The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.

SOUTHAMPTON, FED, 19.
The directors' report, to be submitted to the half-
yearly meeting of shareholders on the 25th instant,
states that the gross earnings for the.year 1856 ex-
ce,_.l those of 1855 by 1,7371. 183. 11d., but that
heavy disburse m ents tor repairs andthe large amount
of local rates and taxes have considerably augmented
the expenditure ; and various circumstances have
concurred during the last half-year:to occasion a
temporary diminution of the progressive increase
of receipts which the directors had reason to ex-
pect, and which expectation, they trust, will be
more satisfactorily realised, and produce more sub-
stantial results dining the present year. The ac-
counts show a net revenue, after payment of the
interest on debentures debt of the dividends on
preferencs stocks, and of all the working expenses,
repairs, &c., for the half-year ended on the 31st of
December, 1856, amounting to 7,849/. 16s. 7d. ;
add surplus carried over: from last half-year, 5271.
18s. ; making an available balance of 8,3771. 14s.
7d. ; from this sum the directors recommend that a
dividend for the half-yeas at the rate of 4 per cent.
per annum, payable on the 4th of March, .be declared,
amounting on 360,8651. ordinary stock to 7,217/.
65., leaving a surplus to be carried to the credit of
the next half-year of 1,160/. 83. 7d. This dividend,
with the amount paid for the half-year ended the
30th of June last, makes the dividend on the com-
pany's ordinary stock for the year 1856, amount to
4 per cent. Appended to the report is the sub-
joined statement of the aggregate amount of ton-
nage of shipping which entered the docks during
the year 1856 :

West Indies ••• ...
Brazils ...•East Indies, via Alexandria...
Peninsula
Black Sea
United States ...
Australia (Emigrants)•
~ (Steamers ..•
A.ntwerp
Madeira... •••
France •••
Channel Islands .••
Colliers ... ••
Coasters .•• •••
Vesselt (laying IT) •••
„ (for repair) ...

Tone.
72,52(1
29,512
44,133
35,555
80,810
25,800

18,106
6;791-24,897
• ... 5,780
••• 673
••• 60,571
64,939
••• ... 69,68 a
... 70,791
•••
•.• 10,612
,•• 18,834
,•• 20,172

Total

... 638,331

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metropolitan highways, polling places in counties and
number of electors, " capitation money" to schools, and
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