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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Given, Andrew
Given, Andrew, Paper Merchant and Printers' Broker, 11 Brandon Street, Wellington. Head office, Moray Place, Dunedin. Branch also at Auckland, Telegraphic address, “Given, Wellington.” Telephone 693. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. This extensive wholesale business will be more fully described under the above heading in the Dunedin volume of the Cyclopedia, and this article will deal mainly with the Wellington branch. Mr. Given opened in Wellington in 1891, in obedience to the wishes of a large number of clients in the Wellington district; and since then he has thrice enlarged his premises. In Dunedin, Mr. Given has very extensive premises, and there his principal stocks are kept. Mr. Given is a general favourite with the trade throughout the Colony. For many years before beginning on his own account he was exceedingly popular as the New Zealand representative of Messrs. Alex. Cowan and Sons. Limited. In beginning on his own account, Mr. Given made arrangements with several of the most extensive paper mills for constant and practically unlimited supplies of their various lines. In at least one line—that of “news” paper—Mr. Given does a much larger business than all the other paper importers of the Colony combined. There is hardly a paper of importance, from Auckland to Invercargill, that is not supplied by Mr. Given. Being so exceptionally large an importer, Mr. Given is able to supply the newspaper proprietors at cheaper rates than those at which they can possibly import it themselves. That the percentage of profit is small goes without saying, but the turnover is enormous. In printers sundries, including type of all kinds, Mr. Given does a large and increasing trade. The Wellington business is under the management of Mr. J. A. Taylor, who is most attentive to the wants of his customers, and therefore, like his principal, is very popular with the “Trade” Mr. Taylor is a Scotchman, having been born and educated in Edinburgh, and came to this Colony some eight years ago. The Auckland house of this well-known firm is centrall situated in Fort Street, and is under the management of Mr. J. T. Reid. A more extended notice of that branch will be given in the Auckland volume of the Cyclopedia.