Annual General Meeting: Forward Sales for First Three Months of This Year The 16th annual general meeting of the above-named company was held last Friday afternoon, at the Fi registered offices, No. 18 The Bund, Mr, Mortimer Reid presided and was supported by Mr. W. J. Monk (director) and Me. Reginald Brown, epresenting the secretaries, and there were shareholders present representing 7,055 shares in the company.
'The secretary having read the notice convening the meeting and the auditors' report, the chairman sald:—Gentlemen, before dealing swith the report and accounts I de-tire to express on behalf of my col-Teagues and myself, our regret that 'Mr, J, Frost, our chairman for many years past, is unable to be present at this meeting, having left for Home this week. He has been {in the doctors' hands for some time past and Tam sure we all wis }im a pleasant holiday and a speedy recovery to normal health, The report and accounts having eon in your hands for some time I will, with your permission, take them as read, In the report your directors have, as usual, given you ithe information possible and T Ihave therefore little to add to it.
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