Letters relating to Water Supply, Westfield, 1906-1913; Certificate of Permission from Secretary of Marine 1906 re: Retention of tressles [trestles?] across mud-flat on arm of Manukau Harbour; annual licenses to carry on business, 1908, 1911, 1911, 1912, 1914; Lease no.169 to Union Oil, Soap & Candle Co. Ltd for Lot 6A Section 17, Suburbs of Auckland (Manukau Harbour), 1900. 1 folder., 1906 - 1914
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection was found on the site of the abandoned Taniwha Products Ltd factory at Westfield, in Otahuhu. The factory was closed in 1979 and left vacant for many years before being demolished in November 1997.
The collection includes account books, ledgers, correpsondence and pharmaceutical formulae and recipes for products relating to the buisness activities of Sharland and Company Ltd, and the Union Oil, Soap & Candle Company, which became Taniwha Products in 1957.
The records do not represent a complete record of either company’s affairs but are rather a set of random rescued volumes.
Dates
- 1906 - 1914
Creator
- From the Collection: Union Oil, Soap & Candle Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Sharland and Company Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Extent
From the Collection: 2 metres (2 folders and 15 volumes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz