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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. Alexander Hall

Mr. Alexander Hall, Second Engineer of the s.s. “Mamari,” was born at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, in 1866 Educated at Edinburgh, he served his apprenticeship to the engineering trade in that city and in Glasgow. He went to sea in vessels belonging to Messrs. P. Henderson and Co., which were trading to the Indies. Mr. Hall went to Honolulu in 1890, and remained there for three years. He joined the s.s. “Matatua,” as second engineer, in 1893. He was afterwards transferred to the s.s. “Maori,” and in 1895 received his present appointment. As a Mason, Mr. Hall belongs to the Oceanic Lodge of Honolulu. He is married, and has one child.