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THE  TROPICAL  AGKICULTURIST.  [March  i,  .897. 
Speaking  of  photos,  I think  that  some  more  of 
the  last  and  newly  taken  in  Ceylon  (typos,  estate 
views,  sceneries,  etc.),  like  the  ones  you  gave  me 
when  in  1890  I left  Ceylon  for  Russia,  could  be  of 
great  use  and  attractive  for  our  lecturing  tours. 
With  the  compliments  of  the  season.— I am,  &c., 
(Signed)  M.  Rouivun. 
NEW  TEA  COMRANY. 
The  New  Sylhet  Tea  Estates,  Limited,  has  been 
registered  w'ith  acapital  of  tT00,00(),  divided  into  5,000 
ilO  and  .50,000  £1  shares.  Object,  to  adopt  and 
carry  into  effect  an  agreement,  expressed  to  be  made 
between  C.  A.  Goodricke  and  C.  Porter  of  the  one 
part  and  this  Company  of  the  other  part,  for  the 
acquisition  of  certain  tea  estates  ; to  purchase  and 
obtain  grants  or  leases  from  Government,  and  to 
purchase,  take  on  lease  or  in  exchange,  hire,  or  other- 
wise acquire  from  any  other  company  or  companies, 
person  or  persons,  any  tea  or  other  estates  or  lands 
or  property  of  any  description  situate  in  British 
India  or  elsewhere,  or  any  right  or  interest  therein, 
or  any  rights  or  privileges,  including  any  copyrights 
or  trade  marks  ; to  cultivate  tea  and  other  pro- 
duce ; and  as  cultivators,  winners,  and  mer- 
chants of  and  in  every  kind  of  vegetable, 
mineral,  or  other  produce  of  the  soil;  to  construct, 
purchase,  lease,  maintain,  and  alter  any  buildings, 
sawmills,  railways,  warehouses,  and  other  erections, 
roads,  tramways,  and  other  works,  and  any  steamers, 
locomotives,  or  machinery  which  may  be  necessary 
or  convenient  for  the  purposes  of  the  company,  or 
to  acquire  and  hold  shares  in  any  company  formed 
for  tire  above  purposes  or  any  of  them.  The 
signatories  who  take  one  share  each  are: — C.  A. 
Reiss,  51,  Lime  Street,  E.C. ; C.  A.  Goodricke,  96, 
Leadenhall  Street,  E.C. ; E.  H.  Hancock,  28,  Min- 
cing Lane,  E.C- ; C.  Porter,  96,  Leadenhall  Street, 
E.C. ; H.  A.  Hancock,  28,  Mincing  Lane,  EC.; 
J.  C.  Ridge,  28,  Mincing  Lane,  E.C. ; D.  B.  Crane, 
28,  Mincing  Lane,  E.C.  The  number  of  directors 
is  to  be  not  more  than  eight  nor  less  than  four. 
The  first  are  C.  A.  Reiss,  W.  Johnson,  H.  A.  Han- 
cock, W.  H.  Ingram,  and  C.  A.  Goodricke.  Quali- 
fication, £250.  Remuneration,  10  per  cent  of  the 
net  profits  after  the  payment  of  the  dividend  on 
the  preference  shares,  Registered  office : 51,  Lime 
Street,  E C. — H.  and  C.  Mail,  Jan.  15. 
-♦ 
THE  DUNKELD  ESTATE  CO.,  LD. 
1895.  The  net  average  sale  price  was  about  45  cents 
per  lb.,  and  the  cost  laid  down  in  Colombo  was 
about  26.^  cents  per  lb.,  as  compared  with  about  51 
cents  and  about  29  cents  in  1895  respectively. 
After  making  the  usual  ample  allowance  for  de- 
preciation of  buildings  and  machinery,  and  including 
a small  balance  brought  forward  from  1895,  the 
amount  at  credit  of  profit  and  loss  account  is  R26,578‘12 
equal  to  about  17J  per  cent  on  the  capital  of  the 
Company. 
An  interim  dividend  of  8 per  cent  was  declared 
on  8th  August  last,  absorbing  R12,000,  thus  leaving 
a balance  of  R14,578T2  now  to  be  dealt  with. 
The  Directors  recommend  the  payment  of  a final 
dividend  of  9 per  cent,  making  17  per  cent  for  the 
year,  and  that,  after  payment  of  R200  additional 
tees  to  the  Directors  in  terms  of  the  resolution  passed 
on  18th  February  1893,  the  balance  of  R878T2  be 
carried  forward  to  the  new  year. 
The  crop  estimated  for  1897  is  170,000  lb.  tea, 
against  an  estimated  expenditure  of  R45,580.  This 
outlay  to  a moderate  extent  which 
wiil  be  necessary  for  an  extension  to  the  factory,  but 
for  which  no  estimate  has  yet  been  framed. 
On  the  23rd  December  last  the  Directors  intimated 
by  circular  letter  to  each  shareholder  on  the  register 
particulars  of  a proposal  received  by  them  for  the 
inclumon  of  the  Dunkeld  property  in  the  Alliance 
lea  Company  of  Ceylon,  Limited.  As  this  proposal 
appears  to  be  acceptable  to  the  general  body  of 
shareholders,  the  Directors  have  arranged  to  submit 
the  matter  to  an  extraordinary  general  meeting  of 
the  Company  to  be  held  after  the  closing  of  the 
annual  ordinary  general  meeting  to  which  this  re- 
port will  be  presented. 
In  terms  of  the  Articles  of  Association  Mr.  Alex. 
Thomson  retires  by  rotation  from  the  office  of 
Director,  but  is  eligible  for  re-election.  Mr.  Charles 
loung  has  resigned  his  seat  on  the  Board  and  does 
not  seek  re-election. 
Mr.  R.  L.  M.  Brown  having  resigned  the  post  of 
^uditor  to  the  Company,  the  Directors,  under  the 
Company’s  Article  No.  92,  appointed  Mr.  T.  J.  Stephen 
to  fill  the  vacancy  thus  occasioned. 
^Ihe  appointment  of  an  Auditor  for  the  current  year 
will  rest  with  the  meeting. — By  order  of  the  Directors, 
Whittall  & Co,  Agents  and  Secretaries. 
Colombo,  21st  January  1897. 
The  annual  ordinary  general  meeting  of  .share- 
holders of  the  above  Company  was  held  at  the 
Company’s  offices,  No.  7,  (iueen  Street,  Fort, 
Colombo,  at  ll-.3'l  a.m.  on  the  6th  Feb. 
Present: — Mr.  A.  Thomson  in  the  chair,  Mr. 
C.  A.  Leechman,  Uiiectors;  Me.ssrs.  E 8.  Ander- 
son and  (1  J.  Donald.  Mr.  W.  H.  G.  Duncan 
was  represented  by  his  Attorney. 
The  report  and  accounts  of  the  Company  as 
published  were  adopted,  and  a final  dividend  of 
9 per  cent  (making  17  per  cent  for  the  year)  was 
declared  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
Mr.  Alexander  Thomson  was  re-elected  a 
Director,  and  Mr.  T.  J.  Stephen  was  appointed 
Auditor  for  this  year. 
Tlie  report  was  as  follows  : — 
Acreage. 
Tea  in  full  bearing  . . 383  acres 
Jungle,  &c.  ..  ..  53  ,, 
Total  Estate  . . 436  acres 
The  Directors  have  pleasure  in  submitting  to  the 
shareholders  the  accounts  of  the  Company  for  the 
past  year. 
The  quantity  of  tea  secured  amounted  to  160,262 
lb.,  being  an  increase  of  8,525  lb.  on  the  crop  of 
At  the  extraordinary  general  meeting  of  share- 
holders of  the  above  Company  held  the  same  day 
there  were  present Mr.  A.  Thomson  in  ihe  chair 
Mr.  C.  A.  l.eechrnan.  Directors;  Messrs  E s’ 
Anderson  and  C.  J.  Donald.  The  following 
shareholders  were  represented  by  the  holders  of 
their  powers  of  Attorney . — Messrs.  \V.  H,  G 
Duncan  and  John  MacLiesh.  The  following 
shareholders  were  represented  by  proxy  :-Me.ssrsT 
1.  J.  de  Havilland,  R.  \Yade  Jenkins,  W.  S.  R. 
Cox,  H.  8.  Rix,  Harcourt  Skrine,  Charles  Cam- 
pion, W.  H.  Walker,  Robert  Webster  J B 
W.  H.  Crowe,  Mk  P.  Metcalfe,  ’ W.’  F* 
Keith  Charles  \oung,  C.  Ruinat,  Mrs.  A.  8 
Donald,  Hon.  T.  N.  Christie  and  Mrs.  iM.  E.  Bois. 
Mr.  'Thom.son  having  taken  the  chair,  the  notice 
convening  the  meeting  w-as  read. 
The  Chairman  read  letter  of  this  date  from 
the  Agents  of  the  Alliance  Tea  Company  of 
Ceylon,  Ld.,  regaidiny  their  oiler  for  Dunkeld 
estate,  when  R "'as  proposed  by  the  Chairman, 
seconded  by  IVH.  Eric  8.  Andkr.SON,  -Thai 
the  Dunkeld  Estate  Company,  J.d.,  he  wound 
up  voluntarily,’  which  resolution  was  carried 
unanimously. 
A vote  of  thanks  to  the  chair  closed  the 
proceedings. 
