The sec annual general meet shareholders in this C Friday, 20th Peh., 18: offices in Nanking Road.' Me. W. mond, Chairman, presided, and there were algo prennt Messrs. EA. Arbuthnot and G.I. Wheeler (Ditect-r4), R. E. wright, R-M. Campbell, W. Judd, L. P Latham, W. J. Clarke, 1. Francis, A. Lind, W. ©. Ward, a. Thurburn, Kerr, H. A. Ritchie, U. H. Joseph, J. Dudgeon (Secretary), repres 2,981 shares and 894 votes, The report and accounts for the year 1884 were presented, as follo Nhe Directors beg to report of the Company vince the Annual Meeting held in April last year, Practical results from the Papau Mine were, from the. Manager's reports, expected after the date of the meeting. In the obs of any output of tin, telegrams were sen Shangh May, anxiously requiring the Reason of the delay, with the result thst, on ort upon the fourth Bock, situated at Seiama, has not yet been received, At the same date at that of the chyagentent of Mr. Hanghton, instructions were sent to the Manager at Papan to enter into no new excavating contracts, to pay elf all labour nut absolutely necessary, and to reduew expenses in every possible 1 given his during, i stress upon the value of erty there, and strongly diate sottlein mencement of work, and have therefore authorised Me. I to take the matter in hand and settle it for the best interests of the company he will not be preset the 20th instant. Ay we 4, to decide upon aparly The accntuts of the Company wil be found at the end of this report. amount of cash Fr ials ful) of some $49,009 however, has to be deducted the expenses a ne for Janaasy, an account. of wh received, tity of as represented by "fin Account," is about 50 tone, At the Special General Meeting of shareholders held on the 1G: h January of this year, nrevlution was brought forward by certain shareholders on the question of registering the Company hong xe a at ree nion from the Att be done in the man-actors, however, ceted to the qu will at the meeting ask shareholders authorise them to take all such steps as they may deem necessary for the purpose of placing the C ihe footing of a company ted by shares, with the tertus of the Deed ettlement, Mr. EA. Arbuthnot retires
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