Turning to the balance sheet there That Mr. Liu Chang-yin ba re-lis not much to which I need refer} electi: i a director of the comzany—|exeept the increase under the item proposed by Mr. A. W.. Burkill] Hongkew house property account, by Me. J. Bde Senna. Lowe, Bingham Matthews be re-elected auditors tol the company—proposed by Mr. W. Owen ard seconded by Mr. J. de Senna, to which Tls, 35,966.55 This, gentlemen, is the cost of erecting 25 Chinese hongs whic we have leased for five years at a net return of 1279 per cent. These hongs are erected on a spare piece of ground adjoining our gas holder in the Seward Road. I see no reason
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