Stephen Bros store is seen here after is was extended, the "and Commission Agents" is the recently added part of the sign. Mr Henry H Stephens and his wife Francis Lawson moved to Apiti in 1894 and established the business, working it until their departure to Awahuri in 1908. Henry Stephens was also appointed a Justice of the Peace while in Apiti. Henry Stephens opened another store in Awahuri, trading in the same goods and services. He died in Awahuri in 1913.