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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1892.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

FIFTY-THIRD

REPORT OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS

TO THE

ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING

OF

SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD

AT THE CITY HALL, HONGKONG, On Saturday, the 27th February, 1892,

AT NOON.

To the Proprietors of the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

GENTLEMEN,

The Directors have now to submit to you a General Statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the half-year ending 31st December, 1891.

The net profits for that period, including $113,872.25 balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and due, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $819,374.96. After taking out Remuneration to Directors there remains for appropriation $809,374.96.

From this sum the Directors recomiend a payment of a Dividend of One Pound and ten shillings per Share which will absorb $533,333.33.

The difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 3/1, the rate of the day, amounts to $245,045,05, The Balance of $30,996.58 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.

DIRECTORS.

Mr. ST. C. MICHAELSEN has been appointed Chairman for the year 1892, and Mr. L. POES- NECKER, Deputy Chairman.

Mr. E. L. WOODIN has ceased to be a Di- rector of the Bank, The Honourable J. J. KESWICK, Messrs. T. E. DAVIES and H. HOPPIUS retire in rotation, and being eligible for re-election offer themselves accordingly.

AUDITORS.

The accounts have been audited by the Hon. PHINEAS RYRIE, Messrs. FULLARTON HEN- DERSON and F. T. P. FOSTER.

J. S. MOSES,

Chairman,

Hongkong, 11th February, 1892.

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

31st December, 1891.

Paid-up Capital,

Reserve Fund,

LIABILITIES,

Marine Insurance Account, Notes in Circulation....$ 6,340,117.91 Deposits,

$10,000,000.00 6,300,000.00 250,000.00

114,031,037.00

120,371,154.91

Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers and Short Sight Drawings on London Office against Bills Receivable and Bul- lion Shipments),......

Profit and Loss Account,

ASSETS.

Cash,

INVESTMENTS, viz.:—

16,013,605,69 819,374.96

$153,754,135,56

£100,000, 2% per cent. Consols. £150,000, 3 per cent. Indian Gov-

ernment Sterling Loan.

The above lodged with the Bank

of England as a Special London Reserve,....

Rs. 5,725,000, Indian 4

$1,540,540.54

per cent. Govt. Loan, 2,707,770.28

.$29,658,845.11

4,248,310.82

Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits, 56,682,137.09

Bills Receivable,

Bank Premises,

Dead Stock,

61,986,340.98

1,046,877.33 131,624.23

$153,754,135.56

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

Dr.

CORPORATION.

31st December, 1891.

To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF:-

Remuneration to Directors,......

To DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:-

£1.10 per Share on 80,000 Shares

£120,000 at 4/6,

To DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT AC-

(OUNT:-

Difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 81, the Current rate of the day,

NOTICE.

143

MR. JOHANN GEORG LUDWIG

SCHRÖTER has this day been

authorized to sign the name of our firm.

$ 10,000.00

MEYER & Co.

Hongkong, 27th January, 1892.

533,333.33

NOW ON SALE.

CHINESE DICTIONARY

IN THE

245,045.05

To BALANCE carried forward to

next half-year,

CANTONESE

DIALECT,

30,996.58

$819,874.96

BY

DR. E. J. EITEL.

Cr.

By Balance of Undivided Profits, 30th

June, 1891,

By Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months ending 31st December, 1891, after deducting all Ex- penses and Interest paid and due,

RESERVÉ FUND.

To Balance, 31st December, 1891,

By Balance, 30th June, 1891,.......

F. DE ROVIS, Chief Manager,

$113,872.25

Part I.

705,502 71

$819,374.96

...$6,300,000.00

$6.300,000 00

V. A. CÆSAR HAWKINS, Chief Accountant.

J. S. MOSES,

ST. C. MIHAELSEN, T. E. DAVIES,

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Directors.

We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Vouchers and Securities at the Head Office, and with the Returns from the various Branches and Agencies, and have found the same to be correct.

P. RYRIE.

F. HENDERSON, FRED. T. P. FOSTER,

Hongkong, 11th February, 1892.

Auditors.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1866-1890.

In the matter of THE PEAK HOTEL AND

TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Creditors

of the above named Company are re- quired on or before the 11th day of March, 1892, to send their names and addresses and the particulars of their Debts or Claims and the names and addresses of their Solicitors if any to the undersigned the Liquidator of the said Company and if so required by notice in writing from the said Liquidator are by their Solicitors to come in and prove their said Debts or Claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice and in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Dated this 28th day of January, 1892.

FREDKT. P. FOSTER, Liquidator.

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