[42] Parliamentary Paper, No. 316, Session 1873.

Sums to be PaidCapitalization
Electric and International Co14,694,1306,200,000
British and Irish Magnetic Co6,217,6802,670,000
United Kingdom Co2,811,3201,750,000
[A] London and Provincial Co 300,000325,000
Reuter’s Telegram Co. (Norderney Cable)3,630,0001,330,000
Universal Private Co922,105?
[A] This Company was paid the highest market value of its shares on the Stock Exchange in the first week of June, 1868, plus an allowance for prospective profits.

[43] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, July 5, 1869, p. 1,216 and following, and July 26, p. 759 and following.

[44] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, July 26, 1869, p. 767.

[45] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, July 26, 1869, p. 747.

[46] Report from the Select Committee on Revenue Department Estimates, 1888; q. 1,984.

[47] Report of the Postmaster General, 1895, p. 37.


CHAPTER V
None of Mr. Scudamore’s Financial Forecasts Were Realized