COMMERCIAL.
Daily Times Office, Friday eveain«.
The amount of customs revenue received to-day on goods cleared for consumption was £140719s 3d. ■,
ROSLYN TRAMWAY COMPANY. The following is the: annual report-of the directors of the Koslyn Tramway Company to be presented at the fifteenih general meeting, of shareholders on August 6; — The profit and loss account (including £383 183 lOd brought forward from last year) shows a credit balance of .£1289 9s 3d, which the directors recommend should be appropriated as follows : — To pay a dividend at the rate of 7J per cent., £747 153 ; balance to carry forward, £sil 14s 3d—£l2B!) 9s it'l. In comparison with last year the receipts on the cable lino show a decrease of £\i 2s sd. The number of passengers carried on the cable line was: TJp, i-26,914 ; down, 74,514;—t0ta1, 401,428. The Sunday running commenced on November 11 and finished on May 26. The aver.
age number of passengers carrierUwas 3SO per day, ami the average receipts £3 10* 7.d, showing a loss on the working expenses alone of XI per day. The directors greatly regret, owing to the Sunday running, Mr Begs resigned his neiit on the board, and desire to place, on record their.appreciation of the valuable scrvir.es he has Tendered the company. Mr J. W. Briudlcy was appointed to the vacancj. The directors retiring in teriiu of articles of association are Messrs Wales and Brindley. The retiring directors arid theauditor(MrT. Oallendev) are eligible, and offer themselves for re-election. Mr Thomas Harland is also a; candidato for the directorate.
PROPERTY SALE.
Sir W. A. Walton reports having sold the proparty (recently submitted at auction) situated at Stewarton, Roslyn, being eo'tiou No. 13, containing 33.6 poles, with five-roomed dwelling house thereon, for the sum of £425, to Mrs M. D. Carden.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10423, 27 July 1895, Page 1
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