DYER, ROBERT COATES (1834-1912) was born in India, his father being in the service of the H.E.I.C.S., and was educated at Cheltenham College, England. He came to Auckland by the Joseph Fletcher in 1853 and farmed for some years in the Mahurangi district. Dyer represented Northern Division in the Provincial Council (1870-73). Later he was teaching under the Auckland education board, at Maungatawhiri (1880), Coromandel (1881), Ponsonby (1883) and head teacher at Cambridge (1889). Retiring in 1901, he was afterwards in charge at Kaitaia (1904-06). Dyer died on 1 Aug 1912.

Auckland P.C. Proc.; Cycl. NZ, ii; Secretary, Auckland Education Board (information).

Reference: Volume 1, page 129

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