1 will now briefly review the eonditions prevailing in the past year. The!
At a meeting of directors held yederday, it was decided to. recommend the following appropria the forthcoming annual _xeneral meeting of the Company to be held Ty pay a lat alden of cents "toeal currency Share (making a totot of 0 Gents "Toeatvewrreney "per, share for the year) '512000000 Place to general rene '0,00.00 Place tov replanting and vation fe nerve 10.000:0 Ware "oft bundings "and that, after deducting general agents! commission, directors? and auditors' fees, and including the balance of
fast year, the' audited accounts for the" year ended, December 31, 3939, "show "a balance ered of proltand lost acento '31,437.63382.. Dedueting from. this Jamount the two interim dividends of $215,008.10 each, paid on August 11, 1939, and December 20, 1939, respec there remains a credit balance 9 of $1,007,015.42 which the directors Fund Donate, 16" irish will recommend to. shareholders iiesidenis the forthcoming annual general meet ing of the company to be held on April 26, be dealt with as follows:—
To nay a final dividend of "el per aha on T6609
$490,019.30 Bote Plantations (1913) Ld.
Shanghai, Apr. 6 Messrs, A. R. Burkill & Sons, Ltd, general managers of the Bute Piantations (913) Ltd. announce:—
That, the profit for the TEs "i 300,000.00 Famater "la" prospecting tex Serve (raising. amount 00) 7500000, Less: interim dividends:
per snare ald 10/0780
Danate to. British Forces Tecreatlon Centres Fund's, 60000 carry forward. to next 62
Balance at ercdit'of profit and, Tow account s219.9s0.0)
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