Minute Book Fifth minute book for the Company (no index). Dates: 29th June 1938 - 5th July 1945 Note: No index in minute book Matters Discussed include: Amalgamation of mills in Chile - Concepcion and Osorno Mills Annual Accounts - company audit Chilean Earthquake - Concepcion, January 1939 (damage to mills & cost of repairs) Auditor's Report British Chamber of Commerce in Peru - company delays plans to join till after end of WWII Bunge & Born Ltd - Argentine Cereal Company/ Business Partner with Santa Rosa Company Cables - i.e. one from Lord Forres nominating A.E. Grieve as an alternate director Callao Mill Central Argentine Railway Ltd - company owns stock in the railway Cia Mol San Cristobal - Chilean Flour Company - Business Partner Cia Molinera Santa Rosa (C.M.S.R.) - Legal Registration of Company in Chile Cogorno Hermanos - C.M.S.R. Subsidiary Concepcion Urbanisation - railway development, correspondence with Chilean government Concepcion Mill - Improvements, Power Plant, profitably, earthquake loss Corporate Income Tax Correspondence - with South American based mills Death of Edgar Howe - company director Debenture Trust Deed Declaration by Directors - compliance with the company's Articles of Association Deposits - banks Dividends E. Vargas & Co. Finance - loans/company accounts, investments (mills), financial transfers, financial position (assets vs. debt), relationships with local banks Insurance - Callao Mill stocks, earthquake, profits, riots, sabotage Leave of absence - Edgar Howe Lord Abertay Death - trustee of debenture trust, replaced by Sir Charles Barrie Lt. Col. George C Cooper - election to the board and subsequent granting of leave of absence Mandates - continuation of relationship with Martins Bank Osorno Mill - earthquake insurance, correspondence, profits, insurance Power of Attorney for Chile and Peru - continuation of Williamson, Balfour & Co S.A. and Milne Co S.A. as company attorneys in Chile & Peru. Santiago Mill - profitability Shareholders Senor Riveras - transfer in company to new role after illness Statistics - purchase and sales for each mill Wheat & Flour - shipments Note: Whilst the Second World War was occurring during this period - it does not appear to be as a major issue of discussion in the company board meetings. However during the war the matters discussed/contents of director's meetings seems significantly smaller. Attendees at meeting were: H.C.R Williamson: Chairman A.E. Grieve Charles C. Barrie Lord Forres, Stephen Williamson Lt. Col. George C Cooper William Ritchie Henderson J.G. Henderson (by invitation) 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, appear to have stopped during the Second World War, the meetings still occurred but reporting in The Times may have stopped: P.4 - 7th July 1938 - Santa Rosa Milling: Difficult Trading Conditions P. 48 - 13th July 1939 - Santa Rosa Milling: Factors affecting the Year's Results P. 90 - 16th July 1940 - Santa Rosa Milling Company: Increased Gross Income 1938-1945