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 Section. * 137.—Empire Hotel and Bijou Theatre, the latter seating about 1,000 persons, James Fenton, 1867; Nahr & Curtis, 1867; the latter dissolved partnership March, 1868, and Nahr carried on; later James Hatch, Baker. Small shop; later occupied by Edward Fox as Bootmaker. W. G. Collings, Boot Depot, 1867. He in 1874 took over the business of Robert Hannah on Section 136; later. Bros., Bootmakers; later Mrs. Herring, Dressmaker; later Mrs. T. A. Poole’s Tea-room. Grantees, part Wm. Nahr and part W. G. Collings.
 * 138.—European Hotel, see another Chapter. This hotel also occupied a portion of 139. Grantee, Chas. Weitzel.
 * 139.—Bains, Stationer, 1867. Later Fleming, Parry & Murray, Storekeepers, 1868, “on site rented from Mr. Weitzel and immediately adjoining his hotel.” This firm dissolved partnership and became Fleming & Murray, being later taken over by T. S. Parry, who called the shop “Gladstone House.” Later it was acquired by D. Henderson, Grocer, who took Ching as partner, the firm becoming Ching & Henderson. They re-named the shop “The City T. Mart.” Later Gardner & Sutton, Grocers. Grantees, part Chas. Weitzel and part Gardner & Sutton.
 * 140.—This, with 141, was known as “Mann’s Corner,” in 1867. Pakihi Hotel, Harry Mann, 1867. Mann’s Star Brewery was behind this hotel, on Section 141, facing Camp Street North, and was later owned by M. Shanahan; later the Bank Hotel, Behan & Kelly, 1869; later the City Hotel, see another page. There were two other City Hotels, on Sections 113 and 402. Grantee, Catherine Carmody.

Prior to issue of survey plan, the eastern portion of this street was frequently included in the term “Coal Street,” and the portion from Sections 1 to 10, with 63 to 72, was called “The Cutting,” or Beach Street. The latter name was also