LONGBURN FREEZING COMPANY.

Manawatu Herald, 31 December 1889, Page 3

LONGBURN FREEZING COMPANY.

general meeting of the , J ; shareholders of the Longburn blaughtering and Freezing Company * ;>w*Bbeld at the Theatre Boyal on '^'S&t^rday afternoon. There was a '" 'very large attendance, and Mr C. Bull, Chairman of the Provisional 6 . 4 opqupied, the chair. .9 , v 'Ghairjwji,. after, . a . fe w introdiictory k marks, read the report of the directors as follows : — In accordance with section 31 of the ftrttafrftiof/ Association you are called

.ogefcher to hold the first general meeting oi shareholders, and in accordance with section 63, the whole o? your directors retire •from office, TOdakwiU be your dut^- to elect ®l#lito%4%i The gjgp9'-^ •ogistered on the 21st ot September, three months ago. During that period yonr directors, "besides.,.. th* roatine business, of starving the company in Woi'liing'brderVhavedrderec thro;: ; h A I 'ssr^ Haslfln^'sjepresentativb, one oi^^eir 'la^ge': sized gerating o'igines, capable of freezing day, besides keeping -frozen 15,000 in the store-rooms This .machineis to^cost f.o.b atli'diMdn; and it is' arranged to- b( delivered in the Colony by the enc of May £&kil ] directors havi also called for tenders in Welling ton and Chri|^uroh'fQi{_ I»i^itig.'th<1 »i^itig.'th< necessary boilers. The contract has been taken by Messrs Gable & Qq, o; • Wellington, a^rm well' kuowh and capable of turning, oat .first-class wo It. .7 he prices' of "tne 'boilers 'are comide -ably -above our original estimate, but your Directors ar< aivar^ that som^ rise has taker plac-s in the cost of steel: at ■' Horiw and also in freights outwards, Though there were five tenders, there was only a difference of £5C *fotft«lighestr^d^w'esV and^ Messrs Oahteoinai C.o's :-bem^ .the- -lowest, was accepted** ¥eßtiirjc.tors.-;hav€ also oDtained tenders for the^^applj of the timber required for the building, so thp.t the timber might be" on ihe ground ?nd be seasoned before the building contract is let. The Chairman and Mr; Beale were., requested by the [Directors ioj visit the freezing works in Christchurch so ihat they might judge by actual ob* servation the best methods of killing freezing} and storing stock ready for 3lripment<.;ari#,the meaas used for conveyance from the stores to t h e ship's side;. . -They" tenor* that hi ";he'r opinion the "Works, if carried out as planned, will be the most com")lete and easiest managed of any 'reezing /. w^prks r.»y©t N^ h.uil^.; labile in jQlw^telitirc^^rraji^pmeiiis Vere vaade with Mess-8 Coxon and Green* street, architects and engineers to prepare the plans for the' works'. This firm have had nearly all the works that are in existence in Xew Zealand to superintend, so that they are well experienced, and your Company will have the benefit of p their advice. .. The plans are iea'> y 'and it is one of the first duti.es' of the new directors to call for tenders for the biiildings. This being a first general meeting there is no balance uheet presented, but ydur .directors •furnish/ a briftf summary, as folWS irrPjit. M . ._ sSare. .capital .of .4000 shares of £5 each, there are taken up to' date 3146 shares, leaving 854 to be yet taken. / directors earnestly wish -to impress upon you the necessity of getting '^fibalaMe^ iih^shai'ißs: taken up, Wpfajgine^'aiid others, so th^tr- your Company may be in a good position financially, and able to command supplies of stock and kept to work fully employed. Your directors — Messrs C. Bull,; J.- Howard, W.: Coombs, J. McLennan, J. Benle, ' E 8. Abraham, and 1). Buiek — ha\ing-' retired according to the Act, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. It has been stated that there would be some difficulty in your Company obtaiqing sufficient sffiedk ! to' 'jcedp " the works 'emplbyedV If you refer to returns recently you will see that is ; an increase of 125,^54 sheep in the four counties'-^ OrDttfi, Kangitikei, Manawatuandßorowhenua. This alone, will^iv©;? yorlcior '2SQ days at our proposed" ra'-e" of odflr'fhoep per day. Besides, there \rT3l b.era. large quantity of beef that will be available. A .niQ^erftta , estimate puts this at 4000 Head, or equal to another 4800 sheep, and this is bound to increase for severalreasons -by the opening up of new country, by~,th€woeresso' ofjf at^ stock and other conditioned. t> \ : The election of Directors' was then proce^6jf'snthj|Mesgrs Lyons and Ha^Sio'g aotfng as'scrutineers. The large number of proxies, handed in . by-shareholders present, made the task of counting. a very. difficult..one, ■„.and,,jthe s^ru^iieerg^were; busily occupied for two hours in~working out.^he result, Th.c gentlemen nominated were Messis J. Hanson C: Bulk' J:*Mc l t,ennan."E. Si Abra-' ham, W. L. Bailej-, D Buick, W. Coombs. J. Howard, H. Hammond, and Prendergast,, and the , eleotlmr rertfl{ed-' ; rfs follows i-Mc' Lennan 1176, Beale 1080, 8,u111048, Howard 902, iannEon 776, Abraham 609, Puiclc 547. Coombs 462, Hammond 407, Bailey 405, Prendegas^7fi| > ' MoTsrsf'AfdL'ehnan/ Beale, Eu*V A H6wh»H ' } -M ■ wJeHnf. A braham, and Buiek wove duly e'ectod •■•MI-"€r. ' 'J; cot'was appointed .'hnfiit 'i\\t a.r niu>. eration Of £10 per It wit- ro:-'d("", to hold the next 11 !,"^',." 5 . ?ii'ig.f tlje • ompany on ■mo^tirVtf^'a^r'aay m December, 1 ■ife^ i .- : . t;i)! - ••■•■• '■■■' ■ ••'•'' iy f.'tP ?<: ni ! o'i%'.dr Mr Carroll .^ r Hanson, the, best Mk '.'n^eim^ ' were ieri : for the by that gentleof the.Comvote to the meeting •-