DARFIELD SALEYARDS COMPANY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5697, 16 October 1896, Page 4

DARFIELD SALEYARDS COMPANY.

The ninth annual meeting of shareholders in the Dartiuld Saleyards Company was held at the hotel, Din-field, on Tues- j day, Mr H. A. Knight presiding. There whs a fair attendance. The directors'; i-e,oi't was considered v«ry satisfactory,! showing tnat twelve sales had been held uurhig tho year, and that the quantity of stock passing through the yards had been iJ.S,3IU dht'ep, itXl cactle. 57 horses and 218 j)i<,s, with Cue usual quantity of timber and suudrii-s. The balance-sheet showed that the 'receipts during the year (inel'ading Jj254 14s Id ctrrieil over from last year) had' been =£462 fis 4d, and the expenditure ! M2l 17s lid, leaving -a btJance "to credit of jfci-iOTs'lOd: The directors recommended tlmt the usuai dividend of 10 per cent should be declared on .the capital; that a onus of X's should be paid to the Secretary and £2 10s to the caretaker 5 and that the remaining balatice should be expended on improvements to the yards. On the "motion of ■■ flits Chairman, the report and oaliiueo-sheeS wt-xs ' :ado ted. It was decided to call a general uit'uting of shareholders lor Friday, Nov. 20, I>o consider the question of tickling foi'tmigl.itly sales at the yards. The following we >c re-elected 'directors for the ensiling year: — Messrs Knight, Guugh, Clinton, trunn, Jarman, Mullioliaud and Gilhindcrs. s Mr Kobert Reed was appointed tiaidit' >r. At a subsequent meeting of diue^toi* Mr H. A. Knight was re-elected chairman.