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carrying on any business which the company is authorised to carry on.

(i.) To borrow or raise money by the issue of or upon bonds, debentures, bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other obligations or securities of the company, or by mortgage or charge of all or any part of the property of the company, or of its uncalled capital, or in such other manner as the company shall think fit.

(k.) To make, accept, indorse, and execute promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other negotiable instruments.

(1.) To form, organise, bring out, or set in operation, any company or association including in its objects any objects the same as or similar to those of the company, and to issue or guarantee the issue of or the payment of interest on the shares, debentures, debenture stock, or obligations of any such company.

(m.) To create or promote new companies, apply for, acquire and hold, or to sell and deal with the stock, shares, bonds, or other securities of any other company or association now existing or hereafter to be formed, and having objects similar to any of the objects of this company, or capable of being carried on so as directly or indirectly to benefit the company.

(n.) To enter into working arrangements of all kinds with other companies, corporations, or persons, also to make and carry into effect arrangements with respect to the union of interests or amalgamation, either in whole or in part, or any other arrangements with any other companies, corporations, or persons.

(0.) To make all deposits of money or securities, and to do all things necessary for the compliance with the laws or regulations of any government in places where the company may be desirous of transacting its business, and for such purpose, if necessary, to form and carry on or conduct its business through any subsidiary company.

(p.) To invest the moneys of the company not immediately required upon such securities as may from time to time be determined.

(9.) To sell, improve, manage, develop, lease, mortgage, dispose of, or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property of the company.

(r.) To sell the undertaking of the company, or any part thereof, for such consideration as the company may think fit, and in particular for shares, debentures, or securities of any other company having objects altogether or in part similar to those of this company.

(8.) To receive money on deposit.

(t.) To do all or any of the above things for the time being authorised, in any part of the world, and either singly or in partnership or in conjunction with any person, company, or association, and either as principals or agents.

(u.) To issue and allot shares of the company as fully or partially paid up, either in exchange for a cash payment or for any other valuable consideration.

(v.) To transact and do all such matters and things as are conducive or incidental to the above objects.

4. The liability of the members is limited. 5. The capital of the company is £

,000 shares of £5 each.

,000, divided into

6. Any of the said shares for the time being unissued, and any new shares from time to time to be created, may from time to time be issued, with any such guarantee or right of preference, whether in respect of dividend or of repayment of capital, or both, or with any such other special privileges or advantages over any shares previously issued or then about to be issued, or at such a premium or with such deferred rights as compared with any shares previously issued or then about to be issued, or subject to any such conditions and provisions, and generally on such terms as the company. may from time to time by special resolution determine.

We, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association; and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names :—

Names, Addresses, and Descriptions of
Subscribers.

Number of Shares taken

by each Subscriber.

II.-MISCELLANEOUS OBJECT FORMS.

BANK.

(a.) To establish and carry on the business of bankers with head offices in the City of London or elsewhere, with branches or agencies at such places as may from time to time be determined on in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

(b.) To carry on, do, and transact all banking and other cognate business usually and legitimately done and transacted by bankers, including discounting and dealing in bills of exchange, promissory notes, drafts, and negotiable securities, and in bullion, specie, and coin, and to receive money on deposit at interest or otherwise as may be thought expedient, and to lend money either with or without security.

(c.) To purchase, sell, deal in and make loans and advances of money on security of public and other stocks, funds, annuities, reversions, bonds, obligations, debentures, shares, bills of lading, dock and other warrants, lands, works, buildings, hereditaments, and other securities or properties, real or personal.

SHARE DEALERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS.

(a.) To carry on the business of share dealers or financial agents in all transactions relating to the sale, transfer, or exchange of every description of stocks, shares, debentures, bonds, mortgages, freehold or leasehold property, life interests, reversions or other securities or investments for money, and all transactions and negotiations on commission or otherwise relating to such business; and to advance or negotiate the advance of money at interest on securities or otherwise; and to carry on the business of stock and share brokers, land, estate, and mortgage agents, and brokers in all branches.

(b.) To print and publish financial or other newspapers.

GENERAL SHARE TRUST.

(a.) To raise money by the issue of shares, or debentures, and invest the amount thereof in the shares, stocks, bonds, debentures, obligations, or other securities of any gasworks, waterworks, docks, tramways, railways, or of any electric

light, power, telegraph, telephone, or kindred company, or other commercial or industrial undertaking, or of any company, or association, formed for the establishment of or working the same in any part of the world, and to mortgage, sell, dispose of, or repurchase any such securities.

(b.) To make advances upon, hold in trust, issue on commission, sell, or dispose of, any of the securities before enumerated, or to act as agent for any of the above or the like purposes.

FOREIGN RAILWAY.

(a.) To construct, equip, manage, and work railways or tramways in the Empire of Brazil, or elsewhere in South America, and especially a railway in the said Empire joining the city of with the town of

(b.) To contract for the construction of such railways and of any tramways, piers, jetties, quays, or other works, for or with any company, person, or persons, or for or with the Government of the Empire of Brazil, and to levy and recover tolls, dues, rates, and other charges.

(c.) To purchase, provide, manufacture, use, renew, and maintain locomotives, machinery, waggons, carts, and all other fixed or moveable materials, stores, and plant for the use of such railways, tramways, and other works aforesaid.

(d.) To construct, work, purchase, acquire, sell, pledge, charge, lease and hire and otherwise deal with any railways, tramways, lands, easements, buildings, constructions, fixed and rolling-stock, telegraphs, telephones, materials, plant, and other matters necessary or convenient for any objects of the company.

DRAINAGE COMPANY.

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(b.) To manufacture, establish, construct, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and to lay down and maintain sewers, drains, pipes, and drainage works of any description or material, and all works, buildings, houses, fences, reservoirs, tanks, machinery, apparatus, and other things which may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of the company or elsewhere in the kingdom of

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(c.) To construct or aid in, maintain, repair, improve, and subscribe towards the construction, maintenance, repair, and improvement of roads, streets, waterworks, and canals, and also of tramways, railways, and other roads and ways, and quays and wharfs for the purposes of the company.

ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY.

(a.) To carry on the business of electricians, mechanical and chemical engineers, and workers and dealers in electricity, motive power, and light, and any business in which the application of electricity or any like power is or may be useful, convenient, or ornamental, or any other business of a like nature; and to manufacture and produce, and, either as principals or agents, trade and deal in any articles belonging to any such business, and all apparatus, appliances, and things used in connection therewith, or with any inventions, patents, or privileges for the time being belonging to the

company.

(b.) To purchase and acquire and to make and enter into agreements for the purchase and acquisition of any inventions, patents, privileges, or rights for or relating to electricity or motive power, or of the goodwill, stock, and plant of any company or person carrying on business of a similar or cognate character to those comprised in this memorandum.

(c.) To create and produce store and accumulate electricity and electro-motive force, or other similar agency, and to supply the same for the production, transmission, or use of power for lighting and motive purposes or otherwise, as may be thought advisable, and to make experiments in, and public exhibitions of electric force and lighting, and electrical machinery and appliances, and to light towns, cities, streets, public places, public or private buildings, manufactories, mines, ships, lighthouses, railways, tramways, and other

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