King, George, And Company, Limited (George King, managing director), Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Grain, Insurance, and General Agents, 160 Cashel Street, Christchurch. The large business conducted by this company was founded by the present managing director, Mr. George King, in 1872, and was conducted under the style of George King and Co. till 1888, when it was incorporated into a limited liability company. Weekly stock sales are held every Wednesday at Addington Yards, and periodical sales are held in various country districts; at the rooms in Cashel Street, sales of farms, stations, and other properties are held from time to time. The firm transacts considerable business as grain agents and brokers, and has a large number of station properties in various parts of Canterbury on its books for disposal. It represents the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation of London (fire and marine), as agents for the provincial district of Canterbury, the Live Stock General Insurance Company, and New Zealand Plate Glass Insurance Company. The offices and sample-rooms adjoin Tattersall's Horse Sale Yards in Cashel Street.