George Weston sees further growth at annual meeting
George Weston Foods Ltd forecast continued growth in its business after record focal sales and a broader base across NSW and the ACT. Chairman A. G. Parker cited rising costs and diversification into poultry with Hampton Hatchery, noting net profit rose to 3.44 million pounds and sales topped 100 million for the first time.
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George Weston Foods Ltd
A. G. Parker
Sydney
Parker
Nsw
Act
New Zealand
Wyndham White Steps Down From GATT After Twenty Years
British born Mer Eric Wyndham White, longtime Director-General of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, resigns after two decades at the helm. He is succeeded by Olivier Long, a Swiss diplomat, who recently left the Swiss embassy in London to assume the post. White, 55, guided GATT through landmark Kennedy Round talks and efforts to accelerate tariff reductions to aid the US balance of payments.
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Mer Eric Wyndham White
Olivier Long
London
Geneva
Wilson
Hemingway Robertson Institute
H.R.L
Bean urges flexible oil policy to avoid discrimination
Mr Bean argues against keeping indigenous crude prices high as Australia relies on local fields for much of its crude. He warns it would favor certain interests, raise finished product prices, and hurt the industry. He calls for Australian refineries to import a substantial share of crude and finished products to maintain balance of payments and energy supply at competitive world prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Bean
Australia
Japan to push second stage of foreign investment liberalisation
Tokyo reports Finance Minister Mikio Mizuta outlined plans to expand direct foreign investment liberalisation in 1969. He said reviews of the July 1968 programme and imports for petrochemical and electronics techniques would be completed within the year, with a second stage beginning early next year as tech imports are fully freed. He cited Australia investment rising above $200 million amid the current policy.
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Tokyo
Mikio Mizuta
Britain
FETA
Immedi Jing
Ately
Mizuta
BP criticizes government oil policy in Australia
BP Australia deputy chairman D G L Bean says the government should avoid high priced isolationism in crude oil and allow the industry to respond to competitive forces. Speaking in Newcastle after BP Enterprise’s launch, Bean notes a shift in indigenous crude resources requires policy changes and argues for price alignment with imported crudes and targeted support for smaller scale production.
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British Petroleum Co
Aust Ltd
D. G. L. Bean
Australia
Mr Bean
Newcastle
BP Enterprise
Wilcox Mofflin predicts higher dividend for year
Wilcox Mofflin Ltd, a wool and skin merchant and agricultural equipment maker, expects a higher dividend this year after a dividend of six percent in the year to June, eight percent in 1966, with profit down from 352000 to 67000. Directors report continued satisfactory trading in the three months to March, indicating potential for a higher dividend.
Walter Wright Industries Profit Set to Rise in 66 67
Walter Wright Industries Ltd Melbourne engineer reports that profit for the year ending June 30 1967 should rise considerably from 1966 67. Last year profit fell to 110 962 from 126 725 and a 10 percent dividend was paid. They note strong gains in sales and profit in the nine months to March 31 with the latest quarter ahead of 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wright Industries Ltd
Melbourne
Moldines Ltd Declares First Interim Dividend of Five Per Cent
Directors report a better trading trend than last year with continued improvements in electrical goods and declare the company's first ever interim dividend of five percent.
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W. G. Waser Moldines Ltd
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Fenne
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