Thu 24 Apr 1873
General Half Yearly Meeting. Tonnage since 1 October 1872 £1292 9s 9d. After wages, etc, profit £782 17s 1d. Dividend of £3 15s declared.
At a General Half yearly Meeting of the Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Wallbridge on Thursday the 24^th day of April 1872 at 1,o,clock pm
M^r Walter J Stanton in the Chair.
[1] The Minutes of the Committee since the last General assembly were read approved and confirmed.
The several books and accounts were produced as directed by Act of Parliament and were examined and passed.
It appears that the Sum of £1292..9..9 has been received from the 1^st day of October last, to the 1^st day of April, part of which has been applied towards the payment of wages disbursements, etc, and there remains in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of £782..17..1 after paying the last Dividend.
Ordered that a Dividend of £3..15..0 on each share be declared payable on the 1^st day of May next free of Income tax.
[1] Resolved that the following Gentlemen be the Committee for the year next following, or until another Committee shall be appointed, viz: J T Fisher, C H Fisher J M Croome, Sam^l Phipps, W W Kearsey, J C Hallewell , G H A Beard, T Marling, C H Hooper, E C Little, Walter J Stanton.
