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TgE CEYLON , RAILWAY COMPANY.
(Completely Registered.)
To be incorporated by/Act of Parliament, limiting the liability
of Shareholders to' the amount of their Shares. Under a
guarantee of G per Cent., secured by a first charge ou the
•Revenues of Ceylon ; with a Capital, 1,000,0001. in 50,000
Shares of 201. each. Deposit, It. per Share.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CHAIRMAN—ARCHIBALD HASTIE, Esq., M.P. (Director
of the London Joint-Stock Bank);
DEPurv-CitAtamAN----PHILIP ANSTRLCTHEB, Esq. (late
Colonial Secretary, Ceylon).
DIRECTORS.
W. S. Binny, Esq. (Deputy-Chairman of the Oriental Bank
Corporation).
J. G. Frith, Esq. (Deputy-Chairman of the Great Indian Pe-
ninsula Railway Company
Harry George Gordon, Esq. (Chaliattu of the Oriental Bank
Corpora.tion).
John,Mftevicir, Esq., late of Manchester.
• Captain Alexander Nairne (Director of the Peninsular and
'Oriental Steam Navigation Company).
'John Stewart, Esq. (Director of the Marine fmrance Cyna-
pally).
CONSULTING ENGINEER—J. M. Bendel,' EA„.,F.R.S., 4,;reat
• George-street, Westminstet.
BANKSRS.
In London. The London JOint Stock Bank.
In Edinburgh and Glasgow The Union Bank of Scotland.
In Ceylon . . The Oriental Bank Corporation:
&edemas—Messrs. Wilson and Bristows, 1, Copthall-
buildings.
11xoseas—Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co., 39, Lothbury ;
Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell, 14, Austin-friars.
SECRETARY—G. E. Cooper, Esq.
•TEMPORARY OFFICES-8, Austin-friars.
This Company has been established for the purpose of in-
troducing railways into the Island of Ceylon: Surveys,
plans, and sections have been obtained, and the Company is
in a position to proceed at once with a line connecting Co-
lombo, the seat of Government, and principal shipping pott
of'this Island, with the interior.
Such a line has been surveyed of about 70 miles, in length,
free from enzineering difficulties, and the Board have the
most satisfactory evidence of a highly-remunerative traffic.
All the preliminary expenses have been paid.
The Board, having been in communication with her Ma-
jesty's Government here and in Ceylon, now entertain a con-
fident expectation of obtaining terms similar to those accorded
to (,ho t avaral Indian Railway Companies, the main feature of
which will be
A guaranteed interest upon the capital of 6 per cent.
secured as a first charge upon the revenues of Ceylon.
Shares aro appropriated to the existing Proprietors. A re-
serve will be made for Ceylon, by the express desire of the
Local Government : and for the remainder, applications will
now be received, addressed Messrs. P. Cazenovc & Co., 39,
Lothbury ; Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell, 14, Austin-friars,
or to the Secretary, at the Temporary Offices of the Company,
8, Austin-friars, from whom also forms of application and all
further information may be obtained.
Each application for Shares must be accompanied by a pay-
ment to the Bankers of the Company of 11. per Share on the
number of Shares applied for, and for which a voucher will
be given. In the event of less than the whole number ap-
P/i.9d for Using allotted, the amount paid in excess will be
. set
-Shoiild--tro'nlietutent lie made to the applicant, the
money lodged with the Bankers will be forthwith returned,
free of charge.
On the final settlement of the terms with the Government,
a further sum of 21. per Share will be payable, making, with
the deposit, 31., and the necessary deed required to be
signed.
Should a satisfactory contract with the Government of
Ceylon not be concluded, the deposits on the Shares allotted
will also be returned, without deduction.
A Bill to Incorporate the Company is before Parliament,
and will be proceeded with in the present Session.