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RT Tanner & Co Ltd

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on Thursday February 10th 1916 at 11 a.m.

It was resolved to appoint Mr Arthur Edward Davis, Chartered Accountant 1 St Swithins Lane E.C. as Receiver in the Putney Press Ltd under our fourteen 2nd debentures of £50 each and the Seal of the Company was affixed to the Appointment.

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on February 11th 1916 at 11 a.m.

The Seal of the company was affixed to the “Direction” to Mr A E Davis for carrying on the business of the Putney Press Ltd under his Receivership, and the Secretary instructed to hand the said document to Mr Davis.

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on February 18th 1916

It was resolved that the Union of London and Smiths Bank Ltd be and they are hereby authorised to continue the existing loan to the Company and the arrangements made by the Managing Director Mr Frank Garrett as to repayments are hereby ratified and the said Mr Frank Garrett is hereby authorised to execute any documents required by the Bank on behalf of the Company.

Managing Director
Secretary

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on February 19th 1916

Mr Garrett stated that he had seen the Manager of the Union of London & Smiths Bank Ltd and requested a further loan of £3000 on the security of the Bills in their hands. He reported that the Manger of the had consented to this further loan and Mr Garrett was authorised to thank the Union Bank and to have the money put to the credit of the Company’s account as required. Mr Garrett was also authorised to arrange with the Bank for the amount of the monthly repayments.

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on Monday July 17th 1916

The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

Mr Garrett read the report from Messrs Marreco & Co and the accounts prepared by them which were discussed and found satisfactory.

Proposed by Mr Garrett and seconded by Mr A Tanner that the accounts as prepared by the auditors be adopted, and this was agreed to unanimously.

F Garrett

At the Tenth Ordinary General Meeting held at 15/16 Dorset Street, Salisbury Square E C on Friday July 28th 1916 at 2.30 p.m.

The Secretary read the Notice convening the Meeting.

The Minutes of the last Ordinary General Meeting were read and confirmed.

Mr Garrett read the auditors Report Proposed by Mr Garrett and seconded by Mr A Tanner that the Auditors Report as read be adopted, and this was agreed unanimously.

The accounts were taken as read and Mr Pearsall proposed and Mr Tanner seconded that they be adopted which was agreed to. Mr Garrett proposed and Mr Tanner seconded that Mr Houseman be appointed Auditor for the ensuing year.

F Garrett

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on 28th September 1916

It was resolved that Mr Bird should present a Petition in Bankruptcy on behalf of the company against Maurice Richard Lyndon White & Co to take all necessary proceedings in relation thereto.

At a Meeting of Directors held at 15 Dorset Street E C on September 30th 1916

The Seal of the Company was affixed to a document empowering Mr Bird to take all necessary steps in Bankruptcy against M R L White

At a meeting of Directors held at the offices of the Company on the 8th November 1916 at which all the Directors were present a resolution was proposed and passed to pay the directors fees from the 1st April 1916 are to be [sic] at the rate of £3000 per annum and that the interest on the 2nd Preference Shares from the same date shall be at the rate of 4% per annum.

Proposed by Mr Eames and Seconded by Mr Pearsall