The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
Dr. William Webster
Dr. William Webster, M.B., Ch.B., Glasgow University, Medical Assistant at the Auckland Lunatic Asylum, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1875. He was educated at the Glasgow University, and obtained his degrees in 1898. Previous to his arrival in New Zealand, Dr. Webster held various medical appointments in the Home Country, at the Glasgow Western Infirmary, at West Norfolk Hospital, and at Roxburgh Lunatic Asylum. In 1900 he came to Auckland, by the steamer “Whakatane,” under an engagement to fill his present position at the Auckland Lunatic Asylum.