'The annual general meeting of the Rubber Trust Ltd. was held yesterday' Jat the offices of the secretaries and general managers, J. A. Wattle & Ca. Ltd, Mr. L. B. Canning (Chairman) presiding, supported by Messrs. R. N. Swann and "A. J. Welch (directors) Welch (representing the eerelaries and general managers), Total shares represented were 494,221.
The Chairman, in his speech, said:
'The profit forthe year amounts to the very satisfactory sum of Eh. $829, 745.96 as compared with a profit for the previous year of Eh. $444,623:57 but as. this "latter figure' included China $00,000 representing part of the profit realized on the sale of shares, the profit for last year, for comparative purposes, should "be taken as Eh, $884,623.57.
This profit is made up as follows:
Prone earned by Rubber 4.08.80
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