[Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held in the Royal St. School Monday June 3rd 1901. W. R. Clayton Esq. Presiding] Press Resolved the Press be admitted. Notice of Meeting The Secretary read notice convening the meeting. Balance Sheet Resolved the Balance Sheet be taken as read. Directors report & The Secretary read the Auditors report on accounts, after Statement of Accounts Which Mr. Clayton Proposed & Mr. Coates seconded "That the Directors Report & Statement of Accounts be approved & passed." Several questions being asked by the Shareholders & answered by the Chairman & Auditor. The resolution was carried unanimously. Dividend Resolved a Dividend at the rate of 5% be paid on paid up Capital. Auditors Resolved Messrs T.T. Rogers, Bowler & Co. be re-elected Auditors at a fee of Forty Guineas. Nominations for The Chairman read a telegram from Mr. Taylor stating that Directorate he tendered his resignation as a Director - after which the following names were proposed. Messrs Baxter : Coates : Nelson : Blacoe : Kelly : Cutts, Keates & Whitford. Scrutineers Resolved the following act as Scrutineers: Messrs Green : Abram : McKie : Ashton : Turner : Greaves: Rowlands & Evans with Mr. Bowler. Result of Election The result of voting was as following. Dr. Baxter 170 Mr. Coates 127 Mr.Cutts 29 Dr. Whitford 141 " Nelson 66 " Keates 24 Mr. Kelly 131 " Blacoe 30 The Chairman declared Messrs Baxter : Whitford, Kelly & Coates elected. Annual Meeting Resolved "The Annual General Meeting of the Company be held when & where the Directors may decide". Vote of thanks A Vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting. Signed B. Kelly Chairman