▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁sister ' s ▁husband ' s ▁importing ▁business , ▁Jacob ▁Joseph ▁& ▁Co . ▁They ▁later ▁bought ▁in ▁locally ▁produced ▁w ool ▁for ▁export . ▁Jacob ▁Joseph ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Nathan ▁bought ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁continued ▁operating ▁it ▁now ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Joseph ▁Nathan ▁& ▁Co . ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁headquarters ▁building ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁its ▁replacement ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁in ▁Well ington ▁ ▁Nathan ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁avoided ▁any ▁political ▁invol v ements . ▁His ▁director ships ▁included ▁Well ington ▁Pat ent ▁S lip ▁Company , ▁Well ington ▁and ▁W air ar apa ▁Grand ▁Tr unk ▁Railway ▁Company , ▁Well ington ▁Gas ▁Company , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cand le ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Well ington ▁W ool len ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Har bour ▁Board ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁and ▁Man aw atu ▁Railway ▁Company . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Nathan ▁& ▁Co ▁Limited ▁— ▁Gla x o ▁d ried ▁milk ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁Joseph ▁Nathan ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁lived ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁ownership ▁of ▁his ▁business ▁was ▁transferred ▁" for ▁family