The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-29 00:00:00

No. 22,495.

THE CONTRACT CORPORATION
(Limited),
Subscribed Capital ....42,000,00D.
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
JOSEPH ROBINSON, Esq., Chairman.
OCTAVIUS OMMANNEY, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Wm. Latham Bailey, Esq. Thos. Dakin, Esq., Alderman.
W. Montagu Baillie, Esq. Stauros Dilbero,glue, Esq.
AnthonyKin,gton Baker, Esq. W. Smith Dixon. sq.
George S. t3e, croft, Esq.,M.P. Thomas Gooch, Esq.
Joseph B I oyce, Esq. Capt. H. J. W. Jervis, M.P.
BANKERS.
Bank of London ; Messrs. Hallett, Ommanney, and Co.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster.
This Corporation undertakes the negotiation of contracts
for the construction of public works both at home and abroad.
.egotist a loans, receives money on deposit at notice, and
for fixed periods, on terms to bt agreed upon. Communica-
tions to be addressed tJ
J. CHARLES HANDFIELD, Secretary and Manager.
Offices. 31, Threadneedle-street, E.C.

THE RINCHINGTON TEA COMPANY
(Limited).
Darjeerlin_., Northern Bengal.
Incorporated under the Joint Stock Companies' Act of 1863.
Capital 0,1 0.., in 6,000 Shares of ZtO each.
With power to increase.
First issue VlO,OOO, in 3,t.00 Shares of £lO each. £1 per Share
to be paid on application, and £2 on allotment,
No call to exceed £2 per share, or be mace at less
intervals than three months.
DIRECTORS.
Major-General H. P. Burn (late of the Indian Service), 94,
Inverness-terrace, Bayswater.
Herschel Dear, Esq, Lower Norwood, and of Nonghyr,
BengaL
R. C Lepage, Esq , Ada-I edge, (R. C. Lepage and
Co , Calcutta and London .
Henry de Mornay, Esq., Westbourne-grove North, Bays-
water, late Managing Director of the Assam Company, in
India.
Henry Smith, Esq., North-terrace, Camberwell.
George Turnbull, Esq., C.E., 38, Craven-hill-gardens, late of
Calcutta.
William Tusk, Esq. (Turok, Barclay, and Co., 23, Old Broad-
street.

BANKERS.
The Agra and Masterman's Bank, 35, Nieholas-lane,
Lombard-street, London.
SOLICITOR.

W. D. IL Oehme, Esq., 22 C,&es;asiZstre et,Old Broad-streeet.

BROKERS
Messrs. Frown, Brothers, Change-alley, Cornhill.
OFFICES.
16&, Fenchuroh-street. City.
SECRETARY.
A. B. Tietkens, Esq., pro tern.

ABRIDGED PROPPECTUS.
This Company is f rmed for the purpose of cultivating and
manufact firing tea on three valuable estates situate in the
district of Darjeeling, in Bengal.
The whol • of the lands are h Id upon freehold tenure, and
will, the, eiore, be the property of the Comp ,ny or it 3 pos-
sessors in perpetuity ; this is an advantage which few of the
other exi ting tea companies possess.
The property consists of nearly 2,000 acres of land, 1,350
acres of which are in a ring fence, and the remainder in five
patches, all within a short distance of the main holding ; 206
acres of these lands are already cleared and filled with tea
plants, consisting solely of the Assam and hybrid varieties ;
65 acres of these gardens are just coming into bearing, con-
sisting of two and tree ear-old plants, and the remaining
141 acres are planted throughout with seedlings of one year
old.
In two seasons from the present time a crop of not less
than 16,,i00ib. of tea will be realised; and when he whole of
the existing gardens are in full bearing their annual pr duce
will amount to at least 60,00,1 b. of tea.
It is proposed to make annual extensions of the oult'vation
until it shall be augmented to three times its present at ea
or, say 600 acres—. hich in full bearing will yield a crop of
not less than 180,00( lb. of tea ; and, at the most moderate
calculation, a net profit of £6,000 a year.
The sum of £30,000, realised on the first issue of shares,
will pay for the estates, and afford ample means to bring the
cultivation up to an area of 600 acres in full bearing, upon
which a permanent annual net profit of not less than 20 per
ce-t. may from that time f,,rward be relied on. The estimate
of these results has been very carefully made by a gentleman
praltically experienced in the management of tea planta-
tions ; and, as the other companies have already greatly ex-
ceeded this percentage of p ofit, it will not appear too san-
guine to anticipate that equally favourable results will attend
this enterprise.
The vendors guarantee a dividend of five per ce- t. for the
first two years ; after which, the crops will be sufficient to
yield progressively larger dividends out or the profits rea-
lized over the cost of their production, until the whole of
the gardens shall have attained maturity, giving a maximum
return.

There is no lack of labour locally available for the cultiva-
tion of the lands.

Detailed prospe^tusea and forms of application for shares
may be ob alned from th broke's, or at the offices of the
om, any, and at the bankers, where every required informa-
tio wi Ibe given.
In case of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit
will be returned in full.