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Hongkong Weekly Press AND China Overland Trade Report All

April 7, 1902.

CONSULTING -CÓMMITTEE.

Mr. D. Gillies retires on leaving the Colony and the General Managers recommend that Dr. J. W. Noble be invited to fill his place. Messrs. Ewens, Chater and Dickson retire but offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS.

Mr. F. Henderson having retired, the accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Polts and T. Arnold who are eligible for re-e.ection.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co., General Manag rs.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1902..

The accounts are as follows :—

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. 31st December, 1901.

Exchange

Interest

Consulting committee's fees

Anditors' fees

$

C.

345.03 8,795.47 1,500.00 400.00

Amount written of as depreciation for 1901 91,130.27 111,820.63 Balance

$213,991.40

Balance brought forward from 1901 Dividends, etc., forfeited

Profit on sale of 140 unapplied shares Balance of working account

ales of cement

Sales of bricks, &c.

$205,583.10 3,406.36

BALANCE-SHEET.

LIABILITIES,

100,000 shares at $10, fully paid up..

Capital

Reserve fund

Due to general managers

Sundry creditors

Debentures drawn but not presented

Hongkong & S'hai Banking Corporation Balance of profit and loss

Green Island, Macao--

per last statement...

Since expended on kilns and

$ C. 2,240.87 1,501.07 1,260.00

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.

YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION, LD.

The following is the report for presentation to the twelfth ordinary general meeting of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the Association, No. 16, The Bund, hanghai, on the 14th April, at 4.30p.m. :-

The Board of Directors have now the plea- sure to submit to the shareholders the annual report and audited statement of accounts and balance sheet to the 31st December, 19.1.

Working Account 1900 and Former Years.- This account shows a credit balance of $160,217.97 against $250,286.34 on the 31st December, 1900. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend to shareholders of 20 per cent, out of this account and the transfer of $33,098.90 to the credit of reserve fund. The account will then stand as follows:-

Dividend of 20% (-$12 per share) ..$ 96,000.00 33,098.90 To riserve fund...

31,119.07

$160,217.97

Balance to be carried forward...

The dividend will be paid in taels at exchange 73. 812 at exchange 73-taels 9.76 per share.

Working Account, 1901.-The net premia earned during 1901, after deducting return premia, re-insurance premia, &c; amount to 208,989.46 | $732,386.50 against $687,119 70 during 1900 and the account shows a balance at credit of $213,991.40

$456,758,90 on the 31st December last. The directors recommend placing the $16,901.10, being profit on sales of securities, to the credit the balance of reserve fund, and carring.forw of $439,857,80.

3

c.

1,000,000.00

327,000.00 6,017.83 600.00 20,018.81 227, 222.34 111,820.63

$1,692,709.64 $.c.

ASSETS.

Buildings and machinery, as

$ C.

186,090.00

31,981.19

$217,981.19

13,981,19

new reclamation

Less depreciation

Cement, raw material, &c., in stock

valued at

Land, buildings and machinery

Hok Un, Hongkong—

as per last statement

Since expended

Expended on exten. 3

$661,000,00

17,813.20

C.

sions during 1900 106,239.17

204,000.00 64,292.40

Since expended

12

315,358.97

421,598.14

Loss depreciation

$1,100,411,34 86,411.34

-1.034,000.00

151,790.02

Cement, raw material, &c., in stock

valued at

Deep Water Bay, works-

Land, buildings, machinery,

&c., as per last statement $35.000.00

Since expended

Less depreciation

2,335.05

$37,335.05

3,335.05

Bricks, pipes, &c., in stock valued at... Furniture.....

$500.00

Less depreciation

100.00

Cement on consigument valued at

Sundry debtors

Buoys and moorings..

Leas depreciation

Bricks on consignment valued at

$838.50

233.50

Value of premium on unexpired policies

Instalments paid on steam

Reservo Fund. After crediting this fund with $33,098.90 and $16.901.10, in all $50,000, as recommended above, the reserve fund will amount to $650,000.

Investment Fluctuation Exchange and Account. This account has been increased by $38,774.36 and now amounts $96,518.57.

Sterling Exchange has been taken at 2s. 6d. per tael (the demand rate on 31st December, 1901), and the relative value between dollars and taels at 73.

Investments. The value' on 31st December last has been taken for all the Association's investments.

DIRECTORS.

In accordance with the Articles of Association the present Directors all retire from office, but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITOR.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. Augustus White, who offers himself for re- election.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. S. JACKSON,

Secretary,

Shanghai, 25th March, 1902.

The accounts are as follows:-

WORKING ACCOUNT.

For 12 months ending 31st December, Dr.

To net premia, less re-insurancès, &c To interest account.

To transfer fees account

To profit on sales of securities

34,000,00

31,035.07

'Cr.

400.00 By claims paid, less re-insurances, &o... 13,568.75 By agency commissions

70.00. By head office and general charges 64,289.67 By London charges......

By Hongkong charges

By agency charges

600.00 By directors', auditors', & committees' fees 1,378.77 y balance

WORKING ACCOUNT.

C.

⚫ By not claims and all payments account

former years........ By balance

265

******.......... $17,028.71 iQ0,217.97

$556,151.57

BALANCE SHEET. On 31st December, 1901,

LIABILITIES.

Capital 8,000 shares of $100 each, upon which the sum of $60 per share has been called and fully paid up Reserve fund

480,000.00 600,000.00

Exchange and investment fluctuation ac- 96,518.57

count..

Working account, 1901 Working account, 1900 and former years... 160,217.97 Uncollected dividends and bonus......

ASSETS.

456,758.90

4,868.26

$1,798,363.70

Midland Railway Company, consolidated 23 per cent. perpetual preference stock, £6,225. 48...

C.

67,379.12

Great Northern Railway Co., consolidated 4 per cont. perpetual preference stock, £1,845 London and North-Western Railway Co., consolidated 4 per cent. preference stock, £3,250

19,969,56

35,176.73

Great Western Railway Co., 4 per cent.

debenture stock, £1,687. 10x..

18,264.84

Great Western Railway Co., 4 per cent.

debenture stock, £2,800

30,306.11.

India 34 per cent. stock 1901, £1,983. 3s. id. 21,464.89 Mortgages on real estate at Shanghai Chinese Imperial Govt. E loan of 1886 Cash at bankers on fixed deposit Cash at bankers on current account Shanghai and Investment Co., Ltd.,

per cent. debentures of 1890 Shanghai and Investment Co., Ltd., 6

per cent. debentures of 1894 Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ltl., 5

per cent. debentures of 1896 Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ltd., 6

per cent. debentures of 1901 Shanghai Municipal 5 per cent. debentures

of 1892

Shanghai Municipal 5 per cent. debentures

of 1895

494,246.57

70,215.75

356,164.39

168,551.36

6

35,273.97

35,273.97

11,465.76

70,547.95

24,856.16

7,157.53

71,232.88

28,664.38

14,100.59

9,417.81

60,181.93 11,301.37

3,450,00

253.43

577.68

4,241.68

Shanghai Municipal 6 per cent. debentures

of 1991

Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ltd., 5 per Shanghai Gas Co., Ltd., 6 per cent, deben.

cent. debentures of 1896

tures of 1899

Shanghai Cargo Boat Co., Ltd., shares Co-operative Cargo Boat Co., Ltd., shares S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd., shares Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.,

shares North China Insurance Co., Ltd, shares Policy stamps at agencies Head office and London furniture.

Due by agencies, premia in course of col-

lection, and sundry outstandinga..

188,615.29

$1,798,363.70

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LD.

The following is the forty-fourth report of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Ld, Yokohama Shokin Ginko), presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly ordinary general meeting, held at the head office, Yokohama, on Monday, 10th March :---

1901.

३ 0. Gentlemen,-The directors submit to you the 732,986.50

annexed statement of the liabilities and assets 91,037 63

102.00 of the Bank, and profit and loss account for the 16.901.10 half-year ending December 31st, 901.

The gross profits of the Bank for the past $840,427.23 balf year, including yen 527,081.325 brought forward from last accoun s, amount to yen $

5,755,721.683, of which yen 3,841,564.890 bave 253,652.07

42,078.75 been deducted for current expenses, interests, 40,836.74 &o.. leaving a balance of yen 1914,356.793,

that yen 24,106.67 The directors now propose

the 4,557.56 200,000 be added to

reserve fund, 12,128.62

to yen 8710,000. From the 6,307.92 raising it

remainder the directors recommend a dividend 456,758,9

at the rate of thirteen per cent. per annum, $840,427.23 | which will absorb yen 780,000 on old shares and yen 390,000 on new shares, making a total of yen 1,170,000.

Dr.

1900 and former years.

$

C.

To balance of working account 1900 from

last account

305,865.23

87,000.00 | To balance of working account, former

years, from last account

launch, steamer, lighter

and lighters in 1900

$66,410,10

Final payments on same

27,054.09

$93,464.19

Less depreciation

6,464.19

$3,60 1.00

600.00

3,000.00

$2,331.29 331.94 621.73.

Cr.

$1,692,709.64

Value of junk Less depreciation

Cash on hand :---

Head office Macao works Hok Un works

By not claims, re-insurance premia, and

promis returned, &c., account 1900 3,284.96 By bonus to secretary and staff

By dividend-former years account $12

per share on 8,000 shares By amount transferred to reserve fund

The balance, yen 544,156,793, will be carried forward to the credit of next account

NAGATANE SCHA, Chairman.. 250,286.34 Head Office, Y ›kohama, 10th Marob, 1902. $556,151.57

PALANCE SHEET. $1st December, 1901

LIABILITIES.

1

The account. are as follows

$ c.

224,476.51 8,428.38

Capital paid up

Yen. 18,000,000.000

Reserve fund

96,000.00

50,000.00

Reserve for doubtful debts Reserve for new building

8,510,000,000 409,952:450

susun sezu,,115,106.4800

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