Fabrication for 12 months, in cubic metres Consumption By General Consumers In the Gaswork Total waste during the year 146,018 The Gnancial portion of the Company is most satisfactory, the year closing with an amount, of Tis." 2514.13 at credit, and the only debt being Tls. 187.60, due to Messrs. Nachtrieb, Leroy & Ca., Agents, as balance of their account. -The profits realised during 1872 are much larger than those from the previous year's working, resulting from the increased consumption, and from a sensible re-Auction which was' secured on coal bought during the second half of the period at Tls. 6 per ton, while the previous year Ts. 73 had tobe paid for the article In pursuance of the resolution taken at the moral meeting of February 2nd, 1872, a dividend of 10 per cent on the year 1871 has been paid to the shareholders of the Company, as well as a provisional dividend of 5 per cent on account of 1872, according to resolution passed at a meeting of the Board of Directors on 18th July 1872. accordance with the views of the 'Board,' the We have the honour to propose that, in fits at the and of the year, amounting to 6,515.56 be apportioned as follows Reserve fand Tls. 2,335.56 Dividend already 38,000 at 5 % 1,900.00 Dividend to be 38,000 at 6 % 2,280.00 And we hope th vision will meet with your entire approval.
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