The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Mr. Charles Kiver
Mr. Charles Kiver represented the South-East Ward in the City Council in 1882, and was re-elected in the following year. He arrived in Lyttelton by the ship “Travancore” on the 21st of March, 1831. Mr. Kiver conducted a large grocery business for many years in Cashel Street, on the site now occupied by Messrs Wardell Bros. and Co. He took an active interest in church matters, and was a member of St. John's vestry.