The report of the Directors of the above company for the half-year ended St December last has been issued. It shows that the profit on working account for the six months was $24,950.56 as compared with $5,714.06 for the corresponding perind of 1894, an increase of $18,545.50. The refit and loss account shows a credit alice of $8,175.38 (after writing off $4,288.68 for bad debts contracted prior to 1895 and paying $4,698.60 for improvoments to building and additions to furniture, ete.,) as compared with $576.92 ab credit of the account on the Slst of December, 1894. This is a very fair showing, and considering that the company ave for several years lived from hand to mouth I imagine the shareholder will generally approve the proposed di sal of the balance, namely to write off 5,000 from furniture and carry the remaining $3,175.38 to new account.
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