In 1901 he left for a position in Canterbury, New Zealand as principal of the Lincoln Agricultural College, then in 1908 became Director of Agriculture in Western Australia where his brother-in-law, Newton Moore, was premier.
In 1901, he moved to Canterbury, New Zealand, taking up a position as principal at the Lincoln Agricultural College. In 1908, he assumed the role of Director of Agriculture in Western Australia, a position previously held by his brother-in-law, Newton Moore.