Followed by an extraordinary general meeting, when a now issue previous year. In addition to adverse' rates of "exchange. "which, we had to. contend with ver largely increased the tael equivalent Jot any dollar remittances What we fnaa"te make to the Straits, Jof shates was decided upon, the an-|t AS a llstration of th effect. nual general meeting of the point out to Samagaga Rubber Co, Ltd, was! held "on December "28 "in the ended Septeniber 30, 1080, the loss fon working account was $.814- Jofices of the secretaries and gon-{eral mangers, Messrs. J. A. Wattie whereas for the year under review Op0.07, equivalent to is. 16,00888, Ca. Ltd., 10 Canton Road, when the loss was $.$21,487.75, equal to. Mr. C.F, Shackleton presided oyer 'Tls. 37,4084. "Had the' same ex-'a. gathering representing. 93,050 change rate applied this year as hares, Supported by Sic Ely fast then the loss in. tads would Kadoorie, Mr. L. E. Canning, Mr. thave been' only: Tls. 26,376.21, oF ALK. Craddock (directors) and. Mr. a difference of Tis," 11,625.63." Ta ALE. Welch (secrets 'The chairman sai passing, T may say that the Directors' fees, although charged in the When I addressed you last year, accounts, have not been drawn I expressed the hope that the sur-Jeash and the secretaries are draw: plus of liquid assets at the end of ting reduced fee till better times September, 1930, would suffice to! jonable the weeding programme to As a result of these unfortunate be completed and the whole estate but "unavoidable circumstances, we }to be brought into first lass condi-have had to borrow money with Yien. Unfortunately, during the 12 which to carry on the estate and a months under review, and" indeed resolution for the reconstruction of ap, to the present time, the state' the capital of the company will be Tubber industry has gone from proposed at the extraordinary meet Yad to worse with the result that ting that is to be held immediately Jour product realised an average net|atter the eonclision of, this one. price of only 2.85 pence per pound!
The extra amount. expended compared with 5.67 "pence for upon the eradication of lallang.
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