shareholders in the Central Stores, Ld., The ecjonrnet extraordinary meeting of was held at the Central Hotel on Thursday The Chairman, (Mr. E. Page) said that the meeting was being held for the purpose of receiving the report of Messrs. Taylor and Limby, the scrutineers appointed at the meeting held on the previous Monday.
Mr. Limby said that he regretted to hat to state that his colleague and himself hi been unable to arrive at any decision, as they had found that the share register and proxy ists had not been posted up to date, and it was therefore impossible for the scrutineers to exper correct statement. He then read the official report of the scrutineers. The Directors had placed the books of the company in their hands, and had written the following official letter on the subject to them 2st October, 1897.
Gro. Tavtor, Esq., Lid. Linay, Esq., Scrutineers, appointed on the 18th in: t., at the Ex. Genl. Meeting.
Dear Sims,—We now hand you the following records to assist you in the duties you have accepted as Scrutineers of our Share List.
1,—Official Share List, on printed form in alphabetical order, corrected up to 13th October, 1897, (when the books were closed).—The proper votes are noted against each cholder's shares.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.