COMPANY AFFAIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 237, 7 October 1933, Page 4

COMPANY AFFAIRS.

TATTERSFIELD, LTD

DIVIDEND 5 P.C. P.A

Showing a net profit**on operations for the year ended September 19 amounting to £4727, the directors of Tattersfield, Ltd., recommend payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. Last year a dividend was omitted in order to strengthen the company's finances.

After making provision for depreciation and writing off bad and doubtful debts, the credit to profit and loss account, including £4727 net profit for the year, is £0205, compared with £1568 in 1932. The dividend of 5 per cent absorbs £2750. It is also proposed to appropriate £050 to land and income tax reserve and to carry £2895 forward.

I The report states that it was necessary I to make additions to the Livingstone mill. On completion 10,000 square feet of floor j space will be available. The new spinning plant installed last year was giving every I satisfaction and working at full capacity. The retiring directors, Mrs. K. S. Tattersfield, Messrs. >S. L. Hirst, A. Howey Walker, K. G. Clark, F. G. Tattersfield and L. W. Tattersfield, are offering themselves for re-election. INCREASE IN DIVIDEND, SOUTH OTAGO FREEZING. The annual report of the South Otago Freezing Company, Limited, for the twelve months ended oil August 31 states that stock dealt with in the period numbered 327,104 sheep and 3744 cattle. Alter provision for depreciation and alter the transference of' £9000 to reserve for income tax, £6000 to general reserve and £3000 to reserve for loss against _ consignment advances, the profit remaining, inclusive of last year's balance, is £11.143. The directors recommend that a dividend be paid at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, i which will absorb £5304, and that the balance of £5839 bo carried forward.

Lust year a dividend of 7 per cent was paid, compared with 0 per cent in the previous year and 5 per cent in 1929-30.

NEW REGISTRATIONS. The following reccnt registrations have been made: — Private Companies. Wattle Downs, Ltd.—Capital: £2000, in 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Papatoetoe, G. A. Campbell 500, W. J. Clements 500, G. Kempton 334, G. R. O. Kempton 333. M. S. Kempton 333. Objects: Dairy and sheep farmers, etc., and incidental. Nairn's Bakeries, Ltd.—Capital: £2000, in shares of £t each. Subscribers: Auckland, S. J. Thomas 1700, A. E. Thomas 150, N. J. Denness 150. Objects: Bakers, etc., and incidental. Spedding (R. P.) and Sons, Ltd., Rotorua. —Capital: £2023. in 2023 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Rotor-.ia, R. P. Spedding 2000, F. M. Spedding 23. Objects: Motor agents, etc., and. incidental. Ainsworth, Ltd. —Capital, £200, in 200 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland, A. Ainsworth 120, F. Ainsworth 80. Objects: General carriers and incidental. Smith's (Parnell), Ltd. —Capital £4000, in 4000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland, .7. Smith 3960. M. Smith 10, G. M. Smith 10, L. J. Smith 10, N. P. Smith 10. Objects: Grocers, etc., and incidental. Kaitaia Pharmacy, Ltd., Kaitaia. — Capital: £750. in 750 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Kaitaia, M. Hammond 749; Whangarei, J. S. C. Woolley 1. Objects: Deal in chemist and druggist requisites,!

etc., and incidental. West's Farm, Ltd., Helensvillc. — Capital: £3000. in .'SOOO share* of £1 each. Subscribers: Helensvillc. C. S. West 2520, K. B. West, E. H. West, R. jr. West, A. It. West, K. S. WcKt..M. S. West. L B. West. C. X. West. GO shares each. Objects: Farming, etc., and incidental. E. Dold. Ltd., Hamilton. Capital: £1200, in 1200 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Hamilton —K. Dold 1199. AT. Dold I. Objects: Jewellers, and incidental. I Auckland Motor Bodies. Ltd. Capital: £600, in 60() shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland —G. Winn 200. C. J. Ellis 200, A. .T. Hughes 200. Objects: Motor body builders, etc., and incidental. Stevenson's Ideal Bakery, Ltd., Taumarunui. Capital: £1000, in 1000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Taumarunui— W. E. Stevenson 500, ,T. A. Haldane 500. Objects: Baker, etc., and incidental. Public Companies. Universal Strainer Co.. Ltd.—Capital: £15.000, in 15.000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland, A. L. Pike, 11. A. G. Brett, C. S. White, C. T. Gillespie. W. 11. «le Gun, N. .T. Hamlin, T. S. Littlcjohn, 1 share each. Objects: Deal in ratent rights, strainer, etc., and incidental. Improved Staples, Ltd.—Capital: £2000, in 4000 shares of 10/ each. Subscribers: H. S. Rasmussen, A. H. Butler, G. S. Richardson, J. McMaster, 11. Dye, L. C. Cluds, T. Dodson, 1 share each. Objects: General merchants, etc., and incidental. Pullman Tobacco Manufacturing Co., Ltd.—Capital: £20,000, in 20,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland, A. W. 1). Patterson, G. F. Holly, J. S. Dickson, F. G. Cooper, 200 shares each; C. .T. Lovegrove. T. At. Saunders, W. B. Sutherland, 1 share each. Objects: Deal in tobacco, etc., and incidental. Xew Gabriel's Gully Gold Mining Co., Ltd.—Capital: £24.000, in 06,000 shares ot 5/ each. Subscribers: Dunedin. H F. Harris 200. .7. W. Dove 200. E. C. Reynolds 200, .T. .T. Marton 200. R. T. Simpson 200, H. B. Hart 200, A. L. Hart 200. Objects: To carry on_ all kinds of business in relation to mining (Dunedin). Increase of Capital. East Tamaki Co-op. Dairy Co.. Ltd. Capital increased from £25,000 to £35,000 in shares of £1 each.

Company Winding-up. Tcmplers, Ltd. F. B. Venn, liquidator.