The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-25 00:00:00

BRIDPORT RAILWAY COMPANY.

He LI•TILILLY 11/011210.

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This meeting was held at the 1301 l Rotel on Satur. I
day at noon. present-IKr. W. iwatridge (chairman).
directors, Messrs. J. P. R. Gundry, J. lAgg, W. H.
Chink, R. F. Hobart., it, D. Thornton;
Hr. N. H. Lapin ; shareholders, Messrs. W. Collo:.
R. Edmunds, 0. Fel.tone, C. G. Nantes, B,r Charles
Whetham, G. A. damson, W. Knight, W. Newberry,
W. Hoot:mill.
The SICIMAILY having reed the notios convening
the meeting, the following reports were reoeired as
read:-

agFdit OF TUC DIIIC7OII.
" To the proprietors at the 57th half•yeer'y ordinasy
general narking, to be held at the Bull Hoe.. Evdpoik on
6, urclay, lb.' find day of S. ptember, 1883. at no in. Toe
works of the Extension line ti Bruip oft Harbour are being
pr corded with, but are not yet co•upleted as warn outlets
p.l. d at the tane of the li.t minaret in-sung. the cense'
assigned for this delay are referred to in the Engine-ea
Report. oka .00 by the revenue account tn. grom
looms for this half-year to n 111.0014 of the correapooding
half-year of 1282 Tn., earning. of the line wen, in 8.111
greater exemao, but the, is • deduct on of passenger duty
be the groat Woltorn Railway C prop any not only On teid
half-year's account en ling 3/10 Jona last, but aim on the
half•year endtng 31et December, Pa together amounting
to Llitt 94.101 Ia the last hall-yearly report there wit.
• reference to a falling off in the ptaainger i.e iipto which
the directors attributed to the sdopti in ol third class by
all trains ; they are glad to be able to state that there has
been a considerable increase of pe-mnfter traffic which
chows the appreciation by the public of the chaos*. The
directors recommend forth. half-year • dividend of erg
per cent. per annum on the profs:dace shares auth 'Heed
by the Ant of 18519, five per cent Per annum On the first
imue of 1.4,000, and four per sent. pis annum on the
second issue .1 preference shares authorised by the Act of
1879, and • dividend at the rate of one an 1 a quartsr pm
cent, per annum for the half-year on the ordinary shares,
the at x being free of income tax.

vicincies
BriipOrt liarbour SZUotsion.

"To the Chairman and Directors of the Beidport Ral
”Gentlemen,-1 regret Outten unlosked for drlay hal
ucurred in the completion of the ••rthworka owing as the
contractoc assume me to the dial ulty experienced in
obi/tieing • suffloiese sad osattauous supply of tabour.
The masonry and talent wsrks are practic dlr campletod
The necuiary coke at the Bubo a Station and the
sit 'rations at Bridport are well advanoed. The whole of
the rads and • portion of th• slurprra have t 0... delivered.
With reasonable deep.tch the whole of the several works
should be ormpleted. •nd the line male ready for traffic on
or before the let of November next-1 am, gestbrum,
yours faithfully,
"WiLLIAM CLAIMS."
Det oils of Cipital Expenditure tor hall y• ar ending
June 30th. lirsi -I.lub or Ex irusion. - Construction of
nay, stations, dr., L 2.970 ; lin 1 awl comp ora•tioo,
.C 5,0113 12.. 31. ; law, ensinelrins, ourveyins. '.nl parlia-
mentary chorges. £l3OO 8.. 81 : 101 ,1, £9,804 01. 91.
Revenue Account tor half yra • ending Junelsldt, Dr.-
To getteral charges, £ll9 Ss 101.; workiog axpossra at
11l per cont. of groat receipts, £1.0191 ls. 1.;4 rates and
taxes. LIS lls. 7.9.; interest on lout f &posit, faa
balance r wrist hi net revenue actount. £1,774 14s. 101.
total, LUG 15 74. - Cr. - By pasunipra.
sum 14y, ; woo. awl horses, coinage, Lc.,
£74 is. : £4O mercheldise, live IItoCIC.
minerals, c 2.306 4.. ; by special and asisoidlone rue
receipts-oder... Using sad book stalls. £1; telegraph way
leave, £4 12i. ; rents, £4B 18.. G 1. ; rraittration fees,
.C 1 5. 01. interest on bank account, ,C6O 17.. II.; total,
L 3,667 15. ;Not Revenue Account-Dr.-To Interest on
mons& a loan& £l9O 6..14 ; h.loncs avairaPe for dividend,
£1,499 Ps. 31.' total, R 1,919 15.. AL --Cr -Br B donee
breasts from tut half year's ammo; £l6l Or. 51. ; d,t o
revenue scsount, £1.778 14.. 101: total. £1,919 15.. 34.
Proposed appropriation of balance available for drvidend
-Balance brought forward, £1.499 94. : pr-ferenco
shares at I per cent. less Income tax, £583 15s. 01.;
preference shasse at 6 per sent, Per thou..,
leas income La; LV 5.. 101.; preference share.
at 4 per cent, per annum leas inc.mes lex,
£192 1.54. 01.; ordinary ether at 11 par cent, per
sunup., fru of income tax, £40210.. 0.1; b ilance to next
half veer, £921 3 o 41. G 1 balsams sheet-Dr.-To
capital ass,a at halation at credit thereof a. pre account
No. 4, .C 7,170 9. 31.; net revenue account, lalaitoe at
credit thereof. ae per account N. 10. £1,499 9s. 21. ; unpaid
dividsod.,Al2l3l.l.. 11. ; total 5.13.79911a.94.-Cr.-By cash
at beakers. £7,699 17e. 111 ; below, - dee from the Great
Western Railway Company, £1,217 101.; total.
48,b70796,zeth101:27";....ti01.0ttjitdr..ea. l
of hli. Go
s'o=psiDatyr egooed
w,
maffindled
to the preference share'.
Outhe motion of Mr. Sannamd, so) ended by Mr.
Loo, the seal was affixed to the ordinary shares.
The CH MIKAN proposed, and Mr. R., L). THOSSION
seconded, that a dividend of 6 per *sax be paid on the
preference shares.--Carried.
The CHAIRMAN moved that a dividend of 5 per cent.
be declared on the preference shares under the Act of
1877.
Mr. Rosins sec md•cl.-Carried.

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The CHa1li)1•11 pr )pose I s diri len4 of 11 per cent,
on the ordinary share., sec 'tided hy Mr. It .BERT 4, od
carried.

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M W. KNIGHT said there was great complaint
that there was no parliamentary train from Bri iport
to Dorchester. Passenger. c old book parliamentary
to Maiden Newton, and then book to Dorchester for
the aloes. rates. At no time during the day WU
there • through parliamentary from Brldport to Dor-
chester or Weymouth.
Mr. Gaspar said that the complaint should be
represented to the Great Western Railway at once.
Mr. Roamers said thst there was an increase of
p.m...agar traffic in third, and • decrease in second
class, btu it was satisfactory to say that 3.381 more
psesengers had been carried during the past sic month..
The passenger receipts in 1883 were £1,263, and in
1882, £1,392. 9. they carried more passengers at lees
money. Toe pause:wee duty also tended to cut it
down. The goods traffic proved to be about £3OO
better,
This omcluded the business.