Mr. Carrer next proposed and Mr. Lrrrte seconded—the Court of Directors, viz, Messrs. F- H.
That the gentlemen at present serving on Bell, B. C. Smith, E.'H. Lavers, W. H-'Aretz, A. G, Wood, and J.T. Brand, be re, lected for the year 1873.—Carried.
Mr. Branp proposed and the Cuarn-'MAN seconded—That Messrs. R. Miller and P. Maclean be elected auditors for the year 1873,—Carried.
The Caarmacan said the business of the meeting had gone off, so far as the present Company was concerned, in a. very pleasant and satisfactory manner. On the art of the Directors, he thanked the Rhareholders for having re-elected them, and need hardly say that they would continue to take great care of their interests. As the Chairman of the last meeting had mentioned the accounts of the previous Company, the Shareholders might perhaps have expected to have these closed. They had divided the funds as close up as possible, but the accounts were kept open by claim on the Da Cape, which the Directors confidently expected would be given in their favour, and which was too large for the new Company to take over. As soon as this was settled, the accounts would be closed, and any small balance taken over.
This concluded the business of the meeting, which then broke up, with the usual compliment to the Chairman,
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