The Archive · 1925

A Satisfactory Year

The annual meeting of the Anglo-French Land Investment Ca.. Ldw was held on Tuesday at the offices the seeretaties, Messrs. A. R- Bur-Kill & Sons, Mr. A. W. Burkill presiding. supported by Messrs. Gilbert Davies and Liu Chang-yui. There were 6,019 shares represented.

"The Chairman said:—Gentlemen. The report and accounts having been in your hands {tor some time T will, with your perlision, follow the usual procedure End take them as read.

Before proceeding with the usual business of the meeting I think it's nly fitting that 1 should refer to the death of our late friend and colleague, Mr. Cecil Holliday. Mr, Holliday had bea associ Jed with the company sines 1908 and his advice and sound judgment in ial. maters were always of sistance to the board and his fosse will be very keenly felt.

During the year under review the development of estate "T" in Miller, Yuhane and Fearon Roads was com: pleted and the houses and shops! thereon are all let." Estate "U," as stated in the report, is a new purchase gnd work on the development fof this property" with @ superior spe of shops and hongs is already hand. The rebuilding of the three-store seed houses in the Rue de!

Mission—part of Estate slestroyed by' fire in the latter part for 1923, was completed during the Year and all the shops have been let ut increased rentals. Another fre curred on another part of this property in July. last, destroying four old houses and these also have been replaced by similar—three-storeyed shops and are alli now!

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