CANTERBURY SALEYARDS COMPANY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12424, 13 February 1901, Page 3

CANTERBURY SALEYARDS COMPANY

The annual general meeting of the share*:. holders of the above company was held! in -V" the Grain Agency Buildings, yesterday afternoon. About a dozen were present, and Mr William Henderson ' occupied the cAtiir. , The report and balance-sheet: showed at .' slight falling-oif in revenue, owing to tlfl j: general shortage of sheep in the colony. The 'quantity of- stock passed' through tm > ; yards 'during the year was 509,022 sheep, ; -| 20,625 pigs and-19,946 cattle. A divi- : : ; •dend of 5 per cent- was i*ecommendted, mak- ; ing, with the 4 per cent interim divi<jenjcl H in July last ? a total dividend of 7 per centi i\ for the year. The report and balance.-sheet'.■; : were adopted on tire- motion of thie Chair-, i man. ,-;': . '"\ The retiring Directors, Messrs .H. H.'Pit* -f man, J, W. Wright, and G. Tickner, were ■|\; re-elected. Mr W. Henderson was re-elect-ed chairma'n, and Mr Staveley 'vice-chair*.' i man, and Messrs *Qllivier 8r05.,, wcrtf 1 - re- -,; elected auditors. „ ■ '. The Chairman moved that a? vote of -con*:,; { defence be .sent to the 'family of the lata';;■: Mr F. C. Tabart, and the motion wais car- ' >■ ried. A vote of thanks was passed to the : directors: for their efficient services,. and t!h« i Chairman replied. A vote of thanks was j also passed to the Secretary and staff.' ." The meeting then terminated. ,', ,