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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Sutherland, W. and Co.

Sutherland, W. and Co., Limited, Tanners, Fellmongers, and Leather Dressers, Auckland and Onehunga. This business was established at Onehunga twenty years ago, and from small beginnings the company has increased its plant and works, till now (1901) fifty hands are employed. The buildings are of two and three stories high, and cover about two acres of land, and the machinery consists of many labour-saving modern appliances. Leathers manufactured by the company from the crude material are of the best in the market, and well-known throughout New Zealand. The chrome leathers are becoming so popularly known that they may be called the coming leathers. Most of the goods are sent to the firm's wholesale store, which is situated at the foot of Grey Street, Auckland.