The Gisborne Brewery.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 965, 30 July 1881, Page 2

The Gisborne Brewery.

The immortal William Shakspdare has made it memorable Mw English stage history, that, on a certain occasion there were two Richmonds in the field. That fact, or supposition, interesting as it was at the time, is of less interest to those of the present day living on the East Coast of New Zealand, than the fact most assured to us that there really are two Breweries in Gisborne. And the ■ interest does not end there, for, it’will be observed, that in the nomenclature of the period, they are each styled the “ Gisborne Brewery.” Mr. Crawford is the proprietor of one ; Mr. Johnstone of the other. One is situated in the Aberdeen Road ; the other in Lowe-street Gisborne. Whether future complications arise on account of this indistinct dualism, is not for us to determine. All we have to chronicle is, that it so pleaseth the proprietors of the “ local brews ” to call their establishments both by the satne name. We have, from time to time, kept attention to Mr. Crawford’s new building, and to which we shall have further pleasure in alluding by-and-bye. Our duty is now to notice Mr. Johnstone’s brewery, and we do so, not from any invidious exception, but because he is the first in the field to put a local brew in the market. On Thursyay last, our reporter was invited to visit the Lowe-street premises, and witness the preliminaries of what is expected to be a successful venture on the part of the proprietor. It is surprising what concentrated energy can

effect in a short time. When Mr. Johnstone arrived some few weeks since, the building was in a very dismantled state ; gyles, vats, mash tubs, engine, boiler, piping, refrigerator—nay, the whole of the interior—had to be erected. Mr. Robert Gibbons, junr., has assumed the managerial duties of the brewery; and, under his experience everything is brought into subjection, and the first lot of grains were deposited in the yard within about 24 hours of the promised time. Of course, there is a deal of work .upt to be done ; but Mr. Johnstone twfl dently has been brought up in the school of- progress, ' whose valuable maxims teach us that time is money ; therefore, although things are not yet systematised, and the brewery does not.. present the appearance that it will do ere long, he hopes to keep his engagements with his customers, and to send out his first supplies in the course of a few days. We are authorised to state that Mr. Johnstone has received itiany valued orders, for which we offer our donr gratulations ; and take the opportu* nity of stating, that we wish him every success ; in the belief that it will be the fault of the proprietors of the two local breweries if they, do not soon shut out the imported article.