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[Annual General Meeting held
at the Central Hall. Renshaw St. L'pool
on Thursday June 25th 1953]
Present :- Mr. E. Green (Chair)
supported by Dr. C. S. Baxter, Messrs J. C. Sharp,
N. W. Coffey, T. C. Nuttall, C. E. Balmforth,
F. Micklesfield and 97 Shareholders.
Messrs J. C. Bryson, G. Bowler,
Manager & Secretary also in attendance.
Notice The notice convening the
meeting was read by the Secretary.
Press The members of the Press were
admitted with the approval of the
meeting.
Directors The Meeting stood in silence
Report, A/cs fro a few moments, as a mark of respect
Balance Sheet to the late Mr. W. R. Williams, who had
died since the last meeting.
Mr. E. Green gave a report of
the workings of the past Season, painting
out that the net gain from Cup- ties
was not as much as many people
imagined, and also the heavy burden
of increased entertainment Duty. He then
moved that the accounts and auditors
report be taken as read, which was
agreed. Mr. Green then proposed that
the Report and Accounts be adopted.
This was seconded by Mr. J. W. Livesley
and duly carried, after questions by
Messrs J. W. Livesley, L. B. Osheme, P. G. Ney,
R. A. Joynson, W. H. Sawyer, R. Taylor,
G. A. G. Parrington, W. C. Macauley, and old
W. J. Clark had been answered.