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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Clark and Thompson

Clark and Thompson (Isaac Clark and Walter Lewis Thompson), Builders, Contractors, and Undertakers, Moles-worth Street. Telephone 806. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. The business was established in 1885. Mr. Clark, the senior member of the firm, is a native of England, and came to Wellington in the “Oliver Lang” in 1857, when in his infancy. Mr. Clark was apprenticed to Messrs. Gascoyne and Parsons, of Wellington. Mr. Thompson was born in Canterbury, where he received his technical training under Mr. Charles Petrie. Messrs. Clark and Thompson employ ten hands; on the average their wages-sheet amounts to £120 par month. The firm undertakes general building and contracting, in which they do a considerable trade. During the time the business has been carried on, the firm has earned a reputation for accuracy and thoroughness in the execution of all work entrusted to them. They are highly recommended by the local architects. In the steady growth of the City of Wellington there can be no doubt that the firm will secure a fair share of the contracts for which tenders will be called. They may likewise be depended upon to carry out such work in accordance with the high principles which have hitherto animated them. Mr. Clark has been connected for many years with the I.O.O.F., M.U., in which institution he has held the high office of “grand master.” In the undertaking line they are deservedly popular, as they are in a position to afford prompt and efficient assistance to their customers when their services are called into requisition.