MAHURANGI

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5064, 8 February 1878, Page 3

MAHURANGI

(.'•wii'kii.vhvi: Company.—Thonnnuil inectiu-_; of shareholders was h«;lil in tho oonui.auy'.s store on Monday, January l>Sth, — Mr. Charles Phillips in the chair. 'J'iie balance >h-.-et, duly audiied, ami the report, ■.vcru ui'n.titled to til': lr.cetini;, and t)ic;y -•'.:')-,V''il -o!i'; liuiuoial p'l.iition of the etunto !■■_■ n pr.,.<p.-nmM nun. 'I'he following iin: 'the rircicula'rs of tho balancc-shaet : — Or.: Total ri:ctivi:il from .shareholders for shr.v-js issur-'l. C")i»2 ; debts for supplies hi trr..a.\ i."i'.lO 14s ti-l; unclairnnil divid.inda, 14s 8d; rc«ervo fnii-1, 17s 3d; to pay dividend now due, at the rate of 10 per cent, jieramiiim, i'.jii is ■ total, .ClO.'Jo 103 7d. Cγ. : Freehold land and buildings, .£150; stock-in-trade, valued at prime cost £715 103 7d, Ics3 10 per cent, for ilctei ioration (£7l Us), £043 19s 7d ; plant, £l>s Is ; debts considered quite good, £151) ISs Gd ; cash in bank and treasurer's hands, £03 Is lod ; insurance and law expenses advance fund, £3 '.h Sd : total, £1035 10s 7d. The balancesheet aud report were unanimously adopted. The directors for the current year are— Hon. De Bohun Devereux, Messrs. Charles l'hillips, John Grimmer, Isaac Phillips, George Barker, aud Henry Bradman. Messrs. A. Campbell and P. J. Ruesell were re-elected auditors. A vote of thanks was k'iven to Mr. Charles Phillips (chairman of directors), Mr. Grinitner (treasurer), the managers—Mr. A. Wickham, and Mr. Jamo3 Lowe.

Liisharv. —The annual meeting of subscribers was held in the Public Hall on Thursday last, Rev. Kobert MeKiuney in the chair. The balance-sheet for the past year was submitted and approved of. It showed: Dr.—Arrears, £4 133; cash balance, £1 03 Oil ; subscriptions past year, £9 Is : total, £1"> Os Oil. Cr.—New books purchased, £4 10s Gil ; subscriptions due, £4 Is ; postage and stationery, 2s 0.1; cash on hand, £'G Gs Oil: total, £15* 0s Oil. There was an increase in the past year of members' subscriptions of 19*. A unanimous vote of thanks* was, on the motion of Mr. Pulhain, given to Mr. Campbell lor the satisfactory manner in which he discharged the duties of honorary librarian and secretary. It was agreed to adjourn the meeting until after a public meeting of subscribers and non-sub-scribers be held on Monday, February 18th, for the purpose of considering whether the library might be open at a more suitable hour for country settlers than at present.— [Own Correspondent.]