COMPANY AFFAIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 129, 3 June 1931, Page 4

COMPANY AFFAIRS.

DOMINION FERTILISER CO. FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.? DUNEDIN, this day. At the first annual meeting of the Dominion Fertiliser Co., held last evening, the chairman, Mr. Peter McSkimming, presided over an attendance of 70 shareholders. Tracing the history of the company, which went to allotment in November, 1929, the chairman stated that the buildings had been completed in February last and manufacturing had been started six months ahead of the date originally proposed. Share capital payments to date exceeded £208.000, and in addition a sum of £20,000 had been placed in debenture capital. All payments on the building account had been met in accordance with the certificates of the engineer and architect. Speaking of the company e product, Mr. McSkimming mentioned that the price of superphosphate was to-day approximately 27/6 a ton less than when the company started. On the basis of last year's output this represented a saving ot over £125 000 to farmers of the South Island. Two shareholders congratulated the directors on the position attained by the company and stated that it was assured of the support of farmers, both individually and through their organisations The retiring directors. Mr. Mcfckimming and Mr. James Fletcher, were reelected.

NEW PRIVATE COMPANY. The following private company has been registered in Auckland: Alfa Automobiles, Limited, manufacturers, importers, indentors, hirers, repairers. cleaners and warehouse™ of, and dealers in, automobiles, cyclesandvelucles of all kinds, general merchants, etc. Lapi tal: £500, in £1 shares. Subscribers . A. Shirley, 499 shares; A. G. Devoie, share.