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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Staples, J. and Co., Limited
Staples, J. and Co., Limited, Brewers and Bottlers, Murphy and Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Telephone 438. P.O. Box 345. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Directors, Messrs. M. Kennedy (Managing Director), H. Gilmer, W, C. Gasquoine, M. O'Connor, and F. Campbell. Secretary, Mr. O. McArdle. Capital, £50,000, fully subscribed and paid up. This business was established about 1866, by Messrs. J. and W. Staples. The present Company was incorporated in 1889. The buildings, which are erected on about one acre and a quarter of freehold land, are constructed of wood, except the later additions, which are of brick. The operations of the Company are chiefly in the Wellington provincial district.