Official Notice

The South Hetton Coal Company Limited

At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the South Hetton Coal Company Limited duly convened and held at 39 Lombard-street, London, E.C., on the 24th day of February 1898, the following resolutions were passed :—

Resolutions—1. "That it is desirable to reconstruct the Company, and accordingly that the Company be wound up voluntarily.

2. "That William Bailey Hawkins of 39 Lombard-street in the city of London, Esquire, be and he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purposes of such winding up.

3. "That the Liquidator be, and he is hereby authorized to consent to the registration of a new Company under the name of 'The South Hetton Coal Company Limited,' the same name as that of the Company.

4. "That the Liquidator be authorized to take such steps for vesting the Undertaking and assets of the Company in such new Company in accordance with the scheme of reconstruction now submitted to the Meeting as may be advised by Counsel.

5. "That the draft agreement now submitted to the Meeting for carrying into effect the said scheme of reconstruction, be and the same is hereby approved and that the Liquidator be and he is hereby authorized to take steps for carrying out the reconstruction of the Company under that agreement or if necessary by such modified agreement as may be advised by Counsel."

And at a subsequent Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company duly convened and held at the place aforesaid on the 24th day of March 1898 the said resolutions were duly confirmed as Special Resolutions.

W. Bailey Hawkins, Chairman.