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, 1875-06-26

comes this year to AIS. Sd. the ton, and this is
an article of great consumption.
We have not found anything wrong in the
accounts; no mistakes, no Irregularities, but
everything properly kept.
Under the fertilising action Of the winter
rains, of a temperature the most favourable,
the growth of the canes has been accomplished
under good conditions, and we count for 1878
upon a large crop, as we'll as a greater sac.
charine richness of the plant.
BALANCE SHEET 31sr OCTOBER, 1874.
, 1875-06-26
472,277
DISARMAMENT AS A SECURITY
FOR PEACE.
From the SPECTATOR

A good many ~fallacies about Disarma-
ment have recently been exposed, but
there is one, and an important one, which
seems always to escape exposure, A
great many friends of peace admit that
drilled nations cannot disarm, a mere dis
missal of soldiers not altering either their
strength or their readiness for war a
great many more allow that the Cont.
nent is in no mood to sit down contented
with existing arrangements, and almost
everybody confesses that a work which no
body will be first to begin can never be &C
complished. There is q sort of consensus
that no one Power can be expected to
put off its armour, while uncertain wheth-
er its rivals will not seize upon that as
their opportunity. But almost every
body assumes that a general disarmament,
were it possible, would secure peace,
and we want to know why. OF course q
partial disarmament would secure a disa-
greeable kind of peace. If France aud
Russia, for example, would disband half
their soldiers, demand only half as many
recruits, dismiss half their officers, and re-
duce their artillery to one cannon per
brigade Of 5000 men, Germany would be
mistress Of Europe, and for everybody who
obeyed her commands there would be a
sort Of sulky tranquility. OF course also
general disarmament would greatly di-
minish the burden of an. armed peace upon
the nations, would relieve the taxpayer of
a charge of millions, and would allow
hundreds of thousands of workers to con-
tribute their quota to the general reser-
vOir of wealth. But how q general dlsarma'
ment would secure peace we confess we
are utterly unable to perceive. Sup
pose Europe in Congress agreed to reduce
the standing armies of all countries to
one-fourth their present amount, and the
order were honestly obeyed, what guaran-
tee would that be for the prevention or even
the postponement Of WARP France
would have, say, only 10000 men,
which seems nowadays quite a little
army ; but Germany would only have as
many, and the temptation to take Lorraine
and Alsace back again would to Parisians
be as strong as ever,-would, in fact, be
stronger, because the cost OF the under
taking would be comparatively so much
reduced. It does not take more trouble
to put q small army in motion than a
great one, but much less, and a small
army within certain limits can conquer
territory, and infict damage, and levy
contributions as efficiently as a great
one. Very small bodies of men,
thoroughly armed, disciplined, and mo-
bilised, can hold down very large bodies
of unarmed persons; andin fact, before
1900, most countries which were conquer
ed were conquered by armies quite minute
in comparison with their people. 1t is
comparative strength, not positive strength,
which tempts States to war ; and Won
Moitke would lead 100000 Germans
against 100000 Frenchmen just as readily
as 100000 Germans against 100000 of
their enemies, and the taxpayers would be
more willing, and not less willing that they
should be led. 1t may be said that the re-
, 1875-06-26

Which is the figure brought out by the profit
and loss account.
This division is that which answers to the
provisions of the statutes of your society.
But you will observe, that as last year, you
can exercise your right, and only carry to the
reserve fund that which the law %eDjoins, viz
o~ne-twentieth of the profits reaIiz ID, say the
sum of &430. Thus making the complementa-
ry dividend Gas per cent.
We leave, gentlemen, to your wisdom, to
take with care in the general meeting a deci'
sion upon this account or to propose and adopt
such other division as might seem better to
you.
This result, better than the last crop, no
doubt does not give full satisfaction to your
hopes, but it has not depended upon your saga
cious and devoted manager, Bougenot, to get
a better result. Circumstances against which
neither experience nor ability avail, have con-
tributed to lessen the profits of the factory
again this year.
On the one hand, as you have all been able
to testify, there has been experienced in the
colony during the crop season an adverse period
which has very much prejudiced the manutac-
ture. in influencing considerably, and ii a sad
way the density of the juice. The poor return
that we have placed before you testi6es to the
uuI8VOuraDl6 m6teOToiOBlcal CouultAuu0 u~S
which the manufacture has taken place.
On the other hand, the low prices ruling in
the home markets, the causes of which you
know, have not allowed US to obtain the results
-?on which we had dared to hope. We may
remark, nevertheless, that they have nearly
all left a profit.
TO these principal causes of diminution OF
the revenue of the factory there can certainly
be added other secondary ones, especially the
high price Of coal, which, as we have shown,
, 1875-06-26

The number of tierces of this crop being
2,ss6. the expenses of manufacture of all the
produce being 49.679, and the profits realized
9S, 1926; it appears that the cost per tierce
has amounted to 43 rs. Id. and the profits
realized to &3 0s. Cd.
, 1875-06-26

The tierce OF I,IU2 Tbs.
has thus cost - &c s. d.
General expenses. 0 5 103
Labour. 0 10 6
Transport of canes....... 0 l l
Cooperage.~............ 0 8 III
Repairs and maintenance. 0 IL III
Colonial duties ...... 0 5 5
Stores consumed and minor
expenses / 2 81
Total...........&3 I
, 1875-06-26

With the exception of four small accounts
amounting altogether to the sum of ELI,
which We ask you to write off this year on
account of the insolvency of their debtors,
their is nothing due to the factory up to
October 31st, of which the entire recovery can
not be promptly made. no advances nor credit
having been made without all the guarantees
which a wise foresight demands.
The reserve fund has been increased by the
requisite amount this year, and now stands
at 1854.
The actual net profits realized and
to be divided 500
On account hereof there has been
paid to the shareholders, the 30th
of June last, as interim dividend :. 5. 4,4S0
L1edVluS
AS you know, according TO the resolu-
ton of a meeting of shareholders
on June 9th, 1871, the Articles
rs and al of the Statutes of your
Company have been modified, in
consequence of which there is pay
able for the management of the
factory, beyond an annual pay
ment of $500, a portion of the net
profits realized, after a previous
deduction in favour of the share
holders of Ia per cent. of the total
capital. AS the net profits have
this year exceeded IA per cent,
this share, fixed at o~ne-tenth Of the
surplus profits, after the reduction
'kefsre adverted TO amounts to-. II
94,O52
According to the terms Ct Article Al of
the Statutes, 5 per cent. of the Compa-
ny's capital must DO placed to the
credit of reserve fund --.....~...o $500
There remains to be distributed to the
shareholders, being a dividend of 224
per cent. 81 1852
To recapi;ulate, we have for the lst diyi-
dend to June 30th last 4,460
For the management of the factory - n
For the reserve $500
Supplementary dividend TO December 3lst 1889
Total .9S,609