The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-05 00:00:00

POOLE.

ANDU•L D(NITING Or Till BUILDING SOLTEI7.—On
Thuralty evening the annual meeting of the shareholder,
of the Town and County of Poole Benefit Building Society
was held in the Town Hall, Mr. F. Styring. the Preeldent,
In the chair, and the other Directors present won
Messrs 0 Ourtis, W. N. Westem, T. Buckley, J. W.
Buckley W. Mate, and J. Gifford. —The following report
was read by the Manager. iMr. A. A. Allen) :
" The directors, in presenting to the members their
third annual statement of the affairs of the above society
have great pleasure in seeing the steady development of
the same, end that Re position on the 31st December, 1877,
I. in every way sattsfeetore.
"Daring the year 1877 the large turn of £3,200 has been
received for rullied shams, and d2fil 6s. 91. for suhurip-
tion shares, showing that the confidence of the public in
thia society is fully established, the total shareholders'
capital now amounting to 0000 1. Id.
The sum of £lOOO has been advanced on mortgages
through the year, and applications are still being received
for money on good securities.
"The directors have been very cautious in making
advances, so as to ensure perfect safety to the investing
members, and they hare been enabled to pay Lb per mat,
per annum on both shares ant deposits, and still there is
a good balance to the credit of the society.
The assets of the society have again been valued by
John Duncan, Esq., ft Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries,
so that the directors feel sure their value is in no way over
estimated.
"Now that the society is fully established, the directors
feel certain it will so on and prosper, and they confidently
feel that a much larger business be effected during the
cooling year.
"The directors retiring from office are Mr. Jamas.
Tribbett end Mr. William Norton Western, and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-election,
" Dated the lit day of February. MR
" F/LZDZILICK &TIMM, President,
"A. A. Auna, Manager.
The report was adopted, and the retiring Directors were
re-elected. Mr. J. W. Buckley was reelected as Directors'
Auditor, and Mr. B J. Word WU reelected at Share-
holders Auditor. Upon the proposal of Mr. Ellord,
seconded by Mr. Habgood, £lO out of the sum of
£B7 3s. 111. net profita for the year wee voted to the
Directors in acknowledgment of their services during the
tdree years of the Societe'. existence.
Parer B=lol4 Thursday. —Before the Mayor (Mr. A.
&Liston), Alderman 1f Kernp-Weich, Mr. W. D. Duda*
and Mr. J. B. Duren.
Gawp Kim. a Milder, of Hanspmetos, surrendered to
ball charged with steeling seine boards vela* Is- 2d., the
property of Kr. William White, budder, West limy-road,
from a new building at Perfume, on the 23rd inst.—The
ems was adjourned till Thursday upon the application of
the prisoner, who wished to retain Yr. Howard to defend
Alameda, Saddam, • treater. of Letchett, me summoned
for leaving two bonnie and a dray in Highatreet unattended
on the 30th inst.—P.C. Lee said be saw the defendant's •
=aDear the Antelope Hotel, quite alone, sad one of •
yes loose. He searched for defendant, but could
not and hire, and half-an hour afterwards he saw him •
driving up Higtretreet. —Defendant said ha left the horses
In charge of his nephew, w‘o went away before he
returned—The megUtzetee fined defendant 101. and
cost, 7s. 6i
Peru Signicste, Saturday.—Before the Mayor and Mr.
(1. H. Gulch.
Powys Soar Stria, • groom, of Chri•tchurch, was
brought up in custody charged with stealing a mackintosh
3,velue as.. the property of John Bryant, luesdriver
. T. Norbary, from the London Hotel Stables, on the
of debruary.—Prosecutor said he saw his coat lung-
ing in the ilelfle eg different times on Saturday, but on
Monday he Wined it ILI saw *ite gideneer on the •
peudims as Mradag. The cat **Wed was ON an he

had tot—pa litlley of the Rants toren said he
received the coat prminced iirs Thursday evening, at
Bournemouth. from Cherie Richards, who told hius he
bougat it of a man on rueurlay morning. Suet. Hunt Save
him a dean/10.1.r, which romil trim cusp iTt the prisoner,
end be apprehended him at Christchurch. Re saw the
prisoner within 10 yards ot the plant where the coat was
sold about the time of the sale—Prisoner denied haying
ever been on the L radon Rotel premieres and mid he
knee nothing clout the cost —The Bench diecherrod tat,
prmoner.