▁in ▁ ▁April ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁three - year - old ▁son ▁Henry ▁George ▁T ait , ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁sell ▁he ▁advert ised ▁it ▁to ▁let , ▁furn ished , ▁by ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁he ▁mort g aged ▁The ▁Kir na ▁for ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁( £ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁and ▁used ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁to ▁rep ay ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁out standing ▁personal ▁lo ans . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁The ▁Kir na ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction ▁in ▁Pe eb les ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁sell . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁loan ▁amount ▁was ▁rep a id ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁▁ ▁George ▁sold ▁The ▁Kir na ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁David ▁for ▁£ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁( £ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁when ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁notion ally ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁w ool - bu ying ▁business ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁Henry ▁Ball ant y ne ' s ▁mill s . ▁David ▁already ▁owned ▁a ▁property ▁( S un ny bra e ) ▁in ▁Walker burn ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁his ▁purchase ▁of ▁The ▁Kir na ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁facil itate