CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY. (lncorpor:ttcd by the Central London Railway Act, 1891.)

Omm , 55, BROA Dl\"A Y, 1\"ES"Dll'.'::ffER, S.\V . 1.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS, TOGETHER \VITH FINANCIAL ACCO UNTS AND STATISTICAL RET URNS, FOR THE Y EAR ENDED 31 st DECEMBER, 192+

TO BE scB:-llTTED T O TllE PROl'Rll·.TORS .\T _\'.': ORD!:\ \RY GE:\IR.IL :-11.I·.Tl'.':G OF TllF C0:-1!' I:\\" TO JlL llELD .IT Till" C.IY!"CJ\; II.ILL. C.l:\TO:\ STREET, II E>"Dll'.':STl.R. :;.II'. 1 0:\ Ti!CRSD.\Y, TllE 19rn D.IY OF FI:BI\l.. IRY: 1915 . . IT 11 o·cLOcK J:\ TIJL FORE:\00:\.

DlRLCTORS. t. THE R!Glrl llO'.\'OLR.-\BLE LORD .\SllFli-.l.IJ, in r.'>:an! 11 )zu.,-, )5, B: J.:i...l\\J)', \\e.uninster, Lom.iva, S.\\. 1.

Till:: RIGHT 110'.\'0LRABU LORD GEORGE J L\\111.TO:\, L.L.::-.1., 1;-, :\lonugu Street, PortmJn ::i~u.1r~, LouJu:1, \\. [). ;,:; L .11r111

FR.:\~K PICI\.., 1:.SQ., Auinaru .1!a1111,;w D1rubr 55, Broad\•,:iy, Westmimter, London, S.\\. :.

ZAC ELLIS K'.'\AJll', ESQ., Directer of CQ11strun/011

55, Bro:1dw3y, \re,;1minster, London, S.W. I. COLO:-;EL SIR llERBERT JEKYLL, R.E., K.C.:11.G . .\11..:ns:i.:;d llou~c., CoJJlmin,g, Surrey. ' CEXERAL T JI E HO:'\. SIR HERBERT A l.l ~X.\~DJ-:R 6~ J b L.\\\ RF:\'C'F. l\.C.B .. '' ~om .ud Street, London, E.C. J. SIR \\"ALTER RO Pl ~ R I.A\\ RENCF IJ G C . 94 , E:iton Square, London, S . \~ . ' ~RT., ..l.L'. ., G.C.\ '.0., C.11., RAILWAY COMPANY. CENTRAL LO ooN

TIIE DIRECTORS REPORT OF

TO Ill. >L n,1n·n \) T O T l lf. PROl'Rll"l"Olt:i \T \'\ ()\U>l'\ \R\' Gl''\\·:R \L '!EfTt'\G OF TllE co:-tP\'\Y TO Ill llL\.\) \T Tiii: C\\TO'\ ll \L!.,

C\\TO'\ STREET, \HSDll:\ST FR. S.11. t. O'\ Till R,;ll.\Y, Tl IL 1 1 l).\Y

OF n:BRl:.\ RY. 19z;, "' II o'ct.OCK !'\ Tlll· \'ORI'-;(\()'\.

1, Y r Oircct< n 1ubmic the Fitt.ln1.:":i.\ \, ..

Oc,-embtt 1 • t

I :. Th f U \ung is 1 umm:iry of your Comr ' ' l ft

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l'u. .\c.. o ~T '.'\o. 9- / HJ!Jt rm l.i I }....lr·-! \

ntJ.-a- L :crest, Rent ls lnJ ::.:it her Fixed Ch lPC

•.\FrrorriJtinn to RcscrYc for Contingcncic :mJ Ren \ul

Di\ iJend on Preference St ·k. • •

BJ.l.mccDd1::rrcJ lu·bblc OrJrn:if) for D1\ St

100 £819.-zf

. . . "unda m;cw Jj;s :-JJjcHy·; Gm-crnmc·n< ;n1coclucc.I • J@ iL".> _P·•;;;.'m<~ l f··: the cc.nao! 6. ~)an~.& th~.\~n .in•l around J.oml•lll . T he Bill undt·r the ode of tl1e l'."r.~( :l I roi.f,.( ·:'-, l(J-4• ·::nc 1r.to 0 ·:.:. >n.11;>< not th"dorc been '""" cncntgh in "l'cr.ition '" "'- wl>lt '"' '•c t .I be ''· ;:;~;~~~,'.~' ~,~~i:;; 1 rn~u l. ,IJ,:o'.l tralfo gc'!lcrJlJy. -. T he Bill rr"motcJ in the 192+ St•••ion of P:trliJmcnt h· ~:our ump::~· ;i.::~l tl1- :\It· •j:-<11'·::,31 1 Di~'""lt.t 1 RJilwa\· CvmJ'.lD\._ \lhidi , , St:bmi1tc.l 10 .ind .lf'!'wn".1 by tlic Pro1 ndori :H the "f :tl (, ricr 1 \ c .:.; }.dC or. 11 1 the ; 1.:1 FC"t-I 1Jr) . 19.::+. rcl·cin::.! Ro)·.11 \ ~,;cnt ~ 1 n the 1+1h July, 192t. :-· a:;d other S. The r(• icy of imrro1·ing to the Hat of your r ilw1y h. I 1C""' ·c: t·n Jr-!. 1 accc~~ ion~ 1 rr ! .. '- cdir:~ imrrll\TffiCr.ll· h;in• bl'l'n comrktcJ during thC }'CJr :lt the Jb:1k '1li :-J.t:i'b l 1.; h '.°'t r ~;i1isi.ao0rily ;it OxforJ Cir..:u• Toucnh:nn Court Ro:h!, Bord ~trn:t and Liver, oc·: :--1 • '.'-ta· n n ~ ,. R.. :1".:t\" Q Tht.• J,onJo1n Elc ·nic, !. lcuorolit.111 Diqri..:t, City an,! :>rnd1 l .c .., on lomFJ.m~ !TlflZ: i•1 !"I' C<1 ,Fire~ . etc.) .\,:t, 19 .:0. \\hi..:h ;11:thori~c.l incrc;"~.:s ih 1~1.1x:1~1 1 1 r \C bcr.::; cur:cc ncJ. t·xr1rcs in l\·brn:irr, 1925. The cxi

~ . 10. !.lr .. 11. ~ - Blain , one of the 1 \ ~~i~tant !.lanagin,z Director; c.f ,. ·r((''T" wo.k in CQnn1 .twn "1th traffic oper:ition was carried out\'. ' r, .:.iblc dfo

H crbcr~1jck:UhcRD·!rcc~ors rctirin~ by rotation arc the Rt. 111 •1. J,o:-. t c;~or"'r II:i.r ( ' Cc~··::d ~ ;r . • ' .L. K.C.!.1.G.i and, being eligible, they off1·r tlif'msdn:s f1 r :-i.: c'

I Z. The .\uditor( :.1~~n. \\' B p C !.i.nwid, :\ litchdl S: Co., · .... ·. · d cat & o., \dio ha,·c rcn·::th· a1t£-'"CJ 1 ,. ' t ., a 1~o n.:urc, an ofi'r.:r thcms<:h cs for rc-d<:c d. ·::.

55, IhoAowAy1 \\'r.."T Mr :-sTER, S.W. I. 5:h Ftbruary, 1925

The Transfer Registers will be closed f will b rom th e 5th to the 19 h F b c posted on \\'cdncsd a . ., ,.tl :c ruary. 19.-:;-. an~I DiYi,knd \\ ~.irr.:;.1it~ . } ' - ) t l b .:bru;try, 1 9~5 . (C. L.R., 192+)

CE TRAL LONDON RAILWAY.

FJ:\'A:--.'CIAL ,\ CCOUNTS .-\"'I) STATISTICAL RETURNS FOR TllE YEAR El'DED J I S'J' DECE~llJER, 192+

PART I. Fl0-'Ai"CIAL ACCOL'0:TS.

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Ccntr.i I >ndon RJihuy \n, 19q \ \, cnJ,·J br C<"mral 1.onJon and ~I, tr politJn I l>znri t Ri.il"ar ComrJnics (\\ ~rls) \,t, ..,,, 3;,,000 TlTu... £ -f,6o;,

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No. 5.-DET,\ILS or C,\PIT.IL EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR F.XDED 3' t nr.u::-lllER, '9'·1· I. (' t• "'''''"' f l.jnJ•nd \\,, M>d :.... ; ~ .. oud P•olU hl•? C'o.inptn"'

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Ordi.u1y Stocks

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s.,, ,, __ RECEIPTS .1:-.D L\.PJ·::-.DITL"RE IN 1u:sPECT OF S1T \~IBOJ\TS.

:-."~· •3.-RECI:JIYI'S ,\SD E.\.PL:-.DITL"RE IN RESJ'LCT OF CJ\NJ\LS.

So. '4·" -RECl.ll'J", ,\.\.D E\Pl-SDJTL"RE I.\. RESPH.:r OF DOCKS, 111\RllOURS !IND WllJ\RVICS.

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No. 18.-GE:-.!ERAL BALANCE llEET. C1.

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PART II. STATISTIC AL R ETL1 R, ' S.

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111.-llORSLS .\ \D RO.ID IEll!CLFS l·:l lPLO \T D I\ Tl lF COl.LECTIO\ \\ll 1>11.111 RY OJ nRCfl.S " A'.\D GOODS, .\:\]) I\ T iil·. CO:\\ I \'.\\CE 01 J'.l::.::>l·:\(;l·.lb . " J\'.-STEA:l lBO.\TS. V.-CA:--IALS. \'!.-DOCKS, HA RllOL;RS .\\D \\'II \RI FS. \ '11 .-HOTFLS. l f.\t ap;!u ... !~ : : u (. p.iny. 1'111.-LA\ D, PROPERTY, &c., :\OT FOR:lll\G P.\RT OF Tllf. R.\1 1.\1 \\' CIR ' T\TIO\,,

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