COMPANY AFFAIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1934, Page 4

COMPANY AFFAIRS.

BEHLEI (N.Z.), LIMITED. DIVIDEND INCREASED. lii their tenth annual report the directors of Berlei (N.Z.), Limited, state that the profit for the year ended December 19, alter making due allowance tor depreciation and ineoine tax, amounts to £5740. To this is added the balance brought forward from last year, £1720. A dividend of 'M per shave paid in July absorbed £1312, leaving a balance at credit of profit and loss account of £6100. From this the directors recommend payment of a final dividend of 1/ per share, which will fake £1750, and the transfer to reserve account of £2750. The report states that despite most difficult trading conditions, sales for the year have been maintained. PlaUt and machinery have been kept in a iflyh state of efficiency. The retiring directors are Messrs. N. Z. Brodziak and S. S. Scott, who are nominated for reelection. In 1933 the net profits were £5805. Ihe dividend for that year was 1/6 a share and £300 was transferred to reserves. BROKEN HILL SOUTH. FURTHER DIVIDEND PAYABLE. Broken Hill South, Limited, has advised the Stock Exchange Association that a dividend of 1/6 a share lias been declared. It is payable in Melbourne on March 10. This is the third distribution made for the current year, which ends on June 30. Dividends of 1/ each were paid in September and December, 1033, so that to date 17V4 per cent lias been declared. In 1032-33 a total of 15 per cent was paid, compared witli 10 per cent in 1031-32 and 1% per cent in 1930-31. NEW REGISTRATIONS. The following recent registrations have been made: — Private Companies. Kelly, Ltd. Capital: £1200 in 1200 shares of il cacn. Subscribers: Auckland— G. G. Kelly, 250; V. L. J. Wells, 350; J. L. Weils, OOU. Objects: Deal iu sporting requisites, etc., and incidental. LYabbe (V. N.) and Co., Ltd. Capital: £i<ioo in 1450 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Aucklund—V. N. Crabbe, 800; T. H. 'lodd, 650. Objects: Deal in leather goods, etc., and incidental. Golf Hellyar and Co., Ltd. Capital: £1000 in 1000 shares ol £t each. Subscribers: Hamilton—G. Htllyar, 7D5; N. M. Macdougali, 200; T. L. Wenhani, o. Objects: Lieotric engineers, etc., and incidental. . ; Mare Bros., Ltd. Capital: £8000 in 8000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—L. M. Hare, 2000 pref., 1000 ord. Paeroa-H. J. Hare, 2000 pref., 1000 ord. YV'hangapoua—A. AT McLean, lotlO prof., 500 ord. Objects: Hardware merchant*, etc., and incidental. Dominion Oil Relinmg Co;, Ltd. Capital: £2000 iu 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—J. O. Hailey, 1900; M. E. McChesney, 1. Objects: Oil merchants. _ „,„_ . Te Kuiti Bricks, Ltd. Capital: £2000 in 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Te Kuiti-J. S. D. Hatina, IOU9. Hamilton— P. H. Claphain 1. Objects: Deal in bricks, etc., and incidental. Harvey's Mineral Tonic Proprietary, Ltd. Capital: £1000 in 1000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—J. McGowan, 999: M. C. McGowan 1. Objects: Chemists, etc., and incidental. Woollams Pharmacies, Ltd. Capital: £3000 in 3000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—J. McGow-jn, 299;); M. C. McGowan, 1. Objects: Chemists, etc., and incidental. , „,„„„ Nenline Studios, Ltd. Capital: £1000 in 1000 shares of £1 each. Subscriber*: Auckland—C. Joyce, .999; 11. L. Rees, 1. Objects: Deal in advertising apparatus, etc., and incidental. C. and P. Products, Ltd. Capital: £000 in 600 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—P. J. McLean, 150: A. K Danks, 50; R. 11. Andrews, 100; C. Q. Marshall, 100: R. H. Fen ton, 100; A. 11. R. McGrath, 100. Objects: Deal in animal fobds, etc., and incidental. New Zealand Hobart Berkel Supplies, Ltd. Cnpital: £0000 ih 6000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—R. Burns, 3000; A. M. Fergilson. 1000: B. de B. Noakes, 1000; A. G. Cooke. 1000. Objects: Engineering, etc., and incidental.

Subtle Companies. New Zealand Pulpitis Mills, Ltd. Capital: £300,000 in 300,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—W. K. Ingram, J. T. F. Mitchell, Oi Thomson, J. Dean. R. H. Roberts, H. G. C. Ernest, B. M. limine, 1 share each. Objects: Deal in flax, etc., and incidental. Mining Investment Corporation, Ltd. Capital: £100,000 in 2.000,000 shares of 1/ each. Subscribers: Wellington—W. 8. Wilson, J. J. Gai-bett. A. H. Kimbell. L. W. Salmon, N. J. Webster, L. V. Ellis, F. W. Mothcs, 1 share each. Objects: To undertake the business of an investment company in the shares and securities of companies formed for the purpose 6f mining for gold, silver or other metal and general incidental. (Wellington.) Increase of Capital. Associated Fibre Millers (N.Z.), Ltd. Capital increased to £15,000 by creation of 8750 shares of £1 each. Dell. Hooper, Cromwell Gold, Ltd. Capital increased from £35.000 to £40,000 by creation of 100,000 additional ordinary shares of 1/ each. New Zealand Wool Graders, Ltd. Capital increased to £0000 by creation of 1500 pi'ef. shares of £1 each. Amalgamated Kawarau Gold Mining Co., Ltd, Capital increased from £150,000 to £250,000 by th 6 issue of ordinary shares Of 1/ each. Change of Name. Waihi-Paeroa Transport Co., Ltd. Name changed to "Transport, Ltd." Companies Winding Up. Waikato and Thames Valley Co-opera-tive Calf By-product Co.. Ltd. S. C. G. Lye, Hairiiltoiij liquidator. Puriri, Ltd; A, Gray liquidator, Raniii, Ltd. H. F. O. Twigdeu liquidator. Upper Harbour Ferry Cd„ Ltd. W. J. Rodger, liquidator, Tairua Consolidated Gold Mines. Ltd. Chambers, Worth and Chambers liquidators. SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES. WELLINGTON SALE PRICEB. There was very keen competition for Sheepskins and hides at the fortnightly sale held on Friday by the combined Wellington brokers. Prices for sheepskins were very firni at the advance registered last sale, fine woolled lots showing a tendency to harden further Salted pelts arid short wools were in good request at slightly better figures. Hides were keenly competed for by both tanners and exporting buyers at a general advance of Msd to %d per lb. Kip and yearlings were barely up to last sale's level", excepting in heavy Weights. Calfskins sold at par with last sale. Tallow was firm at late i-ates, OVERSEAS MARKETS. RUBBER, COTTON, JUTE, ETC. LONDON, January 27. (Quotations on Jan. 20 in parentheses.) Cotton.—Spdt, 6.07 d (O.OSd) a ib; February delivery, 5.61 d (5.81 d). Rubber.—Para, 4'M (4*6 d) a lb; plantation and sihoked, 4 (4 fM6d). Jute. '•^'January'February shipments, £16 7/6 (£l7 1/3) a ton. Copra. — January-February shipments, Souch Sea, — (£7 IS/) a ton; South Sea, smoked. £8 (£7 10/); plantation Rabaul, — (£3 2/6). Linseed Oil.-- £1S W (£lf> 15/) a ton. Turpentine (47/6) a ton. I