78TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1957
1. SECRETARY READS NOTICE CONVENING MEETING.
2. ADMISSION OF PRESS.
3. MOVE THAT THE DIRECTORS' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS, {TOGETHER WITH THE AUDITORS Report} HAVING BEEN
CIRCULATED TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS, BE TAKEN AS READ. THEN
MOVE THAT THE AUDITORS' REPORT BE TAKEN AS READ. AFTER
4. THIS HAS BEEN AGREED MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE REPORT AND
ACCOUNTS AND ASK FOR A SECONDER MR................ AFTER
THIS HAS BEEN DONE THEN ASK FOR QUESTIONS ON THE ACCOUNTS
5. AND AFTER THESE HAVE BEEN ANSWERED PUT THE PROPOSITION TO
THE MEETING THAT THE ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE SHEET BE ADOPTED.
6. MR. {SHARP} PROPOSES AND MR.......... SECONDS THE
PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND OF 5% FREE OF TAX FOR THE YEAR.
7. AUDITORS' FEES. THE AUDITORS' FEE OF £. {SAME AS LAST YEAR. £150}
PROPOSED BY MR. {SEARLE} AND SECONDED BY MR..............
8. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRMAN REPORTS THAT THERE
ARE THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE THREE VACANCIES. THESE ARE
THE THREE RETIRING DIRECTORS, MESSRS. C. E. BALMFORTH,
N. W. COFFEY AND T. C. NUTTALL. IN THE ABSENCE OF OTHER
NOMINATIONS THE CHAIRMAN PROPOSES THAT THE RE-ELECTION OF
THE THREE RETIRING DIRECTORS BE TAKEN EN BLOC. IF THERE
ARE NO DISSENTIENTS, PROPOSE THAT THE THREE CANDIDATES BE
DULY ELECTED AND ASK FOR A SECONDER MR.............. AND
THEN PUT THE PROPOSAL TO THE MEETING.
9. REPORT ON SEASON'S WORKING.
10. VOTE OF THANKS. THIS WILL BE DONE FROM THE FLOOR.
PROPOSED:- SECONDED:-
