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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Victoria Steam Laundry

Victoria Steam Laundry (Philip Wills, proprietor), Hanson Street, Wellington. Telephone 613. This business was established in 1885 by the present energetic proprietor,
Photo by Mrs. Hermann.Mr. P. Wills.

Photo by Mrs. Hermann.
Mr. P. Wills.

under whose able management it has developed into one of the chief laundry businesses of the city. The premises are constructed of wood and roofed with iron, and are fitted up with all the latest plant and the most modern appliances for a high-class laundry. On the ground floor of the establishment are situated the engine room, wash-house, drying and sorting rooms, while surrounding the building there is a large area which is available in fine weather for drying purposes. The office, ironing, folding, mangling, and packing rooms are situated on the upper floor. During the busy season as many as thirty hands are employed. The Victoria Steam Laundry is supported by most of the leading hotels, including the Empire, Royal Oak, Club, Post Office, Pier and many other hotels in the city. In shipping circles it is patronized by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand and the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company The machinery and plant cost some hundreds of pounds—one machine alone, the steam mangle, manufactured by the Troy Laundry Machinery Company of the United States of America, having been imported for the Victoria Steam Laundry at a cost of £110. Mr. Wills' son-in-law has charge of the machinery, and Mrs. Wills takes an active part in the management by superintending the working branch of this large concern. Mr. Wills attends to the outdoor branch. The proprietor, who is a very energetic man, hails from Devon, England, where he was born in 1847. He came to New Zealand in 1874.