Murray was elected as a member of the
Waimarino County Council in 1916, and served as its chairman from 1918 He was involved with the local Agricultural and Pastoral Association and
Collie Club, and was a director of the Farmers' Co-operative Association. and the Waimarino Golf Club. His wife, Gladys Murray, was the ladies' captain of the Waimarino Golf Club for a time. ==Death==