The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Mr. John Herbertson Anderson
Mr. John Herbertson Anderson, Chief Engineer at the Porirua Asylum, is a Scotchman. Mr. Anderson served six years apprenticeship at Messrs. T. Aimers and Son's Waverley Ironworks, completing his term in 1880. Five years later he joined the Union Company on board the s.s. “Mararoa,” by which vessel he came to New Zealand. He rose to the position of second engineer. He was appointed in September, 1893, to the position he now holds.