January 30, 1914.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

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COfiL, IROS AMD EESGIKEEMC C0H8PMIES.

Carleon Electrical Company Limited.—This private
company has been registered, with a capital of .£20,000 in £1
shares, to carry on business as electrical and gas engineers,
manufacturers of dynamos, motors, &c. First directors:

G.	Beeching, G. Inrig, G. J. Mills, A. Braid, AV. S. Dufius,
and G. F. Beeching. Qualification, £1. Registered office,
569, Garratt-lane, Earlsfield, S.W.

Colliery Investment Trust Limited.—This private com-
pany has been registered, with a capital of £1,200 in
£1 shares (600 6 per cent, preference), to carry on the
business of coal merchants, coke manufacturers, and mer-
chants, miners, smelters and engineers. First directors:

H.	R. Evans and A. E. Gardner. Registered office, 13/14,
King-street, Cheapside, E.C.

Dominion Steel Corporation Limited.—Dividend (No. 8)
at the rate of 1| per cant, on preference.

Dunderland Iron Ore Company Limited.—In their report
for the year ended September 30 last, the directors state
that the scheme of arrangement received the sanction of
the Court on September 10, 1913, and on September 26,
1913, the new Dunderland Company was registered in com-
pliance with the scheme. The capital to be raised under
the scheme of arrangement, will, it is anticipated, provide
for the installation of a complete section of the Ullrich wet
magnetic separation plant, capable of treating 500 tons of
crude ore per day. while it is expected that the erection of
the plant will occupy about 12 months.

Foggin (R. and J.) Limited.—This private company has
been registered, with a capital of £100 in 5s. shares, to
-carry on the business of wire workers and weavers,
engineers, manufacturers of and dealers in any articles into
the composition of which metal, &o., enters. First director,
T. Barker. Registered office, White Hart-yard, Cloth
Market, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Grierson Brothers Limited.—This private company has
been registered, with a capital of £10,000 in £1 shares, to
carry on the business of ironfounders, mechanical engineers,
manufacturers of agricultural implements and other
machinery, toolmakers, brassfounders, metal workers,
boilermakers, millwrights, iron and steel converters, smiths,
metallurgists, electrical and water supply engineers, &c.
Signatories include: M. L. Hall, Oaklands, Stalybridge ;
<F. W. Bromley, Lyndhurst, near Ashton-under-Lyne ; and
C. F. Wilcock, Stamford Villa, Fairfield, Manchester.

Knowles (Andrew) and Sons Limited.—The directors, at
their meeting on the 27th inst., had before them the
;accounts for the past year, which, subject to audit, show
a net profit, after providing for depreciation and paying
interest on debentures, &c., of £29,139 18s. An interim
dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum was paid on
August 1 last, and, with the sum brought forward from
last account, the amount now available for distribution is
.£16,122 13s. lOd. Out of this the directors propose to pay
a further dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, and
to carry forward the balance, £1,122 13s. 10d., to the next
.account.

.Lofthouse Colliery Limited.—The report for the year
ended December 31 last states that the ventilating shaft
between the Baeston and Silkstone seams is now fitted up
for use as a drawing shaft, and headings are being driven
•to further prove the quality of the coal. The accounts
show a profit of £10,162, which, added to the balance brought
■ forward of £20,075, makes a total of £30,238. Of this sum
.£3,731 was paid on August 1 as interim dividend, leaving a
balance of £26,506 at the disposal of the shareholders. The
•directors recommend the payment of a dividend of 6s. per
share, free of income-tax, which will absorb £5,597 and
-leave a balance to be carried forward of £20,909.

Modern Transport Company Limited.—This private
«company has been registered, with a capital of £10,000 in
£1 shares, to carry on the business of general carriers,
proprietors of collieries, &c., smelters, miners, metallurgists,
engineers in all branches, ironmasters, ironfounders, manu-
facturers of machinery, toolmakers, brassfounders, metal
workers, boilermakers, millwrights, iron and steel con-
verters, tin-plate makers, and smiths, &c. First directois:
Sir E. W. O. Ward, Bart., K C.B., K.C.V.O.. 5 Wilbraham-
place, Sloane-street, S.W.; Right Hon. the Earl Fitzwilliam,
K.C.V.O., D.S.O., 4, Gros ven or-square, W.; and Thos.
McLeod, 4, Fountain-terrace, West Hartlepool.

Parmiter, Hope and Sugden Limited. — This private
company has been registered, with a capital of £15,000 in
£1 shares, to acquire the business of electrical engineers,
, &c., now carried on by V. Hope and V. H. Sugden, under
the style of Parmiter, Hope and Sugden, at Hulme
Electrical Works, Ellesmere-street, Hulme, Manchester;
also to enter into an agreement with the two above-named
gentlemen and Wm. N. Sugden, who are the first directors.
Qualification, £400. Registered office, Hulme Electrical
Works, Ellesmere-street, Hulme, Manchester.

Pirelli General Cable Works Limited.—This private
company has been registered, with a capital of £200,000 in
£5 shares, to carry on the business indicated by the title;
also to enter into an agreement with the General Electric
Company Limited. First directors : H. Hirst, M. Railing,
E. G. Byng, P. Pirelli, A. Pirelli, andH. Bevis. Registered
office, 144, Queen Victoria-street, E.C. Qualification of
directors (other than first directors), 200 shares.

Plumpton (George) Limited.—This private company has
been registered, with a capital of £10,000 in £1 shares, to
acquire the business of tool and file manufacturers, now
carried on by G. Plumpton, S. Plumpton, and P. Hodson, in
co-partnership, at Albion Works, Warrington, Lancs., under
the style of George Plumpton, also to enter into an agree-
ment with G. Plumpton, S. Plumpton, and P. Hodson, who
are the first directors. Qualification, 1,000 shares. Regis-
tered office, Albion Works, Leicester-street, Warrington.

South Wales Colliery Company Limited.—The report of
the directors states that the profit for the year ending
December 31, 1913, amounted to £10,046 13s. lid., plus
brought forward as per directors’ report, 1912, £1,095 7s. 8d.
The balance, after paying £4,990 10s. 4d. interim dividend,
to the credit of the accounts, amounts to £6,151 Ils. 3d.,
and the directors recommend the payment of the following
dividends for the half-year ending December 31, 1913:
Balance of preferential dividends on the B and New B
shares at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum for the half-
year to December 31, 1913, £1,621 16s. Final distribution
of surplus profits at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum for
the half-year ended December 31,1913, divided ratably

between the A, deferred A, B, and new B shares,
£3,368 14s. 4d., making, with the interim dividends paid
in August last, a total distribution for the year 1913 of 14
per cent, on the B and the new B shares, and of 4 per cent,
on the A and deferred A shares, and leaving a balance to be
carried forward to next year of £1,161 0s. lid.

Staveley Coal and Iron Company Limited. — The
directois have declared an interim dividend of Is. 6d. per
share on the fully-paid shares and Is. l|d. per share on the
partly-paid shares.

Steel Company of Scotland Limited.—The directors of
the Steel Company of Scotland Limited have issued a
circular to the shareholders calling a meeting for February 4
to consider important proposals which have been made to
the directors for the acquisition of a half interest in the
Appleby Iron Company Limited, whose works are
situated at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The other half
interest is held by the Frodingham Iron and Steel Company
Limited, whose works are also situated at Scunthorpe, and by
nominees of that company. The Appleby Iron Company
Limited at present carries on business as ironmasters at its
works at Scunthorpe, which are favourably situated for the
purpose. A large supply of ironstone is available, and it is
proposed that the Appleby Company should, in addition to
carrying on and extending its existing works, construct
and carry on on an adjoining site new works for the manu-
facture of steel plates bytre basic open-hearth process. It
is proposed to increase the capital of the Appleby Company
to £800,000, in shares of £1 each, of which 400,000 will be
ordinary. The agreement provides that of these ordinary
shares 175,000 will be acquired or held by the Frodingham
Company, and that 25 000 shares will be acquired or held
by persons named in the agreement, but over the disposal
of these shares the Frodingham Company will have control.
It also provides that 175,000 shares will be acquired by the
Steel Cc mpany of Scotland, and that 25,000 shares will be
acquired by persons named in the agreement, but that over
the disposal of these shares this company will have control.
The Steel Company of Scotland has a capital of £500,000
in £10 shares, and £177,572 in mortgage debenture stock.
Last year the net profits amounted to £78,475, permitting
of the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent., less tax.

Superposed Currents Limited.—This private company
has been registered, with a capital of £5,000 in £1 shares,
to carry on the business of electrician*, mechanical
engineers, iron and brass founders, wire-drawers, tube-
makers, metallurgists, galvanisers, toolmakers and metal
merchants, &c. First directors, G. R. Neilson, A. C. Brown,
G. C. Jack, and P. N. G. Tucker. Registered office, 7,
Queen-square, Finsbury, E.C.

Wood (Ernest) Limited.—This private company has
been registered, with a capital of £1,500 in £1 shares, to
carry on the business of engineers and contractors, &c.;
also to enter into an agreement with Ernest Wood, Grove-
lane, Hale, Cheshire. First directors : E. Wood and Thos.
Beswick, of Station-yard, Knutsford, Cheshire.

Yorkshire Railway Wagon Company Limited.—The
directors’ report for the year ending December 31 last states
that the company now owns 33,522 wagons and 23 engines.
The gross profit for the year, including the balance brought
forward, amounts to £61,962 12s. 4d. The sum of
£27,242 Ils. 2d. is required to pay interest on the debentures
and loans, and the directors recommend that the balance,
£34,720 Is. 2d., be disposed of as follows :—The payment on
August 1 last of the interim dividend on the paid-up capital
of the company, £7,812 10s.; the payment of a further
dividend of 2s. 6d. per share on 50,000 shares (£2 paid),and
Is. 3d. per share on the 25,000 shares (£1 paid), on
February 12, £7,812 10s.; the payment of a bonus of Is. 6d.
per share on the above shares respectively, £3,125; reduc-
tion of cost of freehold properties, £300; provision for
alterations and extensions of Horbury Works, £5,000; to
be added to the reserve fund, £10,000 ; leaving a balance to
be carried to next account, £670 Is. 2d.

CONTRACTS 0PM FOR COAL AM COKE.

For Contracts Advertised in this issue received too late for
inclusion in this column, see Leader and Last White
pages

Lancaster, February 14.—The Corporation Gas .Com-
mittee hereby invite tenders for the supply of 24,000 tons
of rough, caking gas slack, to be delivered at their
Gasworks, St. George’s Quay, Lancaster, extending over a
period of 12 months, from April 1, 1914, to March 31, 1915.
Tenders, endorsed “ Gas Coal,” to be delivered to the Town
Clerk, Lancaster, not later than February 14 next. Forms
of tender may be had on application to C. Armitage,
A.M.Inst.C.E , engineer and manager.

Portsmouth, February 17.—The Tramways Committee
of the above Corporation invite tenders for the supply of
smokeless Welsh steam coal, for use at the power station,
Vivash-road, from April 1, 1914, to March 31, 1915, about
5,000 tons. The specification and form of tender may be
obtained upon application to the engineer, Mr. V. G. Lironi,
M.I.M.E., A.M.IE.E., engineer’s office, Fratton - grove,
Portsmouth. Tenders, marked “ Tender for Power Station,”
to be delivered to the town clerk, Town Hall, Portsmouth,
not later than 10 a m. on Tuesday, February 17, 1914. The
form of tender must include a declaration that the person
making the tender pays not less than the trades union rate
of wages, and observes the hours of labour and conditions
recognised and in practice obtained by the trades unionists
in the place where the work is performed. The committee
do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender.
W. R. Spaven, general manager, Town Hall, Portsmouth.

Abstracts of Contracts Open.

Doneraile (Ireland), February 7.—About 300 tons of
the best steam coal (colliery screened), for the Committee
of Management of Cork Sanatorium. Tenders to Mr. E. J.
Murphy, secretary, Court House, Cork.

Leeds, February 3.—About 3,250 tons steam coal (best
screened nuts), and about 20 tons coal (hand-picked seconds),
for the Corporation. Forms from the sewerage engineer,
Great George-street, Leeds.

Leeds, February 21.—Steam coal (small slack, smudge,
or similar material) required for the electric lighting
department, for the Corporation. Forms from Mr.
C. Nelson Hefford, manager, electric lighting department,
1, Whitehall-road, Leeds.

London, February 4.—Best steam coal and best gas
coke, for the Middlesex County Council. Forms from the
county surveyor, Mr. H. T. Wakelam, County Hall.

Valletta (Malta), February 12.—About 4,500 tons of
coal to the Government of Malta. Forms from the Treasury,
Valletta, Malta, or the Crown Agents for the Colonies,
Whitehall-gardens, London.

The date given is the latest upon which tenders can be received,

CONTRACTS 0FM FOR EBOTEERIHGS IROH
AID STEEL WM

Adelaide (Australia), March 11.—Bore Casing and
Testing Machine. — Tenders will be received by the
Chairman of the Supply and Tender Board, Adelaide,
South Australia, for the supply of (1), 10,000 ft. of swelled
joint, lap-welded bore casing, and (2) a testing machine.
A copy of each of the specifications can be seen at the office
of the South Australian Inspecting Engineer in London,
85, Gracechurch-street, E.C.

Antwerp, February 20.—Boilers.—Three steam boilers
at the north pumping station on the east quay of the
Kattendijk basin. Specifications obtainable at the Secre-
tariat of the Hotel de Ville.

Auckland (New Zealand), March 6.—Pump.—The
Auckland City Council is calling for tenders for the supply
and erection of a high-lift centrifugal pump coupled direct
to a direct-current motor, and capable of delivering 45,000
gallons of water an hour against a vertical head of 180 ft.
Particulars from the Town Clerk, Auckland.*

Budleigh Salterton, February 10.—Reservoir, <fyc.—
Construction of a covered reservoir to hold 30,000 gallons
of water, and for supplying and laying about | mile of
6 in. cast iron main, 2 miles of 4 in. cast iron main, 2 miles of
4 in. steel main, | mile of 2|in. steel main, together with a
pumping station, chambers, fences, &c., for the Urban
District Council. Specifications from Messrs. Strachan and
Weekes, civil engineers, 9, Victoria-street, Westminster,
S.W., on payment of a deposit of three guineas (return-
able).

Canea (Crete); February 9.—Motor Stone Crushers.—
Tenders are invited by the Cretan Government for the
supply of three motor stone crushers.*

Crackenthorpe, February 6.—Reservoir,—Laying about
three miles of 2 in. and 3 in. cast-iron pipes, and the con-
struction of a reservoir and collecting tank, with fittings
and accessories, for the East Westmorland Rural District,
according to plans to be obtained from the engineer, Mr.
Alfred Knewstubb, St. Andrew’s-chambers, Penrith.

Dundalk, February 2—Pump and Motor, <fyc.—Fixing
of a pump and electric motor, and construction of a shed
round the motor pump at the boiler house, for the
Guardians.

Duns well (Yorks), February 7.—Cast Iron Pipes, fyc.—
About 1,260 tons of 25 in. cast iron pipes, special castings,
sluice valves, for the Hull Corporation. Specifications
from Mr. C. B. Newton, city water and gas engineer, Hull.

Flixton, February 4,—Oil Engine.—Fixing of an oil
engine, or alternatively of a gas engine and pump, for the
pumping alternatively of sludge and supernatant water at
the outfall works, Flixton, on the Manchester Ship Canal,
for the Urmston and Flixton Drainage Joint Committee.
Full particulars from the engineer, Mr. J. P. Wilkinson,
M.Inst.C.E , 301, Cathedral-street, Manchester.

Leavening (Yorks.), February 2.—Cast Iron Mains, tyc.
—About 3,700 yards cast iron mains, with hydrants and
other apparatus, and the construction of a collecting tank,
for the Norton (Malton) Rural District Council. Specifica-
tions from the clerk to the Council, Malton.

London, February 3.—Steel Rails.—For the directors of
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited:
(1) About 2,740 tons steel rails; (2) about 134 tons steel
fishplates, in accordance with the specifications which can be
seen at the offices of the company, 91, York-street, West-
minster, S.W.

Maryborough (Ireland), February 5.— Steel Tubing.—
For 1,200 yards of 4 in. bore mild steel lap-welded tubing.
Further information from Mr. J. P. Bannan, C.E., Mary-
borough, Queen’s County, Ireland.

Morecambe (Lancs). — Retorts. — Re-setting of one
through bed of retorts, together with furnace, for the
Corporation. Full particulars from Mr. C. Rhodes Armitage,
engineer, Gasworks, Morecambe.

Port Said, March 5 —Plant.—Tenders are invited by
the Egyptian Ministry of Public Works on behalf of the
Municipality of Port Said for the supply and erection of
air-compressing plant required for the air-compressing
station of the Main Drainage Department. Particulars
from Controller - General, Main Drainage Department,
Ministry of Public Works, Cairo.

Pretoria (South Africa), March 2. — Structural
Steelwork.—Tenders are invited by the South African
Railways Administration for the supply and delivery of
structural steelwork, &c.*

Scunthorpe (Lincs.), February 4.—Well, dfc.—For the
sinking of a pump well 12 ft. clear internal diameter by
about 60 ft. deep, the driving of adits, and the sinking of
boreholes, for the Scunthorpe Drban District Council.
Specification from Mr. C. Curtis Gray, engineer and
surveyor, Council Offices, High-street, Scunthorpe, Lincs.,
on payment of £2 2s. (returnable).

Sheffield, February 3.—Coal Shoot Steelwork.—Struc-
tural steelwork for carrying coal shoots, coal bunkers, and
railway sidings over same at the Neepsend power-house,
Sheffield, for the Electric Supply Committee of the
Corporation. Specification, on payment of a sum of £1 Is.
(returnable), from the general manager, Mr. S. E. Fedden,
M.Inst.C.E., Commercial-street, Sheffield.

Tollesbury, February 3.—Well and Borehole.—Sinking
a well, 10 ft. diameter and 150 ft. deep, and for sinking from
the bottom of such well a borehole 12 in. internal diameter
to a further depth of 105 ft., together with other work in
connection therewith, for the Maldon Rural District Council.
Specification from Mr. W. Almond, surveyor, 6, Market-hill,
Maldon, Essex.

* Specifications, particulars, &c., may be seen at the
Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade,
73, Basinghall-street, E.C.