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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Grigg, William Robert

Grigg, William Robert, Saddler and Harness-maker, Kaitaia. Mr. Grigg was born at the Thames in 1872 and is the son of Mr. John Grigg, a well-known resident of that town. He was educated at the Kauearanga Boys' School and Thames High School, and was first employed in the jewellery trade, then as a saddler with Mr. George Allen for four years and with Mr. Jones for nineteen months, in order to gain more experience he went to Christchurch and entered the employ of Mr. Howell, and later, to still further increase his knowledge of the trade, he visited Melbourne, where he was in the employ of Mr. Bragg, of Elizabeth Street. On his return to New Zealand, page 599 Mr. Grigg travelled the Auckland province for awhile and finally settled at Kaitaia, where he started his present business in 1896. To meet the requirements of the district he has recently added a boot and shoe department to his business. He is essentially a cash trader, pays cash and insists on being paid in current coin, claiming that by so doing he can turn out better work at less price than if he followed the credit system. Mr. Grigg has been connected with a number of debating and musical societies.