Public Companies from the Cradle to the Grave, Or, How Promoters Prey on the People1883 - 104 páginas |
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Página 72
... colonies are not alone in having their wishes for electric lights anticipated for them ; for we have to record a ... Colony for the decade 1871-1881 , and argues from this that a wide field exists for the company's operations . It goes ...
... colonies are not alone in having their wishes for electric lights anticipated for them ; for we have to record a ... Colony for the decade 1871-1881 , and argues from this that a wide field exists for the company's operations . It goes ...
Página 77
... colonial " patents , as the directors expect the English business of " the company will be so large that it will occupy all their " attention . " Its advantages over all other lights are on a par with the advantages all other lights ...
... colonial " patents , as the directors expect the English business of " the company will be so large that it will occupy all their " attention . " Its advantages over all other lights are on a par with the advantages all other lights ...
Página 79
... colonial patents . They acquired also the right to use , free of royalty , Swan and Sellon's patents for the storage of electricity , and instanced numerous public buildings and businesses , private residences , and steamship companies ...
... colonial patents . They acquired also the right to use , free of royalty , Swan and Sellon's patents for the storage of electricity , and instanced numerous public buildings and businesses , private residences , and steamship companies ...
Página 82
... Colonial patents . " - " The enterprise offers exceptional advantages for foster- " ing the formation of subsidiary companies , and in respect of " profit promises to rival every similar undertaking . " The name of the secretary was Mr ...
... Colonial patents . " - " The enterprise offers exceptional advantages for foster- " ing the formation of subsidiary companies , and in respect of " profit promises to rival every similar undertaking . " The name of the secretary was Mr ...
Página 87
... colonial and foreign banks with offices in London , and the capitals of which are largely held in this country . Some idea of the volume of business carried on by these banks may be gleaned when we learn that their average deposits ...
... colonial and foreign banks with offices in London , and the capitals of which are largely held in this country . Some idea of the volume of business carried on by these banks may be gleaned when we learn that their average deposits ...
Términos y frases comunes
Acts of Parliament advertising allotment amount applied Arc Lamp British Brush Electric Light Brush offshoot cash and shares cent CHAPTER Colonial Companies Acts companies registered company's concern Confidence trick considered cost Crown 8vo directors district dividends dynamo-machines Edison Elec Electric Light Company Electric Sun endeavour favour formed funds gold guarantee Gulcher Hammond Indian Interested in sales investment investors Jablochkoff joint-stock banks joint-stock companies Joint-Stock Enterprise Lamp Lane-Fox Light & Power Light and Power limited liability limited liability companies liquidators London Maxim-Weston memorandum of association ment MYSORE DISTRICT names paid paid-up capital panies parent company patents Pilsen-Joel post-free POWER COMPANY premium profits promoters prospectus proxies public companies purchase railway reefs schemes shareholders spectus Stock Exchange Storage subscribe success supply syndicate taken tion trading undertakings vendors ventures Western Electric winding WORD-PAINTING WYMAN & SONS Wynaad
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Página 37 - The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Página 6 - ... shall be deemed to be a company having a permanent paid-up, or nominal capital of fixed amount, divided into shares, also of fixed amount, or held and transferable as stock, or divided and held, partly in one way and partly in the other, and formed on the principle of having for its members the holders of shares in such capital, or the holders of such stock, and no other persons...
Página 22 - Whenever the Court is of opinion that it is just and equitable that the Company should be wound up.
Página 40 - Is. per Ib., the directors feel justified in stating they confidently believe the profits of this company will be more than sufficient to pay dividends of at least 50 per cent, on the nominal capital, and will exceed those of the company working the English patent, which, having only been formed a little over twelve months, has entered into a contract which will yield the return, by way of annual dividends, of a sum equal to the whole paid-up capital of the company of £34,000.
Página 101 - WE, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names.