$369,596.36
392,087.39
February 23, 1907.]
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
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CO., LD.
The report of the board of directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, to the ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the Company Queen's Buildings, on Monday, February 25th, at 12 o'clock Noon, reads:-
Gentlemen,-The directors have now (danbmit to you their report, with a statement of sccounts for the half-year ended 31st December 1906. The net profit for the six monthe,
after paying interest due and all charges, amounts to
To which has to be added the balance brought forward from last
account
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Cosmopolitan.
To value of Cosmopolitan
Docks, as per laststate- ment
I ess amount since written
off
301,712.45
1,712.45
To value of tags, dredgers, launches and
lighters
lo sundry debtors
To work in progress
To value of material on han 1 1,551,932.72
Dec. 31, 1906,
LIABILITIES,
By shareholders for 5000 shares of $5)
each, fully paid up By admiralty loan
Less repay ment‹...
468,172.89
191
Consulting committee's fee
1,800,00
Forfeited dividend since paid
$3.00
Amount written off as depreciation for 1908 147, 179.59 Interi dividend
Balance
$113.5 0.00 261.8 4.27
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374,304.37
300,000.00
$561,949.14
479,912,55
182,353.60
Balance brought forward from 1903 Profit on sale of 284 new shares
$5,919.8
Balance from working account :—
1,733,706.32
85,551,652.01
Sales of coment
$500,314.49
Sales of bricks, pipes, &c.
7,000.013
507,328.57
$ 0.
$361,949.14
2,500,000.00
€20,000.00 18,314 9 3
Reserve fund
87611683 74
£1,785 10 9 at 1 10 By marine insurance account By sundry creditors
19,473,60
Sundry creditors
56.219.43 2,214,199.21
Company's bankers
and from this have to be deducted- Directors' fees ... $10,000,00 Auditors' fees
750,00
..
By balance of profit brought
forward from last account 392,087.38 By profit
369,596.36
Capital:-
BALANCE SHEET.
200 shares at $10 fully paid up
Balance of profit & loss account $374,5 14.27
.
Less interim dividend
10,750,00
761,683,74
$5,551,652,01
Green Island, Maono:-
Buildings ad machinery aA
REVENDE ACCOUNT.
per last statement
62,706.83
Since expended
3,125.05
3,927.16
Less depreciation
30,731.07
1,52.83
834.60
stock valued at
8.000,00
Hck Un, Hongkong :-
1,000.00
369,596.34
Cement, raw material, stores, do. in
Land, uild nga and machin.
ery as per last statement 1, 158.000.0 Since expended
910,000.00
59,189 97
817,398.51
112,500,00
------------ 261,814.27
$4,058, 73.05
6.
$350,000.00
103,724 89
45 1,324.89 27,424.89
491,900.00
236,980.
186 897.98
$480,245.10 $ 0.
470,307.49 5,181,01
1,614,887.98
Less depreciation
98,977.99
1,545,900.00
3.880.60
861.00
To interest To 'rown rent
Ta fire insurance
leaving available for appropriation $7509 374 | Dec 31, 19 6.
The Directors recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 12 % or $200,000,00 be paid to shareholders, pass $50,000.00 to a special account and carry the lalance $400,933 74 to the new account.
During the past six mouths we bave $ni-hed and delivered two wooden lighters and are now completing twelve more, nother steel leam water boat has been constructed, while as cond vessel is approaching completion, Two steam launches have been turned out; one sterh wheel steamer for Haiphong has already left for that port, and three others are almost ready to be taken over.
to office expenses, salaries, stationery
and ent of head office
To telegram<
To legal expenRER
o marine insurance account
To subscription to typhoon relief fund To profit.
July to Dec. 31, 1906.
By not earnings of the Company's three
establish enta By tage net earning By redger net earnings By bonus on insurance premia, &c
8490,845.10
Payments account Russian dement
plant in course of erection 248,400.00
Cement, raw material, stores, do, in
stock valued at
In connection with the proposed lengthening of the No. 1 Dock, we have purchased at public auction Hung Hom Marine Lot No. 3 compris- ing about 16,000 square feet, and have acquired from the Government, as an extension of Kow. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY Deep Water Bay works :—-
loon Marine Lot No. 27, about 76,000 square feet of land
The Electric Drive is completed in the Saw Mill and gives satisfactory results,
DIRECTORS.
The Hon. Mr C. W. Dickson and Mr D. E. Brown having left the Colony, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson and Mr. D. W. Craddock have beau invited by the directors to the vacant s-ats at the Board. These appointments require to be confirmed by the shareholders at this meeting.
In accordance with clauses 78 and 85 of the Articles of the as-ociation, Mr N. A. Sirbs and the Hon. Mr W. J. Gressou retire by rotation; but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
Mr H.. White has been appointed obair. man for the year 1907,
AUDITORS.
The accounts have beeu andited by Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and H. F'eroy Smith, F.L.A, the latter acting for the late Mr. Thomas Arnold, The Directors recommend Mesra. Jeffries and Percy Smith for re-election,
Dec. 31, 1906.
C. P. CHATER, Chairman.
CAPITAL ACCOUNT.
ASSETS. Aberdeen.
To value of Aberdeen Docks, as per last
statement
Kowloon.
To value of Kowloon Docks.
as per last statement
To less amount since written
off.............
To amount paid in connec- tion with purchase of H.H.M.L. No. 3
To amount paid in connec. tion with purchase of extension of Kowloon M.L. No. 27
0.
2,436,578.71
36,578.71
2,400,000.00
36,337.00
0.
100,000.00
To amount paid on account of new electric installation To cost of electrical gear
for boilershop..
17,156.25
2,546.00
1,106.00
To cost of high-speed screw
cutting lathe and sundry electrical gear for engine shop...
11,615.00
To cost of planing machine
1,100,000
2,469,880.15
for sawmill
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LIMITED.
The report for presentation to the share- bolders at the eighteenth ordinary genera! meeting to be held at the office of the eneral Managers on March 2nd at 11 a.m. reads :— Annexed we have the pleasure to lay before shareholders a statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1906.
The net profit, after providing for depreciation as usual, and including the amount brought forward from the previous year, mounts to $374,3 4.27 which it is proposed to deal with as follows, riz :---
To place to r serve fund To pay a final dividend of
$1.25 per share Add interim dividend of
75 cents on 150,000 shares
250,000,0
..$ 1,000.00
Land, buildings and machin- ery as per last statement Since expended.
Less depreciation
-1,70%,800.00
778.651.37
146,640,00
47,118.28
199,759.98
11,859.28
181,900.00
Bricks, pipes, do, in stock
valued at
07,344.97 1,810.00
69,881.97 19,225.00
470.00
70.00
400,00
387 7'8:91 2,667.45
On consignment valued at
Cement on con ignment valued at
Office furniture as per lant
statement
Les depreciation
Sundry debtors
Value of premia on unexpired policies. Steam launch, steam lighter,
lighters, junk, do, as per
last statement
Since expended
112,50 100 362,501.0 |
Less depreciation.
Cash on hand
10,804.27
To carry forward to the credit of
20.900.00
58,831,44
145,388.44 8,833.44
136,701.06 18.718.79
$4,068,273.08
FOR 1907.
: next year's account
The capital of the company was increased by special resolution in March la-t to 82,000, 00.00,
Notwithstanding recent large additions to THE DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE their plant both factories have senin ben kept working at full pressure throughout the year, Oning to exchange being against us, the profit on sales was greatly reduced, but on the other hand the turnover was considerably larger than that of the previons year.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
Le Hou. C. W. Dickson having left the Colony, the Hon. W. J. Gresson was invited to take bis place on the Consulting Committee. In accordance with the Articles of Association, Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., the Hon. W. J. Gresson and Dr. J. W oble retire, but being eligible, offer themselves for re election.
AUDITUR&
The Directory and Cronicle for 1907 is now obtainable from the agents of the Hongkong Daily Press thronghout the Far East. The work is so familiar to every busines- mat in all the centres of foreign trade from Vladivostook to Netherlands India that we have little need to
patiata on the usefulnes of the public tion. This is the forty fifth year of publics ion and the volume has annually increased in bulk da the number of forsign firms and residents it the extensive aces covered by the Directory Ass growa. From a pasy volume of less than 250 pages it has developed into a pretty toms of close upon 18 V pages. Of the present edition we need only sɩy that the information it son. tains has undergone revision in order to bring it up to date. Two new Commer ial Settlements make their appearancs for the first time in the present imge, namely Mukden and Trissufe and it will be notleed that notwithstanding the annooeptable châtnoter of the gross senigunt by 87,904.07 the Chinese authorities as places for foreiga 421.61 | residence and trade in these cities, there are 600,00 'quite a number of foreigners living at sas
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Potts and A O'D. Gourdin, the latter having been asked to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. T Arnold. Mesirs. W. H. Potts and A. 0.' . Gourdia are recommanded for re-election.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Managers. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Interest Exchange Auditors' fees
0.
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