▁Du val . ▁Grant ▁had ▁new ▁opportun ities ▁with ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁fro zen - me at ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁the ▁South ▁Can ter bury ▁Re fr iger ating ▁Company , ▁in ▁which ▁Grant ▁had ▁a ▁substantial ▁share hold ing , ▁began ▁operating ▁from ▁its ▁Smith field ▁free zing ▁works ▁at ▁Tim aru , ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁Ell ought on ▁G range . ▁The ▁company ▁did ▁not ▁buy ▁in ▁stock , ▁but ▁handled ▁cons ign ments ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁own ers . ▁F illing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁an ▁on - f arm ▁purch aser , ▁Grant ▁was ▁soon ▁bu ying ▁and ▁supp lying ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁stock ▁to ▁the ▁works , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁using ▁its ▁total ▁capacity ▁for ▁four ▁and ▁even ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁a ▁substantial ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fro zen ▁meat ▁leaving ▁Tim aru , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁entire ▁ship load , ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁William ▁Grant . ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁having ▁largely ▁retired ▁from ▁stock ▁dealing , ▁Grant ▁paid ▁all ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁land ▁and ▁financial ▁interests . ▁He ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁a ▁very ▁wealth y ▁man , ▁invest ing ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁fortune ▁in ▁first ▁mort g ages , ▁usually ▁to ▁Sc ots , ▁and ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁genu ine ▁helpful ness . ▁William ▁Grant ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁Ell ought on ▁G range ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning