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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. Robert Johnston

Mr. Robert Johnston, the Head-master of the Kaiwarra Public School, is the son of the late Captain Robert Johnston, J.P., D.L., of Brook Hill, County Leitrim, Ireland, late of Her Majesty's 67th Regiment, and was educated at Foyle College, Londonderry. In 1855 he joined Her Majesty's 89th Regiment as ensign, and was promoted to the position of lieutenant the same year, serving with his regiment in the Crimea, The Cape, and India. In 1862 he sold out of his regiment, and came to New Zealand, joining the 2nd Waikato Regiment as lieutenant in the following year, and in 1866 he was promoted to the rank of captain. He adopted teaching as his profession in 1870, and conducted a private school until he joined the Education Board in 1876, having served in the position of headmaster up to the time of writing.