This photograph shows the businesses on Rangitikei Street, looking towards The Square. The visible corner is the intersection of Rangitikei Street and King Street. The visible businesses are, from left: The New Royal Hotel; Adam Burges', agricultural supplies; Harry Palmer's Auction House; and the Hotel Imperial. Baker's Clarendon Hotel can be seen on the right. Beyond The Square the former two storied Bank of New Zealand can be seen and the Tararua Mountain range.