Extraordinary General Meeting.
AnextraorJinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held em Saturday morning at the Company's presuisesy, Nanking Road, for the purpose of wnfirming the resolutions passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on zhe sth inst. There were prose it: Messrs.
J. Such (Cnairman), W. Hayward, A. Braadburst, F. A. Sampson, J. Stewart, Ballard, A. Hill, C, R. Tozer, J. Quick, S. Remedios, W. Fursman, J. H. Teesdale (Legal Adviser), and EH. Palmer (Secretary); representing 3,027 shares and 218 votes.
The secretary having read the notice scrivening the meeting, and the resulusaps passed at the meeting of the 5th instant, The Chxirman said that the only business sas to vith-r reject or confirm the sesvlations.
Tue resolutions, which were xs follow, -wese proposed by the Chairman, seconded fy Mr. Hayward, and carried unani-
That the—Capita! of the Company be Tnereased to Mex. $420,000" by. the creation of 7,00) additional ordinary shares of Mex. $20 each, ranking for dividend and la all other respects pun pass with the existing ordinary shares in the Company.
That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to allot such newly arented issue at par "mong the exist-jag M-mber: of the Company as to so much as may be applied for; sv that each Member shall be entitled to apply for one Share of the new issue for every two shares of the old issue held by him and that the amounts payable on such new shares so applied for should be paid to the Company at such times as the Directors shall appoint, That the Directors ba authorised to dis-of any shares unapplied for 8 Sharehulder under the last preceding Resolution within the time psinted to such person og persons upon such terms as the Directors may think fit.
The Chairman said that concluded the business of the meeting. The transfer books would be closed from the 4th to the 7th of August. Application forms would be sent out to shareholders on the register as soon as possible after the trans-for books were closed. The new issue would rank for dividend from the Ist September, The shares would be payable in full, at $20 per share, on or before the 30th August, after which date no further rey allotment would be made.
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