Company was The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this eld in the offices of theComhi of oon (26th Jan,) There wera R. Belilios, (Chairman:
ohnuon, Mousre, W. Reiners, er, (Directors); H. Foss, J.
glia, E. George, G. ©. Cox, A. Vaucher, J. M. Armstrong, J. M. Ploming, H. Hoppius, the Hon, P. Ryrie, P. Jordan, J. 0. de Cunha, J. F. da Roza,, Collago, da Rocha, J.P. Chater, H. Ismail, M. Polishwalla, J. M. V. de Figueiredo, EH. Ezza, and P. A. da Costa, Secretary.
The Chairman Gentlemen, with your consent, the report as Tead at thi ring to the meeting.
you will observe that out of $50,347.43 carried forward when we last mblod here, we have spent $21,242.4 to the balance in haud we have added only $13,495.96, making the dericable aum of $42,601.25 carried to the new account, to meet all dependencies, During the period under review we have not collected 20 large a sum as that shown in our profit and loss account for the corresponding half year of 1881. 'This is due to the stoppage of emigration of Chinese to Californi. 'The number of by the blued fleet of the two companies hins decreased from 265,710 to 258,233 between Canton and Hongkong and' from 52,126 to 45,775 between Mano and thia Volony. The alterations on the steering gear and enlargement of the rudder of the Honam have made her as manageable as any steamer can be in
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