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New Zealand Herald, Issue 17266, 16 September 1919, Page 5

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WORTHERN BOOT COMPANY. A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. The thirty-eighth annual meeting of shareholders of the Northern. Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company, Limited, was held in. the company's offices. Federal Street, yesterday afternoon. The chairman, of directors, Mr, G. Wiaatone, presidedIn moras the' adoption of, the antra*! report, which was published in the H«bai.d 2R.j S^ l *l* t * i ¥f' 2, tn * chairman, said ha was glad to be able to congratulate shareholders TO the success of the year's operations. Humcient had been earned to make provision for depreciation, taxes, dividend and £« U,I *,* * B ,s reil as leaving a credit balance !j fu lß^7 d *? P* earned to the credit pt the profit , an loss account. The direcl'£li£ p, iP t *£* time opportune for dividing s*2?* ho shareholders a. portion of the profits that had been accumulating for. some 55"*a«£?'* therefore recommend the transfer or tfsOQO to the capital account, thus making the ♦v. haw l fully „ paid up.' By **" a meUhod the. shareholders would reap the benefit of the increased value of their shares, and the company would have the use of the capital to expand its business. Mr James Mixwell seconded the motion. iSf* 1 '?'. 3 ■ carried without discussion. The retiring directors, Messrs. K. C. Orr and G. H. Fleming, were re-elected unopposed. 'On the motion of Messrs. A. E. Syers and \,j a i^ jan *' v Qt «« of thanks were accorded the directors and staff

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