Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. George Sanderson , Manager of the Maheno Valley Mills, was born in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, in 1844. His father and grandfather were millers, and he was brought up to the same calling. Deciding to see more of the world, he took passage by the ship “Cartsburn,” for Port Chalmers, where he landed in 1874. For six years Mr. Sanderson was head miller at the Waiwera mill, near Balclutha. Subsequently, for ten years, he farmed at Glenledi, near Milton. On removing to Maheno, he took charge of the Maheno Valley mills, under the ownership of Mt. David Hay, and during his four years of service, he superintended the alterations from a stone to a roller plant. Mr. Sanderson then removed to Canterbury, and became head miller of the Wakanui mill for three years. After that he returned to Otago, and had charge of the Shag Valley mill, at Palmerston, for two years, and was appointed to his present position in February, 1902. Mr. Sanderson was married, in 1876, to a daughter of Mr. George Grant, of Port Chalmers, and has three daughters and one son.