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Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1925, Page 3

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— ( An elderly Indy puffed along to a tram slop, but the moturman did not notice her. and the car passed by. The conductor, however, saw her, and stopped the car some little distance Irom 1 the proper slop. The lady clambered ; on hoard, and started slanging the conductor for not, slopping beiore. I lie ( conductor remained absolutely silent, and the lunger lie remained silent the more angry and voluble the lady got. f inally, she said, “Do you know that i am Mr iSo-and-So’s mother.' ’ mention- i ing the name of a well-known resident. | | '| licit the conductor broke the silence. . “Don’t worry about that, madam,’ lm | said. “I won’t tell anybody. ( The annual general meeting ol the ( West Coast lame Producing Company was held oti Saturday nllernouii at Greymonth, when there aas a. good attendance if shareholder.*:. Mr \v . •■ • 1 iiutlci, chairman, presided over an attend.due ol 21 shareholders. The dlectors’ report stated that unpaid (aim , n::d been reduced liom 8257 . s (id to £()*; during the year. The hank overdraft was still below the limit, but was considerably mure than it was hoped at ihc Log inning ol tin* year, youhl be ifie cast.. It would be seen that the ■ loss for Hie year amounted to £338 11'- \ As ft on. November Ft. 1923. sccre- ’ tary bail been paid £3 l“T v “ I ‘‘“ ,K ‘ l j £t;t') of this item was not strictly a:- ' taeiiable to the year's operations, wnde ( £*j:iO had been expended in works ot a { permanent character. II ihc ioicg"ill"' amounts were deducted Irmn It's, the amount! of loss chargeable to Hu* --ear's operations would he Las' lbs. while it would Have to he admitted . that the present pm.itiun of lm* ™"'- or.nv was far from satis! actory. and 'that it was less satisfactory than t.u- , previous year. It was *l,ll tbuugur . that the po-it i-iti v.ottld he ucinen oIt was new <j 111 1• * certain that i ■■<* 1 “ , mam! for lime among farmer- on l.m c.-ist was not sufficient to justdy the exisle’n eof llie company, hut that did „.,t mean that lime was not needed <>n the Coast. The Coa-l trade was not a Lovable prooosi! ion. aim it bad been Impel that the sale of I nibling lime m Christchurch would contribute t" »*■(.; year’s profit. Unfortunately lucre lino in-on practical!'* no .-tiles during ’••' , v.-ar to Chvistchunh. The company representing the Lime Company m Christchurch was now in a position to !• million,c trading. During the year 1057 tons of lime, realising -GISH I . r been sold. The report and balance--t were adopted. Tie* raiding directors. Messrs \Y. .1. Butler f,*":>"'man). .1. Fitzgerald, I’. Ryder. •'• Mclntosh. J. McLean. J. Minehan. aim -1. Thompson were re-elected. Mt !-■ Wild was reappointed "