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I think save one made a remark when it was proposed at the meeting that Mr Orange should be a Director that he would not be allowed by the Government to be one and M. Orange expressed a doubt whether he would be allowed. No official notice was sent by the Secretary of the names of directors. This was a private meeting and there was no advertisement. The paragraph which appeared in the newspapers concerning it was quite unauthorized. Mr Wilson, another Director of the Company, confirms the evidence given by Mr. Chalon, and that Mr Orange said that the machinery, plant, and buildings for cement were very expensive, and that until it was absolutely certain that from the materials at hand we could make a first class cement it would be foolish to incur the expense or ... Mr Orange never mentioned our obtaining the Government Custom, I first heard one mentioned the matter, and said it would have to be we could hope to sell it to Government before making first class cement.
With reference to the name of Mr Orange appearing in the paper I beg to say that the paragraph was entirely unauthorized – all interested were surprised at the paragraph. I heard Mr Orange state that he did not think he would be allowed to take active part in the scheme, such as director and that he would certainly be obliged to get the permission of the Government before he did anything.