Pitman's Business Man's Guide: A Handbook for All Engaged in BusinessSir Isaac Pitman, 1924 - 621 pages |
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... present volume is sufficiently indicated by its title , and the book itself is intended to be a compendium for the business man and a repository of commercial information of every description . Within the limits of a volume of this size ...
... present volume is sufficiently indicated by its title , and the book itself is intended to be a compendium for the business man and a repository of commercial information of every description . Within the limits of a volume of this size ...
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... present , no restrictions placed upon any man who calls himself an accountant , though an effort is being made to raise the status and qualifica . tions of those who practise as such . The Institute of Chartered Account- ants ...
... present , no restrictions placed upon any man who calls himself an accountant , though an effort is being made to raise the status and qualifica . tions of those who practise as such . The Institute of Chartered Account- ants ...
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... present at such meeting , expressed by resolution , in view of the special nature of the busi- ness then being dealt with or about to be dealt with , such exclusion is advisable in the public interest . " For the pur- poses of the Act ...
... present at such meeting , expressed by resolution , in view of the special nature of the busi- ness then being dealt with or about to be dealt with , such exclusion is advisable in the public interest . " For the pur- poses of the Act ...
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... present , and it will assist the press representatives in their work if a copy of the agenda can be provided for their use . Newspaper reports of meetings are subject to the protection of Section 4 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act ...
... present , and it will assist the press representatives in their work if a copy of the agenda can be provided for their use . Newspaper reports of meetings are subject to the protection of Section 4 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act ...
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... present will take the directors ' report and accounts as read ; chairman's speech , concluding with moving the adoption of the directors ' report and accounts ; declara- tion of dividend ; re - election or election of directors ; re ...
... present will take the directors ' report and accounts as read ; chairman's speech , concluding with moving the adoption of the directors ' report and accounts ; declara- tion of dividend ; re - election or election of directors ; re ...
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Page 297 - ... sale, pledge or other disposition thereof, or under any agreement for sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale, shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorized by the owner of the goods to make the same.
Page 296 - India warrants, warehouse-keepers' certificates, warrants or orders for the delivery of goods, or any other document* used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by indorsement or by delivery, the possessor of such document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented.
Page 505 - A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.
Page 484 - Delay in giving notice; how excused. — Delay in giving notice of dishonor is excused when the delay is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the holder and not imputable to his default, misconduct or negligence. When the cause of delay ceases to operate, notice must be given with reasonable diligence.
Page 321 - ... unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 276 - ... the workman, or in case the injury results in death, the legal personal representatives of the workman, and any persons entitled in case of death, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the workman had not been a workman of nor in the service of the employer, nor engaged in his work.
Page 277 - ... at his last known place of residence or place of business, and if served by post shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the letter containing the same would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post...
Page 339 - That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 276 - Under sub-section one of section one, unless the defect therein mentioned arose from, or had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer, or of some person in the service of the employer, and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the ways, works, machinery, or plant were in proper condition.
Page 269 - That place shall be considered and held to be the residence of a person in which his habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.