▁Life ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Dun ed in ▁on ▁the ▁Da unt less ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁gold ▁fields ▁in ▁Central ▁O tag o . ▁He ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁could ▁open ▁a ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁B read ▁and ▁Water ▁g ul ly . ▁When ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁arrived , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁H ok it ika ▁at ▁once . ▁He ▁broke ▁his ▁arm ▁dig ging ▁at ▁Lake ▁K ani ere ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Christ ch urch ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment , ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁do ctors ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁yet . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast , ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁to ▁Central ▁O tag o , ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Re eft on . ▁For ▁a ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁school master ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁He ▁ere cted ▁the ▁second ▁gold ▁min ing ▁plant ▁in ▁Re eft on , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁au ction e er ▁and ▁a ▁min ing ▁and ▁commission ▁agent . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Mc Le an ▁married ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁C rum pton , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁C rum pton . ▁The ▁C rum pt ons ▁were ▁from ▁Char l eston ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁au ction e er ▁at ▁first . ▁For ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁following , ▁he ▁was ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Lo an ▁Company