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		Sawyer and seconded by Mr. J. H. Hinton.

					Confirmed as correct.

						John Moores

						Chairman.


		[MINUTES OF 80th ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-				Remuneration of Auditors
		ING HELD AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,				  Mr. W. H. Sawyer proposed that the remuneration
		OLD HALL STREET, LIVERPOOL, ON THURS-				of the Auditors be the same as last year. This was
		DAY, 18th JUNE, 1959.]						seconded by Mr. S. I. Heller and duly carried.

		Present: Mr. R. E. Searle (Chairman) and Messrs.		Election of Directors
		F. Micklesfield (Vice-Chairman), J. C. Sharp, N. W.		  It was reported that Mr. D. McPhail had with-
		Coffey, C. E. Balmforth, C. H. Askham, J. Taylor, R.		drawn his nomination leaving the three retiring
		A. Joynson, E. Holland Hughes Directors, and 86			Directors as candidates for three vacancies. It was
		Shareholders, together with the Secretary and			agreed unanimously that a single resolution be put
		Manager and Mr. G. H. Bowler, Auditor.				to the meeting for the re-election of the three retiring
										Directors. The Chairman then proposed that the
		Notice								three retiring Directors Messrs. R. E. Searle, F.
		  The Notice convening the meeting was read by the		Micklesfield and J. Taylor be re-elected for a further
		Secretary.							period of three years. This was seconded by Mr. F.
										Smith and duly carried. The Chairman, on behalf of
		Press								himself and his colleagues thanked the Shareholders,
		  The members of the Press were admitted with the		for their support.
		approval of the meeting.
										Shareholders' Stand
		Minutes								  Criticisms of the action of the Directors in moving
		  The Minutes of the 79th Annual General Meeting		the position of the Shareholders' Stand were made
		held on 18th June, 1958, having been circulated were		and questions by Messrs. G. H. Garner, S. Isenwater,
		taken as read and were approved and signed as a			P. L. Parry, J. H. Hinton, W. C. Macauley, J.
		correct record.							Brightman and D. G. Stephenson were answered.
										A motion by Mr. W. Tickle seconded by Mr. G. F.
		Accounts and Balance Sheet and Reports				Barton for the matter to be reconsidered was
		  It was agreed that the Accounts and Balance Sheet,		accepted by the Chairman who gave an assurance
		together with the Directors' Report and the Report		that the matter would be reviewed.
		of the Auditors thereon having been circulated be
		taken as read. Mr. R. E. Searle proposed that the		Players' Report
		Balance Sheet and Report be adopted and this was		  The Manager, Mr. J. J. Carey, gave a report of the
		seconded by Mr. W. H. Sawyer. After questions by		playing side and his hopes for the coming season and
		Messrs. J. R. Greig, W. C. Macauley, J. H. Hinton,		the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the
		S. I. Heller, F. H. Seed, V. G. Winfield and D. G.		Manager for his report.
		Stephenson had been answered the proposition was
		duly carried.

		Dividend
		  Mr. C. H. Askham proposed that a dividend of
		5% free of tax be paid on the paid up Capital of the
		Company. This was seconded by Mr. W. H. Sawyer
		and duly carried.