The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-19 00:00:00

GAS COMPANY S -VESTING.

The ordinary half-y•aly patrol anaetag of the thaw
bolters of that co Agony wat hold at ilea Bo trd•roarn oa
Tauradar anormica, at ahioh Oho following wan Present
—Mr. U. D4o101:1 (LIA• C.la roam of tho Bo ad), Mr. T.
Ahnott, Mr. B. Hopkins, Mc J. E Robin., Kr. J.
it abrrttao, M. K. tonna. Mr. U. C01,.1% 'fr. .1. U.
It awe, Mr. U. Elide, Mr. B. Ittrayl In Mr. K U.
Ila lett, Kr. J. Waldo (Prrtlan I). Kr. Bingo. Kr. G.
Cook*, Mr. J. Whit% M. J. W. Bard, Mc W. T.
Lcatang, Kr. King, Mr. R. Uokley, M. It. B. K an, Mr.
E L. L moan,. Kr. T. Do.laiin. and Mr. Low• (nionagar
sod Noonday.)
Toe MANAGER Med the reptrt of the directors and
buanotaatatot; t former ad .I,ed " The directors, in sub.
intlan thi slaL Meat Of 4100.3.1f1t I (Or Lb, had-rear. •ad-
tag De:lnaba Mat Ina, hare to formai the sha•boldrra
that the meat& at Lb* working for chat paiol rabbles them
dr roc ...teed • &natant for UN half-year at the rate of
nine per cent, per annum on th• minimal shares and NUM
per moat. p• r tenant on the now (M) AMOS be dederee
are. of In um-I Lg."
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11-alitastme--said Me shareholder, woald perceive
from Ma Miamm-sheia which had been read Ms company
had toot pat recoveroi from the loss arising from the
reduction In th• prim of gas souls years aro. The
successive mild MAW la an , he was s :r.-y to add, Me
increasing number of void h mem, sod lb.. state in whirs\
trade win so present, be eatcdl them se COath soy the
lams se other branch. of the t,• 1.. Still, tee imogosic•
lagoon embodied in the report ass well founded, for,
notwithstsoding the adverse cirommt mom to which he
had referred, they were stiff able to pay their theltillUlt
dindend to.. only on• per cent. on to. ant Wu. of
'Marrs. From a few facts which the manager hal poi
into his hands he would dna mention for their information
the gas rattan or ths past hinf-yeer si compared with the
corresponding period of 1862 showed an therthee of .7.
To. automat *a s sheriff. but eti.l it whoa the right We.
The amount wed on the cost of cool In coasmosnar of
freight being very low for the hat montlte was LIM,
but. on to. other hani, the inoome from the sale of resi-
duals. such ion romoioniwil liquor, tar, and other mutton,
showed • corrrepooding diminution of LIP& He might
mentten in passing Mat ammouiscal liquor, which formed
the chief item of sale, mod whims had to b• got
rid of by stadia, now yieldoq a revenue of
4011. Ter hm advanced in to. ...le ratio. It used
to on 11. per gallon, but now it remised something liho
ail- more or less, eccordind to the sum of the markoti
Iney had been obliged this year to tots cognisance of
depreciation in their Antares and stook' and which had
been written down to the extent of 15 or 10 per oent. This
' was • matter that must be looked atm mow or War,
and they thought they would make n bengal." this peer.
He was tolloo pistolled to my so Clollele move their accounts
: collected that the bad debt,. for ths loalf-year only
wountied to 3, 61. per moo—leas than &gasifier per omit.
n. balance Meet spoke for itself, and, therders. hi
would not wow their nine further, but at once Prolate
It, dire t ire' report be received mid ad vied. Mr. Low*
had reminded him the summer exhibition of gins
had resulted loan increased ilemald for cooking mod heal-
ing mover, tboisgh of c nue. th it had arisen owing to the
, ohms tir of the sewn. Mr. Lome hod also caned kle
ntt coloon to Lb. procreate of having • new bifida from
Trinity Church t Hoovsquare, which would involve an
expenditure of £l5O.
Mr. ROW. 5 'coo led the proposition, which wits carried.
, Mr. H. Rev:soma proppeed that eoio of anon, be
given to the chidrutan and direct vs for th• wm in whir*
they hod conducted the both,. of in. soosossa,
Mr. J. W. Douro secion‘liol the resolution, end in d 40.
40 said daring lb.. Isot half-year nothing wised I, have
cropped up to brine the dcrute of the directorate Wont
them, and thot, perhave, spoke in their favour se to the
wig in which they mon iged the affairs of the company.
sot this had brim so well carried out ha hat heard lea
complaints about gas during the past yew than In any
previous year, so that the directors of Ihs oarsman,' must
bo giving general satisfaction.
The meow* n war Carrie!.

Mr. B. Horan's. on habil' of his brother directors and
alnatar, tiank.4 the s'iereholders for the kind stpreesloa
at thew opinba of oirdwill towards theca. It was no
unusual thing for them to have this expresslon of Isel-
in on their Pula ',wands them, and that showed the
interests of the shareholders and directirs were ldentloaL
The seal of the cimpany was aktred to tlis lot ashore.
holders.
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24, Rohm, thought their basinese ought not to Wont•
oluded without taking some notice of their manager and
secretary. Ho had had. as well as other directors,
opportunities of knowing the devotion which he showed to
the interest of the Notoo,g, ant •1110 that tlo sattelsotory
results brought before them that morning were largely
due to the seal cod ahility evil which he discharged the
duti-s of his office. Inept. of adverse season. 113 for as
the weather er se conoerned, they bad much to congratulate
the:neared upon, and the posit 03 the company cow
oomipied eras &II in a great measure to tee zeal and ittuldf
with which he diecharged his duty.
r. D. COLLITT secJadod the resolution, whloh was
carried. . . . .

ackaowledged the vote, sad the proseedlage
Urea tormatted.

THE Ausnumas OBJCZETERS.
The Austr slian crick tiers are c =log over this summer,
and ao buy here alresdy mad up their team, any news
of their doings It woleoms in Zoglisial. Wit have • great
died of leeway to make up with the Anstralleno, and the
abundant joy of the Otionist. (+unduly nerds toning
down Their f &mous victory at the Oral he. given Sheet
• trust is themislves which generally secures victory, and
they ocoveniently forget that they have always been
beaten by Cambridge, "Premnt " or " Peet and Present"
and that the player, of England lust time jive them a
severe defeat The last wet bee tn Austraita of import.
sou were between Victoria sal Nur Saab Walton and
between the colony and the team which it to visit Zee-
land. Tea Anstralians have this among ether a Ivabiatse
over our British peitice, that they insist on playing •
match out. If • game lasted tor a month we believe they
would play for • month, le tying their profestioni, busi-
nese, and education to the Provideace which wa.obee, let
la hope, over cricketrrg We never arced • tares days'
aff tir in this old oouotry, where cricket has not
•boolately this.... importanoe ts in • land where • me...
her oftheLegitlature ill said be have been sleeted for his skill
In the rival sport of fontbalL The intereolonial match
lasted for five days, • few of which were wet If we could
play here for • week at a time, as they do In Australia,
what "curioeirlie got cricket" might be added to the list.
Innings like that of Mr. Tylecots (wltlets occupied the
afternoons of about • lottoight at Cities) would not be
unusual. We stosld know how many runs a side ovoid
make In these matches where the teem that gum first to
the wickets eometitase gets about fire hundred for three
wickets. Haltom, the gun* would be mach more in-
teresting if matches like that Interrupted one between
It C.C. and the Australiass could be nisred out " for
*bruin." But there are crioketing as Well es social and
other reasons for limiting the duration of matohea
"Fixttree" would club irreconcilably if no one ever
knew when • game would end.
There wee heavy scoring in the intercolonlal match.
The anuny seems to by as good at run-getting as ever,
and bow are we to lower his wicket, if we bring out no
now bowler., and "no-bell" half our old bowlers tor
throwing! Victoria mole 4211 in their Br 4 innints, Horan
putting on 128. Horan, though not a graceful, is an
extremely 'toot:own bit; • bowler it glal to see the back
of him. Scott, who.. nuns is much lase familiar In Bur
land, got 1111 not out, &ad he acid Horan wt.{ have made
a trusteed...us stand. Now South Wale, " " (
is
the slang sou) 411. Of thou thtt sterling and plucky
orkketer Mut loch, itivaluthle in • losint gains, got no
fewer than 158. In t a-1r secall ioniurs Now South
Walas only &mutat 113, and the eh snug of Viet Kis
geenucl extremely reliant They WJU, but not without
• struggle, as it cost Clem seven wicket' to get 136
The second inalova after two very big soars'. Ire
seldom buck partly b cages the wicket gent out up,
portly because the men gets little tired. Midwlnter and
Garrett Were the nun 111.}3 eof al bowlers. Bulb his county
sal the wintry In general will haw Ifi &winter sorely
nest summer, uneasily at he appears to be well on the
spot. On New Yea's dav the team of colotileta which Is
to Celt ua proved its supsnor.ty t the lads it leaves
behind it. The Anglo-Aestralitn Seven mate 819 acting%
181 for nine wickets. This match Wei left drown, unlike
tle intereoional affair, It is to be trusted that Hr. Humor
I. coin ng over this summit. Ho will setaly host act
small class of amateurs whose viewe were expreeted by
a fain MAI criis—" I likes mast. bit blooming 'ard, sad
blooming 'igh, and blooming harem." All this Kr.
Bonner doe. with noble vigour.