The report for presentation at the halt-yearly meeting on the 14th of August, hasbeen issued. The net profs for the six months, including $300,328.95 brought forward from, last account, amount to $1,826,674.22. The directors recommend the transfer half million dollars to Reserve, raising that fund to $7,000,000. A dividend £1. 5s. is also recommended, and the balance of $301,147.90 is to be carried to new account, "This is again a splendid result, and would be much better in the panning' out, did not the difference of exchange entail a Joss of $566,081.88. through the dividend being declared in sterling.
"THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL SUBSCRIPTION, The total of the amounts subscribed for the memorial of Her Majesty's Diamond Tubilee will not run very far short ofs lakh of dollars. The total amount subscribed by the British and foreign community was $58,625.84, and the Chinese subscriptions acknowledged total so far $40,266.44, or in all $28,892,28,
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