30 OCTOBER 1926, Page 47

ANGLO-SCOTTISH AMALGAMATED.

A very successful year's working is shown in the latest Report of this company, resulting in a profit of £57,491, enabling an allocation of £19,765 to the Reserve, bringing it up to £50,000, and the payment of a dividend of 5 per cent. on the Ordinary Shares. The directors also state that the liquidation of the assets taken over from the Anglo-Scottish Trust, the Atlantic Trust, the Status Investment Trust and the Egyptian and Foreign Trust has proceeded satisfactorily and that, with the amount credited to General Reserve, there is strfficient to provide fdr any depreciation in the company's investments, The balance-sheet is a liquid one showing cash in hand and at bankers of £55,000;' while investments at cost amount to £643,000. The issued cry ital of the com- pany is £703,000.