THE THAMES GAS CO.
HALF-YEARLY JIEJSTING
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Thames Gas Company, Limited, was held on February 37 at the rooms of the secretary, Mr F. A. White, Queen-street. Mr C. B. Stone, chairman of directors, presided. The "following was the statement of accounts presented:—
Working Account for the half-year ending 31st January, 1900.-Dr.: To coals and shale, £360 4/5; stokers' wages, £156 10/; renewals and wear and tear, £239 13/5 • salaries. £225; honorarium, £50; auditor £5 5/; income tax, £fis; license fee; £T> 10/; rates, £53 6/1; rent, £13; travelling" £8; printing and advertising, stationery sundries, £38 18/2; to balance, £444 8/6 Total, £1672 1/7. By gas. £127S 6/;?-. residual products, £242 6/10; gas fittings," etc £20^ interest and rents, £131 S/6". Total! £1672 1/7.
Profit and Loss Account to olst January 1000.—To dividend p.aid Sth September' lam, £623 17/6; amount written off plant' £250; balance, £641 5/6. Total. £1515 3/, By balance 31st July, 1599, £1070 14/6• working account as above, £444 3/6. Total, £1515 3/.
Balance Sheet for half-year ending- 3lst January, 1(100.—To capital, 10,000 shares ;<t 50/, £25,000 (less unallotted shares. IS shares at 50/, £45; uncalled capital flflS? shares at 12/, £5989 4/). £6034 4/— £1S 965 16/: to Reserve Fund, £G7G 2/10; Insurance Fund, £214 7/6; dividends unpaid, £3!) 3 fi; profit and loss, £641 B/6. Total, £20,636 15/4. By freehold buildings, Auckland, £1804 4/freehold buildings, Thames, £3350; plant', mains, etc. (£11,507 15/7, less amount wriften off, £250), £11,257 15/7; stock' of gas fittings, etc., £137 fi/7; stock coal, gas, and products. £451 7/11; investments and deposits, £2551; office furniture, £75; debts due to the Company. £13S 14/0; cash in bank and in hand, £711 10/5. Total, £20,530 15/4.
The accounts are audited by .Mr George Fraser.
The report and balance sheet were adopted. ._ . ....
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1900, Page 8
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