COMPANY AFFAIRS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 69, 23 March 1942, Page 1

COMPANY AFFAIRS

N.Z. GUARANTEE CORPORATION The New Zealand Guarantee G-rporatio. • advi.4e- tiu payable in March has been deferred till the I annual account* h:.-c been presented at the end of August. NEW AUCKLAND LAI NDRY CO. The N. Laundry Co , Li to h the pu fit. pas-ing a special column a* follov -; , ’ That the name of the company l>e changed ; to ’Auckland Laundry. Ltd.” The direi-j Transfer books will be closed fn n March 29 to March J*. both day- inclusie. N.Z. DRUG CO. YEAR • Kent • l' . CompanyV • /.. n d Drug Company Ltd. in the annual report f*>r the year ended Jan- | uary 31 state that the balance brought forward from la - ye,: n - £P>.l? s, and ' that thr net j■■ tit for this war wa * £60.380/I.' f. The .tVnm Cniutnd for the. 1 half-year tn J .i. 31. at 3j . .-ent a |, <.,!>. • e<i £22.441 £78.446 rd to a 4| tier rent.. - JH ?r ctnt . f«. th( j year, absorbing £ . J ... to add to ye:.NATIOXAL MORTGAGE DIVIDEND. N.Z.. Lt*l., add-., th.?: ?H»>ct t? npp/Lal I held in London on April 23. L' | for the year ended Septenil*et 3n. J-he |> o . j - April 10 to A; I 23. both days inclusive. The dividend «:|; be i aid on receipt of < abb 1 advice or th<- esult of the ft e« • . and •■•. ill i i»e payable ar tne National Bank of N’e-.t Zea- i land. Ltd., London. AUSTRALIAN (.AS LIGHT 1 EAR. The Australian Gae Light Co. ahows net i profit of i. f i--4| a dec-v ■* <f < • • Profit is reached aft allow.ng £264.967 for <iep-e- at ' £256,523 for •t . ..rd £277.167* fv rat- and I taxes, aga.nst £!38.271. Operating revenue inc: eared by £1*2,1.7 t o £2.533,717. Manufarturinc cost by i-. ’ro I? I hi. and dl-trih.t. ..-i <w dc. -e.-,<cd b> Ell.to ms.iav FELT AND TEXTILES DIVIDEND. Feit and Textile-*, Ltd.. Sydney, advisee that the directors ha.e now decided to pay the usual interim half-yearly dividend on j ordinary eha.es f. T h e half-year ended De- ' cember 31, 1941, at thf rate of In per cent, per annum, or; April 2. The dividend livable on the new - . e ordinary share.- - i I'.i-Jl | will be <on • Jted 1 Septemb* 1941, I and will be at tne rate of 6d a .-hme on fully- 1 paid shares and 2d a share on partly-paid I shares. The half-yearly dividend on 6 per cent, first ; ... il! alt-o be layable on April 2. The Melbourne and Sydneyordinary (including contributing) and first preference transfer hooks v.iil l»e closed from March 23 to April 2. both days inclusive, and in order that tran-fe s may be dealt with before the closing of the transfer registers, it ia neectwary that they should be lodged at the office of the company at Sydney or Melbourne before noon on Mar<-h 21.