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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16567, 3 June 1914, Page 7

i The most important features of Gem Rings are that they should be DAINTY IN DESIGN and secure in the setting. These qualities are very apparent in all Rings made by Petersens Ltd. on the premises. ENGAGEMENT AND DRESS RINGS A SPECIALITY OUR 5 STONE DIA MO N D RINGS A SPECIMEN OF VALUE

balance-sheet wero adopted: DUNEDIN, June 2. i following report and Thirtieth Annual Report of the Directors of the Perpetual Trustees .Estate and Agency Company of N.Z., Limited. To be submitted at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to beheld at the Registered Office of the Company, Rattray street, Dunedin, on Tuesday, 2nd June, 131*, at 11 a.m. The Directors have pleasure in submitting their Thirtieth Annual Report and Balance Sheet. The profit for the year amounts to £2526 10s 9d, which, added to £2BBo_ 6s 3d (being amount brought forward from previous year), shows an available balance of £.>4Cfl 17a Od. Out of this en interim dividend at the raic of 12J per cent, per annum wai paid for the half-year ended 31st Ootober, 1913, which absorbed'£sßs 18s 9d, and iha Directors now recommend that the balancc,£4B2o ISs 3d, be dealt with, as follows:-- ' £ s. d. To payment of a dividend at 125 PER CENT, per annum for Half- . year ended 30th April, 1814 . • '.. .'. .. 58*18 8 To bonus of 2* PER CENT, for year ended 30th April,-1914 . .. 234 7 6 To Reserve Fund .... ■ ;;».'• ■.. 503 0 0 To Bonus to Staff '.. •.. •'. •.. 196 3 9 To carrv forward to next year ... '.. . .. .. .. 8,!-G* 8 3 Messrs Robert Glendining and Donald Reid are the retiring. Directors, and, both being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. \ Messrs William Brown and Co., and Mr George Blyth, the Auditors, also retire, but offer themselves for re-election. ' x ' ~ T. W. KEMPTHORNE, Chairman of Directors. BALANCE SHEET OF THE PERPETUAL TRUSTEES ESTATE; AND AGENCY COMPANY OF N.Z„ LIMITED, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1914. Liabilities. £ To Capital—--25,000 shares at £4 5s Less Uncalled—--25,000 ehareg at £3 17s 6d Reserve fund I!o balances duobj Company " Profit and losa 106,250 0 0 - 9,375 0 0 11,000 0 0 14,045 7 4 4,820 18 3 By office furniture .. .. 112 IS a " Cash in bank and on deposit 3,796 19 9 " Debentures .. .. 11,000 0 0 " Mortgages and accrued interest and leasehold and buildings .. .. .. 11,780 6 S 0 0" Balances due to. Company 12..551 6 3 £39,241 5 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. t"o stationery and advertising (including special agency advertising) 114 7- S " Rent, salaries, directors' and auditors' fees, office expense?, etc. .. .. .. .• 2,777 15 3 " License fees and land and income tax .. •• 229 8 1 " Interim dividend to 31st Oct., 1913 585 18 9 " Balance .» ... •• <,820 18 3 £ s. d. By baienco from last year Less dividend for sis 114 7 8 - months to 30th'. April, 1913 , ... 585.18. 9 •" Bonus ■to share- - 777 15 3 holders .. .. 234 7 6 " Transferred to " re--229 8 1.. serve fund .. 500 0 0 " Bonus to staff .. 173 13 0 4,374 5 6 Commissions Interest and discount Transfer fees 2.830 6 3 3,977 711 1,568 6 4 2 7 G £8,528 8 0 We cer'tifv that all our requirements as Auditors of The Porpetual Trustees Estate and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited,' have been complied with, and we now report that the above Balance Sheet is drawn .up in proper form, and exhibits a true aad correct view of tho affairs of the Company as shown by the boohs. The mortgages and other securities held on behalf of clients have been examined and found in :order. Dunedin, May 18th, 1914. WM. BROWN and CO. F.1.A.N.Z., GEORGE BLYTH, F,P.A. (N;Z.) . Auditors.

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