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London, England, 1846-01-14 00:00:00

THE OXFORD and SALISBURY DIRECT
RAILWAY.
The whole of the standing orders of Parliament having been duty
fulfilled up to the present time, the Committee of
Management
con-
sider in-
-
eider it expedient to inform their shareholders and allottees, as well
as the public at large, that, in order to ensure, as far as possible, the
patronage to which the projected line of railway is justly entitled,
they have resolved upon a further extension of
the 21st of the time of January
of deposits on shares in this Company until
instant. The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Contract
Lie for Signature at the Offices of the Company.
By order of the Board,
• Z. HUBBERSTY, Secretary.
Moorgate -chambers, 3foorgate-street, Jan. 1, 1846.

SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that in order to carry out the extension of
this railway to Brechin, and thence to the Aberdeen Railway, at
Lauren,ekirk, with a branch to the harbour and docks of Montrose,
a certain number of shares have been reserved for this Company in
the " Scottish Midland Extension Railway."
Every person, therefore, who is registered as a shareholder in the
Scottish Midland Junction Railway, and who claims his proportion
of these shares on or before Friday, the 16th of January, will re-
ceive a letter of allotment of Scottish Midland " Extension " shares,
in the proportion of one of such " Extension " shares for every two
shares of which he is a registered proprietor, at that date, in the
Scottish Midland Company. All persons who do not claim on or be-
fore the above date, will forfeit their right to such shares, which will
be allotted to other parties immediately thereafter.
Intimation is also hereby given, that an agreement has been en-
tered into between the Directors of the Scottish Midland and Scottish
Midland Extension Railway Companies, and the Directors of the
United Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railway Com-
panies. to the following effect:-
1. The Scottish Midland and Scottish Midland Extension Railway
Companies to be amalgamated with the United Edinburgh and
Glasgow and Scottish Central Railway Companies.
2. Five years to be allowed for the development of the traffic of the
Scottish Midland and Scottish Midland Extension Railways ; and the
stock of these Companies and of the United Edinburgh and Glasgow
and Scottish Central Railways, to be then amalgamated at their re-
spective values. But, whatever may be the result of the five years'
trial, the dividend of the Scottish Midland and Scottish Midland Ex-
tension, in the final settlement of the amalgamation, shall net be
ander net 4 per cent. per annum.
3. The Scottish Midland and Scottish Midland Extension Railways
to be worked by the United Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish
Central Railway Companies, at 37 4 per cent. of the gross receipts.
4. The United Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Rail-
way Companies engage to give to the Scottish Midland and Scottish
Midland Extension Railways all the through and local traffic which
it is in their power to give, in preference to any competing line ; and
in all respects the united Companies are to work and manage and
support the Midland and Midland Extens'on, as if from the outset an
integral part of the united Companies, so that the worth of the Mid-
and and Midland Extension may be fully and fairly developed,
Registered Shareholders in the Scottish Midland Company who
wish an allotment of "Extension" shares are requested to address a
letter in the following terms to Messrs. Foster and Bra•hwaite,
68, Old Broad-street, London:
Gentlemen,—As the registered proprietor of shares of the
share, and to signt e Scottish
.h.e
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Extension, I request
iai you will
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self to pay the deposit of 21. 101.
ement required to do so.
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