After paying Shanghai expenses Jand providing for directors" and faudictors' fees and crediting interest fand sunday receipts the Profit and Loss Account shows a profit for the year of $103,485.07 as compared with profit of $195,510.25 last year, This when added to the credit. balance brought forward from. last makes a total sum to the credit of profit and Loss Account of $150,004.43 available for appropriation which the directors recommend be dealt with "as follow:—
Pay a dividend of 3 dollar $120,000.00 fon the dividend 1,800.00 Write oft Property Account "10800 Write Sit Machinery, ete 235.29, Carry "forward to the New Account eeeeeeeee M00.
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