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			[Meeting held at Exchange Hotel
				Wednesday 30th May 1956]

			Present:- Mr. R. E. Searle (Chair), Mr. N. W. Coffey,
		Mr. T. C. Nuttall, Mr. F. Micklesfield and Mr. C. H. Askham.
		The Acting Secretary (?) was in attendance.

Minutes			The minutes of the meeting held on 24th May 1956 were
		read and confirmed.

Arising re		A letter from Mr. J. Holding was read in which he
General Foreman accepted the position of General Foreman at the wage
		offered & that his duties will commence on 11th June, '56.

Statement of		Mr. G. Bowler of Messrs Rogers, Bowler, Rushworth &
Accounts	Smith attended and presented the accounts for the
	144	year ending 5th May 1956. Copies of the Accounts were in
		the possession of each Director and a lengthy and full
		discussion on all matters took place. It was
		resolved that the accounts be accepted & circulated
		to members together with the Report and Notice
		convening the Annual General Meeting for Thursday
		28th June 1956. The accounts were duly signed by
		Mr. R. E. Searle (Chairman) Mr. T. C. Nuttall & Mr. H. L.
		Pickering (Acting Secretary).
			It was also further resolved that in all matters
		relating to taxation concerned with the aforementioned
		accounts, a Sub-Committee consisting of Mr. R. E. Searle,
		(Chairman) Mr. T. C. Nuttall and Mr. C. E. Balmforth would
		deal with these.

39 Southport Road 	It was agreed that the offer of £3,500 made by Mr.
	239	C. Britton through the medium of Messrs. T. J. Smith &
		Son of the purchase of 39 Southport Road be
		accepted and Messrs T. J. Smith & Son be informed accordingly.

Football League		It was agreed that the Report received from the football
& Televisions	League relation to the Television offer to Telecast League
	219	matches be left to the discretion of the London party
		attending the Annual General Meetings.