The annual get ¢ Perak Sugar Cul held on Friday, 26th De-1884, at the Company's O: tices, No 3, Nanking Road; Present:—Mr. W. V. Drummond (Chairman), Messre. Wheeler, Low, Wetmore and Major(Dicectors), Judd, Lemarchand, Latham, Joseph, Campbell, Lo Cheng-yeo and Dudgeon (Secretary), representing 2,102 shares and 514 votes.
The Cuarnman said that the report and the hands of the formation which he had to report was that all canal cutting, which was expensive work, wan finished, and that planting, atated in the report as to commence in January, woul be begun on Ist Juuuary, so that the manager was fully up to his time, Ho aleo added that Mr. Major, one of the Directors, was about to expressed questions which shar olders might wish to ask, Mr. Sepp asked what information there was as to how other sugar estates in the country were going on.
The Cuatnstan suid according to information received from the very best sources, the profits for the past yexe on the two prine: pal estates were placed "at a high Bgure." These estates produce refiusd sugar, and they seemed to be showing youd sults. The price of sugar was lower, but wd ightly above the iment in the quantity u effected by th ible-effect " process Bir. Jupp then asked whether the cipal market for the Streits sugar was not in tude-China, The Careatax replied that the sale was not confined to Indo-China, that os suse was shipped to all parts of 't If wor!
penang market reports would be The Cuarnaan then proposed the first That the Report and Accounts as presented be pastes.
Mr. Wuesuee seconded the resolution which was unanimously carried.
Mr. Wage.ex proposed—That Mr, W.S, Wetmore be r Director of the Company.
Br. Mazon seconded, and the resolution was carried.
Me. Low next proposed, and Mr, Major seconded—
That Mr. R. M. Campbell be re-elected auditor for the coming year, and that his remuneration be fixed at Tle. 100.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr, Wetmore proposed That the next annual general meeting be held in the mouth of December, 1885.
Mr. Low seconded, and the resolution was cam Br. WueeteR proposed and Mr. Judd seconded a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the proceedings terminated.
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