The Chairman said—Gentlemen, this extraordinary meeting has been called, you are aware, for the purpose of raising the capital of the Company to double what it stands at at the present moment. We believe if the resolutions which have just been read to you are passed it will be fur the benefit of ihe shareholders. We hope before the end of the year to remove into the uew building ox the site of the old one, and in order to
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