Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The New Zealand Candle Company, Limited (Directors: Messrs. H. Beauchamp (chairman), M. Kennedy, N. Reid, D. J. Nathan, and E. Seagar; Secretary, Mr. A. S. Biss; Manager, Mr. J. B. Mack). Candle manufacturers' Office, Customhouse Quay, Wellington; Works, Kaiwarra. Telephone 816. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. This Company was established in 1893. The factory consists of buildings of wood and iron, erected from plans by Mr. T. Turnbull, on a freehold section of about three quarters of an acre in extent. The plant is complete, and includes two boilers and a powerful engine made by Mr. E. Seagar. The Company imports chemicals, wicks, machinery, and paraffin wax, the latter in large quantities. The registered brands are “Venus,” “French Sperm,” “Osborne,” and “Premier” By-products, such as oleine and crude glycerine, are exported by the Company. The output of candles is disposed of within the Colony through the various merchants.