The twenty-sixth ordinary yearly meeting, of the shareholders in this flourishing con-corn, took place.on the 12th instant, when the proceedings were very brief and formal. The report and accounts were passed und voce, the retiring directors.and the auditors were unanimously re-elected, and the shareholders hurried away well satisfied. In his speech the Chairman drew attention to the, amount of the balance at credit on 30th June in the 1899 account, viz, $1,194,031, 'a sum considerably in excess of that of any. preceding half year, and though it. was too early to form' an estimate of the years working there was every reason to believe it would turn out very favourably. He then announced the-retirement of Mr. Jukes from the post of agent in London, and the appointment of Mr. Douglas Jones to that at, the Jatter's place as Secretary here ing taken by Mr. W. J. Saunders, who lately acted in that capacity,
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