The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Mr. Archibald McLean
Mr. Archibald McLean, Head Attendant and Storekeeper at the Porirua Asylum, was born in 1862 in Inverness, Scotland, where he was educated. Coming to Wellington, per s.s. “Aorangi,” in 1888, Mr. McLean joined the staff at Mt. View Asylum as a warder in the following February. In March, 1891, he was transferred to Porirua, and after serving about two years, returned to the Wellington institution. Mr. McLean was promoted to the position he now fills in June, 1894.