The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Hannay, W. M.
Hannay, W. M., was for ten years in the employment of the Glasgow and South-Western Railway, and entered the New Zealand Government railway service in May 1876. He was appointed assistant traffic manager in June 1878, traffic manager in 1879, and assistant general manager in 1880. In 1890 Mr. Hannay was appointed one of the Railway Commissioners of the colony.