Archibald and Co

Miller, Archibald and Co. , Family Grocers, Tea, and Provision Merchants, 193a George Street, Dunedin. This firm was founded by Mr. Miller in 1886, in Castle Street, but owing to the great increase in business, it became necessary to remove to the present larger premises in 1893. Mr. Miller has also taken over the buildings formerly occupied by Messrs Laing and Young, produce merchants, Frederick Street, and converted them into a first-class baconcuring establishment. The premises in George Street are 22 feet by 80 feet in dimensions, with a total floor space of 6,000 feet, while two large plate glass windows serve to exhibit the goods stocked by the firm. The building is of brick, two storeys in height, and the offices are on the ground floor, large store rooms filled with reserve stock occupying the space of the cellar and upper storey. Only the best articles are kept, and special attention is given to teas and perishable goods. Mr. Miller blends his own teas, and is recognised as an expert blender and taster, having had twenty years' experience in the trade. His blends are made up of Ceylon and Indian teas, and bear the name of the firm. A large trade in farm and dairy produce is carried on, and the supplies of cheese, butter, and bacon, all of a superior quality, are obtained from the farmers and growers in the provincial district. The business is conducted on a cash basis, and special inducements are offered by the issue of bonus certificates to every purchaser, a system which has become extremely popular, and has helped to increase the esteem in which the firm is held by the public. Miller and Co. attribute their success in business to the fact that the firm imports its goods direct from the world's markets, and has always made a feature of paying cash for all goods bought. Mr. Miller
Wrigglesworth and Binns, photo.Mr. A. Miller.

Wrigglesworth and Binns, photo.
Mr. A. Miller.

was born at Waitahuna Gully, a small country village about ten miles below Lawrence, in Otago.