The annual general meeting of the New Engineering and Shipbuilding Works Ltd. was held at the offices of the secretaries and general managers, Arnhold & Ca., yesterday morning. Mr. F. R. Davey (Chairman) presided and he was supported by Messrs. H. E. Arnhold, G. E. Marden, C. J. Meager, C. A. Member and N. H. Lacey (directors). The total number of shares represented at the meeting was 86589.
The Chairman's speech was as follows:
The affairs of Shanghai Dockyards, Ltd., which is now your company's sole interest, have been dealt with fully in the speech delivered by Mr. H. E. Arnhold at the annual meeting of that company, and copies of that speech have been circulated to all shareholders in this company with the annual accounts,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.