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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Leather Trade

Leather Trade.

The Direct Supply Cash Boot Company (Herbert Mercer, manager), Broadway, Stratford. This business was established in the year 1902. It is conducted in a wood and iron building, which contains a shop with a verandah, ladies' and gentlemen's fitting rooms, an office and a workshop. A large and well assorted stock is maintained by the company.

Hannah, R. and Company, Limited, Boot and Shoemakers and Importers; Head Office, Wellington; Stratford branch, Broadway, Stratford. The Stratford branch of this business was founded in the year 1891. The premises are situated on leasehold land, and consist of a double-fronted shop with a verandah, and a workroom behind.

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Mr. William George Dixon, Manager of the Stratford branch of Messrs R. Hannah and Co., was born in the year 1869, in London, England, where he was educated, and learned his trade. In 1891 Mr. Dixon went to Melbourne, Australia, and nine months later removed to Tasmania, where he was employed by Messrs B. G. Clark and Co., of Launceston, for two years. He afterwards went to Sydney, where he had four years' experience in the boot business, and was subsequently for two years at Armidale. In 1901 Mr. Dixon came to New Zealand, and finally settled in Stratford. He is a member of the Stratford Bowling Club. In 1894, Mr. Dixon married a daughter of Mr. Robert Meredith, of Sydney, New South Wales, and has one son.

McAllister, photo,Mr. W. G. Dixon.

McAllister, photo,
Mr. W. G. Dixon.

Jordan, Albert, Boat and Shoemaker and Importer, Corner Shop, Broadway, Stratford. This business was established in the year 1888, and acquired by Mr. Jordan in 1904. The premises consist of a large shop with a verandah and a good show window. There are also fitting rooms and work rooms. Mr. Jordan imports English and European goods, and also keeps a considerable stock of colonial bootware. He was born in the year 1876, at Ashburton, Canterbury, and was educated at Palmerston North. In 1894 Mr. Jordan removed to Stratford, where he learned the saddlery business, and found employment for four years. He was then employed at the Corner Boot Shop, and gained experience for three years and a-half before acquiring the business on his own account. Mr. Jordan married a daughter of Mr. William McIvor, of Dunedin, in 1903, and has one son.

Universal Boot Depot (George L. Pearce, proprietor), Boot and Shoe Importer, Broadway, Stratford. This business was established in 1902. It is conducted in a wood and iron building with a verandah, and contains a shop, a fitting room, and a workshop.

Mr. George L. Pearce, Proprietor of the Universal Boot Depot, was born in the year 1873, in Cardiff, Wales, England. He came to New Zealand at an early age, was educated at Waitara, and gained experience of commercial life at Dannevirke, Christchurch, and Ashburton. He afterwards settled in Stratford, and acquired his present business in 1904. Mr. Pearce is a member of the Stratford Municipal Brass Band. In 1897 he married a daughter of the late Mr. John Renowden, of Nelson, and has two sons and two daughters.

McAllister, photo. Mr. G. L. Pearce.

McAllister, photo.
Mr. G. L. Pearce.