{80th}
78TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1957
{E. C. & T. C. N. in Hospital.}
1. Secretary reads Notice convening Meeting.
2. Admission Of Press.
3. Move that the Directors' Report and Accounts, 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
{SAWYER}
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.
{SHARP} {McPHAIL}
6. Mr.............. proposes and Mr.......... seconds the payment
of Dividend of 5% free of tax for the year.
{SAME AS LAST YEAR}
7. Auditors' Fees. The Auditors' fee of £..................
{SEARLE} {TOPP (566}
proposed by Mr........... 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
{SAWYER}
for a seconder Mr.............. and then put the proposal
to the Meeting.
9. Report on Seasons' working.
10. Vote of thanks. This will be done from the Floor. {Ch. v Des.}
Proposed:- {R. A. Joynson} SECONDED:- {W. H. Sawyer}.
P.T.O