Old Batavia ??? The Westzijdsche Pakhuizan Posted on March 17, 2015 by ianburnet The Westzijdsche Pakhuizen or Western warehouses were built in the early part of the 17th century by the United Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) to store spices and other goods coming from across the archipelago, before they were shipped back to Holland in the twice annual convoy of the ???Home Fleet???.