The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
The Hon. Ernest Gray
The Hon. Ernest Gray was a Member of the Legislative Council from 1866 to 1883, when he resigned, and he was also for some time a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council. Mr. Gray arrived in the colony about 1853, and, selecting Canterbury as his future home, acquired a large freehold at Hoon Hay, near Christchurch, where he resided for a number of years prior to his death.