| Description | Third minute book for the Company (with index) covering the period July 1929 - June 1934. Santa Rosa Minute Book 3 Dates: 29th July 1929 - 18th June 1934 Matters Discussed include: Agencies on West Coast of South America Agreement with competitors, Callao Agreement with competitors, Milling, Chile Advertisements of Gavilla Oats Balfour, Williamson & Co. Ltd - Deposit Banco de Chile - Credit to San Cristobal Co. Bank Credits, Concepcion Mill Boiler Explosion, Callao Boiler Insurance Bunge & Born Ltd. - Argentine Cereal Company - Proposal of Merging Peruvian Mills Cowfar L.N. - Appointment as miller Callao Power Contract Callao Docks Chicken Feed for Chile Cia Mol. San Cristobal Finance - Loan from Banco de Chile Corn Flour Plant, Concepcion Chilean Exchange Concepcion Finance Concepcion Mill Credits Chairman of Company - Appointment of H.C.R. Williamson Debentures - purchase Deposits with Balfour, Williamson & Co. Ltd Earthquake Insurance Callao Electric Pumping Set. Callao Exchange, Peru Fideo Factory Forres, Lord - Death Freeman S.G. - refusal of expense request Gibbs, Williamson & Co. - appointment as agents of the company [Northern Chile] Goodwill a/c [accounting practice] Groat Cutter, Concepcion Herschell, Lord - Death - Trustee of Debenture Trust Howe E. - visit to Lima Interoceanic Line - Freight Agreement with Bunge & Born Milling Agreement - i) Callao Mill, Peru & ii) Valparaiso Mill, Chile Morris Lorry - Purchase for Concepcion Mill, Chile Naylor, John Murray - Proposed appointment as trustee for Debenture Trust Power of Attorney - granted to Williamson, Balfour & Co. S.A. for Chile/Bolivia and to Milne & Co. S.A. for Peru Power Contract, Callao Mill Paper Sacks for Chilean Flour Riots and Civil Commotions Insurance, Callao Mill Russell, S.H. - award of a bonus San Cristobal Cia - New Capital Trustee for Debenture Holders Vasey, Cecil - Contract Renewal, Valparaiso, Chile Williamson H.C.R. - Election as Chairman
Attendees at meeting were: Sir Archibald Williamson MP, Later Lord Forres; Chairman - Till Death in 1931 H.C.R Williamson: Chairman - 1931 onwards Charles C. Barrie Lord Forres, Stephen Williamson William Ritchie Henderson Edgar Howe H.P.M. Milne S.K.G Williamson
Also Included are cuttings from The Times Newspaper, Company Meetings Section, reports on the Annual General Meeting of Company Shareholders: P.36 - 17th June 1930 - Santa Rosa Milling Company: Improved Results P. 74 - 24th June 1931 - Santa Rosa Milling Company: Conditions in Chile and Peru* P. 110 - 17th June 1932 - Santa Rosa Milling Company: Position in Chile and Peru P. 150 - 27th June 1933 - Santa Rosa Milling Company: Difficult Trading Conditions *Effects of the Great Depression referenced as a factor in decline in company's profitability. Also Included on P.184 Cuttings from Extraordinary General Meeting 15th February 1934. Topics were Modification to Debenture's Trust in relation to the agreement of a merger between the company's Peruvian Milling assets with those of Bunge & Born. H.P.M. Milne's assets were also involved in the merger. |