The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-02 00:00:00

ESTABLISHED 1811.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £375,000.

PAID-UP CAPITAL, 1:250,0W

RESERVED FUND, £155,213.

DIRECTOIW :

JOHN WATERS, Esq., Chairman. I WILLIAM LONG, Esq. I HENRY SPACKSIAN, Esq.
ALFRED BUCKLEY, Fogg. HENRY PARSONS, Laq. ELIAS PITT SQUAREY, Esq.
THOMAS 1)0 WHEN LEWIS, Esq. THOMAS RAWLINS, Esq. THOMAS THRING, Esq.
GESEEAL MANAGER. Mfr.-GE:mu!. Mmi.una.
WILLIAM SAMUEL FUSSELL, Esq. I MATTHEW H. W. DEVENISH, Esq.
HEAD °mai—SALISBURY.

Axminster, Colytan, and Seaton Aiencies
Bath
Beandw.ter
Blandloni
tioutmemouth
Bridport
Bridgwater
Bristol
Cable
Chard
Chimenham. Corabiuu Apse/
ChrWehurch
Crewkeme
Devises
Dorchester

BRANCH= AND AGEXCISN.

Exeter
Fortlingbridge
Franc
Gillingham
Glastonbury
Ilmioster
Lymington
Maltuaebury
Marlborough, Peavey Agency
Martoek
I Melkeham
Mere
, Poole
Itinorood
Gotneey

Salisbury. Downton, Tudoury, sad IV ilton
Agencies
Shaftesbury
Shepton Mallet
Sherlairne
houthampton
Taunton
TrowSridge, Itatillord, and Woutbary
Agencies
Warminster
Weymouth
Wimberne
incanton
Woottoll Blatt&
Yeovil

THIRTY-NINTH REPORT OF THE WILTS AND DORSET BANKING COMPANY.
.A
.T the ANNUAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS, held at the READ ()Fries, Sams-
Bear, On MONDAY, the lot day of FILBHUART, 1875, JOHN WATIULS ESq., Chairman, the following
Report was presented
The Directors have the pleasure to place before the Shareholders their Report for the year ending 31st
December, 1874.
The accompanying Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss show that, after payment of Current
Expenses, Directors' Fees, Income-tax, Reduction of the Coat of New Premises, &c., Btc., the Balance to the
Credit of Profit and Loss amounts to £55.264 fis. fsL, which has been appropriated as follows, viz. :—Mid-
suMmer Dividend at the rate of Twenty per Cent. per Annum, and Christmas Dividend at the rate of Twenty-
four per Cent. per Annum, being a distribution of Twenty-two per Cent for the year, leaving a Pittance of
£264 fie. fi.l carried to the Surplus Fund.
Your Directors have the satisfaction of reporting that the Business of the Company is progressing
favourably, and that they have made a valuable addition thereto by the purchase of the Banking Establishment
of Messrs. Sealy and Prior, of Bridgwater, which was effected on the 31st December.
The Company was duly registered on the 100 August under the "Comp:ode. Act, 1862," in accordance
with the resolution passed at the Extraordinary Meeting held on the Sth July.

BALANCE SHEET OF THE WILTS
FOR THIS YIUR /LNDIXII
LIABILmiss. E. e. d.
To Capital . 250,000 0 0
„ Surplus Fuiel 154,948 19 5
„ Circulation in Notes and Drafts 79,401 4 11
„ Depo.ite on Current and other

Accounti
• ••• ... 2,930,384 4 11
„ interest due to Depositors .. 33,028 2 6
„ Dills for Collection ... 86,903 5 11
„ Net Profits for the Year: . 57,001 6 6

AND DORSET BANKING COMPANY
31wr DECEMBER, 1874.
Assert'. d.
By Investments in Government
Securities, Bank of England
Stock, East India Debentures,
and Metrousditan Board of
Works' Stock . ... 613,000 0 0
„ Investments in Bonds, Deben-
tures, Prefenowe Stocks, and
other Securities 938,611 5 8
„ Cash in band, and in hands of
London Bankers and Agents 395,1153 19 7
„ Bills Discounted, Loans, Over-
drawn Accounts, ftc. 1,578,555 4 7
„ Freehold and I.easellol.l Premises
at Head Office and Branches... 48,509 14 4

L 3,501,730 4 2

AND

£3,501,730 4 2

LOM.

By Grimm Profit for the year ending d.
Dooember, 1871, after pay-
tuent of linsone 'Fax, and
maktnii provision for Bad and
Doubtful Debbi, 88,647 5 2

£55,647 5 2

4: 1.. (1
154,948 19 5
XI 6 6

£155,213 5 11