▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Ly tt el ton ▁firm ▁Dal get y , ▁Buck ley , ▁and ▁Co . ▁John ▁and ▁All an ▁Mc Le an ▁bought ▁the ▁Wa ik ak ah i ▁run ▁near ▁Wa imate ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁they ▁took ▁Buck ley ▁into ▁their ▁business ▁partners hip . ▁Buck ley ▁sold ▁his ▁shares ▁to ▁the ▁Mc Le an ▁brothers ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Provin cial ▁Council . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Ly tt el ton ▁elect or ate ▁( 1 8 6 2 – 1 8 6 6 ) ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Wa imate ▁elect or ate ▁until ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁provincial ▁government ▁( 1 8 6 6 – 1 8 7 6 ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁for ▁three ▁periods : ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁Deput y - Super int endent ▁and ▁Provin cial ▁Secretary . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁from ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁absence ; ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1