ticles of asSOCIA
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PREBS AND
ounte
leave.
took ITORS been audited by Messrs. Hz Cox, who are recom-
PIEKAMERY PI SHEWAN TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong 15th March, 1897-'
on
Value of land in Kowloon Marine
Lot No. 39%.
A
TIESTAND
alue of land and buildin on 88 Jast stater Less amount written off
ther
$94,000:00
depre
2,000.00
**20,000.00 Ye 112,000.00
Value of plant and office furniture
as per last statement
with the
$22,928.55
crushing
Added during the year
2,768.30
gold 262 ozs.
NO SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1896.
falling ou
pare
$25,696.91
1 machinery as per statement... A to hinery purchased in 1896...
8178,779.23
Less amount written off for depre-
ciation.
ing
3,076.67
,620.24
39
6,552.09
Value of stock in trade.
53,268.25
for some time past.
Calcining Worl
time, treating 35 tons of concentra
ozs of smelted gold.
with out
These
Work in progress
63,256.43
Cyanide Works.
The
lean-up
$186,331.32
Unexpired fire insurance
27.37
place on the 15th J
with the following.
of old machinery
1,400.00
Current account with the Hongkong and
sult Plan
Shanghai Banking Corporation
3,808.61
of tailings,
$183,931.82
Cash in hand
119.16
depreciation for 1896, at 6.
Sundry debtors
4,479.61
£1 11 per
Was
er:cent
*11,035.88
67033
172,895.44
$259,574.67
per oz. got
Amount paid on account of Schofer Kiln to
we have not
sume
3,483.35
LIABILITIES.
want of mino.
raw material, do, in stook
́53,194.49
Water Bay works:---
Amount of capital, 6,000 shares at $25 each;
fully paid-up .......
ply vis Klang we
to be able
Cost of land, building, machinery
Reserve fund
&o, &o. at Deep Water Bay. $26,396.90 Les depreciation for 1896, at 6
Amount received in advance on account of
contracts in hand
per cent..
1,583.81
Sundry creditors
24,813.09
Balance of profit and loss account
Bricks, pipes, raw material, &c. in stock.
14,606.62
601.54
Bundry debtors....
13,883.52
Cash in head off ce
$
Cash in Macso works,
11.03 211.97
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
10,764.13
National Bank of China, Limited.
322.41
11,309.54
To fire insurance
To Crown rent and taxes
$293,787.59
LIABILITIES.
0.
Guban — The new shaft has bee here and already about 20 feet has The road to the Jelai river should be completed in another fortnight from date.
General. A deal of work which may.
$259,574.67 | taken under this head has been done. Th
catchment area of our main dam thas measured and the surveyor is now. to find the storage area I
Profit And Loss Account, 31ST DECEMBER, To cost of labour, material, and working ex-
ponges,.
To office and Manager's salaries..
To amourt written off plant account
To amount written off property account
To amount of bad debts written off To legal expenses
Capital 20,000 shares at $10 fully paid-up - 200,000.00 | To balance to be appropriated, viz. :—
Debentures ----
Undrawn :....
Drawn but not presented
Dus to General Managers
Bandry
de fer creditors
· Dividend of 10 per cent. on
177.32 2,297.48
rainfall of say 100 inches, will me mous power if it can be conserved.
́3,076.67 full data will be sent you at an early da
2,000.00 ↑ Labour.—The supply of this has been fairly
179.89
good 303.50
Health. This may now be said to be good. Rainfall. The total rainfall for the month in 12 inches
CAMPBELL, MOORE AND CO,
LIMITED.
$25,000.00 900.00
$150,000.......
$15,000.00
Add to réserve fund
15,000.00
25,999.00
Auditor's fee
150.00
2,942.97
Consulting Committee'r feas
800.00
18,827.50
Balance of profit and loss account
46,117.12
Balance to be carried to new
account
5,310.44
35,760.44
The following is the report of Directors to be submitted to the
Board of
eventh ord
$293,787.59
$210,600.34
PROFIT AND- Loss Account, 31st DECEMBER, 1896. Consulting Committee's fees
Auditors fees
16,490.01
Interest
Bad and doubtful debts
3,297.99 By gross earnings...
808.00
By transfer fees...
12,619.69 By interest account
150,000.00 | course of a few days.
5,000.00
63,516.67
5,297.56 $5,760.44
1896.
$
157,528.23
former is about 11 square mil
9,276.87
Depreciation for 1896
Bala
$1,500.00 By amount brought forward from last year's
400.00 account
46,117.12 By bonus from insurance company
$64,742.80
Balance brought forward from 1895
12,444.18
pe of Macao working account
41,995.43
of Deep Water Bay working account um on sale of Co.'s shares previously
5,755.31
4,545.00
2.88
$64,742.80
GEO, FENWICK & CO., LIMITED. The following is the report for presentation the annual meeting to be held on Friday
ary meet; g of shareholders
Gentlemen, —Your Directors beg, to submit herewith accounts for the twelve months ending 31st December, 1896, showing a credit l 199,768.29 of $2,336.44. With your approval, the D
58.00 propose to deal with the amount as 285.00 viz.
4.04 To pay a dividend of 12 per cent.
$210,800.34
THE PUNJOM MINING CO.,
LIMITED.
To pay director's fee
To write off goodwill account To write off artares account To carry forward to next
count
Your Directors are The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., present to state that Limited, advises us that he has received the pany has greatly in following progress report on the work carried months, and there is every on at Punjom during the month of Januarying still better result
Mining. The usual attention has been given The accounts have been to all work coming under this head and fairly O'D. Gourdin, whose
recommended. good progress made.
August Shaft, 200 ft. Level-The stope on Gillies' reef continues to show highly mineralized Directors beg to submit to the share-ore, but is very poor in free gold. We are now
for
202.79
to be in a
during
anditor
A. FUCKBERA
Chairman.
CO LIMITED
holders statement of accounts for the year preparing to calcine a small kiln of this and THE PERAK SUGAR CULTIVATION
ending 31st December 1896.
shall crush it separately to ascertain
net profit for the year amounts to when treated in bulk. The stope poros
V
which has to be added $16,490.01, found to the west of the new shaft is giving from last year's account. ore of fair grade and I am pleased to say we posed to pay a divi-nave found the continuation of the ore lost in 1000, to shareholders, the drive we were putting along its course at alang committee $300, the date of my last report. It had been throwi
fund, and carry for
4 to next year's
at
art, for re-
Jane!
east into the hanging wall;; {**
The stopes on both the East and West and North and South reefs continue to give their usual quantity of ore for the mill, but I regret to say the grade is very low
Intermediate Level Stoping and goes on here as at the date of my milar results. We ha the course of the or
and referred
regard sued to the
Arnold
Hongkong, 10th Ma
110-1
grade
ntinues very