Optimistic Report of Chairman, At the annual meeting °.£ the Anglo-Trench Land Investment Ca. 1a, Mr. C, R, Burkill presided, sup ported by Messrs, J. R. Moodie, Gilbert Davis and Liu Chang. Directors) and shareholders repre outing 4,974 shares. The notice convening the meeting having been rend, the Chairman said:
Géntlemen:—The report and accounts having been in your hands for ome time I will, with: your perminsion, follow the' usual" course and take them as rend, At the last annual meeting of the! company you were informed. that it was hoped that future dividends! would be placed on a 9 per cent basis and thanks to the steady pro-seress which has been maintained and to the very satisfactory results of the year's working, these hopes have now been realized as your directors recommend the payment of a final dividend of Th. 5. per share, making with the interim dividend paid in September last, total of Tls. 9 for the yea That is all T have to say,, gontle-Before putting the resolutions to the meeting I shall be glad to answer to the best of my ability any questions shareholders may wish to ask.
The Resolutions The following resolutions were] duly adopted:—That the report and accounts for the year ended February 28, 1926, as presented be _accepted—proposed by Mr. C. R. Burkill and seconded by Mr. Gilbert Davis.
That the following appropriation of the balance at credit of profit and loss account as presented be aecepted—proposed by Mr. C.
and seconded by Mr. J.
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