8 6 5 . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁they ▁arrived ▁Charles ▁Tri pp ▁of ▁Or ari ▁G orge ▁station ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁looking ▁for ▁she ph erd s ▁for ▁his ▁run ▁in ▁South ▁Can ter bury . ▁Ob ser ving ▁a ▁fine - looking ▁sheep - dog ▁with ▁the ▁Grant ▁brothers , ▁and ▁assuming ▁that ▁only ▁good ▁she ph erd s ▁would ▁bring ▁such ▁a ▁dog ▁with ▁them , ▁he ▁h ired ▁both ▁men . ▁Andrew ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁manager ▁of ▁Or ari ▁G orge . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁w ages , ▁William ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁run ▁some ▁cattle ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁Or ari ▁G orge . ▁This ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁start ▁in ▁stock ▁dealing , ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁extremely ▁successful , ▁and ▁he ▁soon ▁progress ed ▁into ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁stock ▁deal er . ▁At ▁first ▁he ▁drove ▁cattle ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁to ▁supply ▁be ef ▁to ▁gold min ers , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁handling ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁sheep ▁as ▁well . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁William ▁made ▁Tem uka ▁his ▁headquarters ▁for ▁a ▁stock ▁dealing ▁business ▁which ▁in ▁time ▁extended ▁well ▁beyond ▁Can ter bury . ▁His ▁land ▁transactions ▁were ▁complex . ▁With ▁Andrew ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁farm ▁at ▁Rang it ata ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁and ▁Richmond ▁station ▁at ▁Lake ▁T ek ap o ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁William ▁purchased ▁the ▁ 1 ,