Robert GRINTER :
Timeline
1860 - August - arrives at Lyttleton per "William Miles" (see earlier link given).
1864 - Claim to have name on Electoral roll for County of Cheviot (Canterbury). Has leasehold land in the Township of Ashley - Section 3164.
Nov. 1864 - Notice of Dissolution of farming partnership with Robert ROWE.
1867 - appears at local Court and is fined 8s for driving 8 head of cattle through the city during prohibited hours.
"Press" (Christchurch) 26 July 18671868 - Places advertisement offering reward, for lost Silver Lever Hunting watch in Lyttelton Times - 3 April 1868.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18680403.2.2.7Later in 1868 he can be found on the Mining Database apply for a Miner's Right at Karaka, Thames District.
http://www.kaelewis.com/Will just point out also, that there are a wealth of records for GRINTER and ELLERY, at The Treasury website, Thames.
http://www.thetreasury.org.nz/research.htm> scroll down this page to the The Treasury Index and type in surname you wish to research.
Having said that though, there is a charge for obtaining info from the site ... and quite a lot of it I'd already found via PapersPast. [Same with School records - I don't have immediate access to these but can get them if you wish. ]
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