Our Engineer-in-Chief and Manager, Mr. Pearson, retired from the service of the company on March 31. He joined the Company in 1904-and held the position of Engineer-in-Chief and Manager from 1925 to 1938. It must be a source of gratification to him to have witnessed the growth of the Company under the management from 18 consumption of 1,600,009,000 gallons.
16,800,000,000 gallons. However, what must have been even more gratifying to his professional pride 3nd to the satisfaction of his Board, was that the reports of the two high est American water authorities, their- time, I refer to Mr. George Fuller and Mr, Nicholas S. Hill, Jr, who on two different occasions reported so favourably on his polley and management and said that the: Company was run economically, efficiently and according to the best Practice of water methods.
It is with very great regret that we lose his services. I am sure you will all join with me in wishing him and Mrs. Pearson a very long and happy enjoyment of their leisure in England.
Mr. Rial, our new Engineer-in-Chief, and Mr. Lock our Secretary and Assistant Manager, are well futed to carry on the work of the Company as efficiently as heretofore, but your udo Board considered it desirable for the present that 1 as Chairman should devote part of my time in collabora tion with Mr, Rial and Mr, Lock in the management of the Company, hence resolution No, which will that] put before you for your consideration, The Resolutions There belag.no quasi, the sories' tango, wecions, Panu gee' cee a ear a a "hai "dividends for the att year coo naifs, rte, ME, ear 2 motte Redeemable ced cuon na adr declared and paid,
Babe Coens eet, Hoeait ated ae et, cad Nan teat lid seconded by Mr. A. 3. Weld "Boat Mr. A.J. Welch, Mr. W. Mellor and Mr. W. P, La they are Ucteby revcieieddiecisre of, the com Ecgonided by har" Wallace.
"That Messrs." Lgwe, Bingham and 'Matthews be and. they. are hereby re HRS? next 'Srainary" mesting and that ie, F Wallnce' and seconded "That Mr. H., Martin Little the present Chairman of thie Board of Directors be five oaties in. sda ices nz a Directo Sind "that" he be remunerated for such extra services by pay Mok that this apnine date of this meets fora period
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