Wed 29 Oct 1851
General Half Yearly Meeting.
Tonnage since 1 April £3179 16s 3d. After wages, etc, £2515 10s 4d profit. Dividend of £12 10s declared.
At a General Half Yearly Meeting of the Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 29th day of October 1851
Charles Hooper Chairman.
The Minutes of the last General Assembly were read and confirmed.
The several Books and Accounts were produced as directed by the Act of Parliament and were examined and passed.
It appears that the sum of £3179..16..3 has been received for Tonnage, etc, from the first day of April 1851 to the first day of October Ins^t a part of which has been applied towards the payment of Wages Disbursements, etc, and that there remains in the Treasurers hands after paying the last Dividend the sum of £2515..10..4.
Ordered that a Dividend of £12..10 on each Share be declared payable on the 1st day of November next.
