▁George ' s ▁departure ▁and ▁possibly ▁his ▁exit ▁from ▁Henry ▁Ball ant y ne ' s ▁business . ▁George ▁used ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁the ▁sale ▁to ▁dis charge ▁his ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁mort g age . ▁David ▁let ▁The ▁Kir na , ▁fully ▁furn ished , ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁when ▁he ▁au ction ed ▁off ▁the ▁furn iture ▁and ▁sold ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁despite ▁his ▁original ▁mand ate , ▁George ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁O amar u ▁W ool len ▁Factory ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Britain ▁and ▁selected ▁the ▁plant ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁factory , ▁had ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁mill ▁drawn ▁up , ▁and ▁engaged ▁key ▁staff . ▁He ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁for ▁performance ▁reasons ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁factory ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁George ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁a ▁management ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁New ▁Zealand ▁W ool len ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁in ▁One hung a , ▁A uck land ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁George ▁eng aging ▁with ▁Henry ▁Ball ant y ne ' s ▁mill s ▁after ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁George ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁in ▁New