▁Hon our . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁well ▁read ▁and ▁convers ations ▁with ▁him ▁were ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁all . ▁He ▁was ▁imm ens ely ▁proud ▁of ▁the ▁progress ▁that ▁Can ter bury ▁had ▁made ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Although ▁not ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁Ka ia po i , ▁Jo ynt ▁went ▁there ▁for ▁business ▁regularly ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁town ship ▁on ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Provin cial ▁Council . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁until ▁its ▁abol ition ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁During ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁William ▁Roll eston ▁as ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁William ▁Mont gom ery ▁as ▁Provin cial ▁Secretary ▁appointed ▁Jo ynt ▁onto ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁as ▁Provin cial ▁Sol ic itor . ▁ ▁Jo ynt ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁, ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁the ▁inc umb ent , ▁John ▁Hol mes , ▁with ▁ 6 3 8 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁to ▁Jo ynt ' s ▁amb itions ▁of ▁public ▁service ; ▁he ▁never ▁stood ▁again ▁for ▁election ▁after ▁this ▁defeat . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁death ▁When ▁the