is le ). ▁The ▁company ▁half - year ly ▁meeting ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁after ▁Mr ▁D od ds ' ▁departure , ▁and ▁the ▁report ▁to ▁share hold ers ▁contained ▁multiple ▁critic isms ▁of ▁his ▁regime . ▁▁ ▁Account s ▁had ▁been ▁defect ively ▁kept ; ▁exp end iture ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁book ed ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁in cur red , ▁and ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁' in ac cur acy ▁and ▁confusion ' ▁in ▁the ▁stores ▁accounts . ▁Mr ▁T osh ▁had ▁found ▁the ▁engines ▁to ▁need ▁much ▁rem ed ial ▁work , ▁they ▁being ▁' in ▁a ▁most ▁dil ap id ated ▁state ▁from ▁long ▁neglect '. ▁A ▁new ▁tank ▁engine ▁built ▁to ▁D od ds ' ▁specification ▁had ▁proved ▁wh olly ▁un su ited ▁for ▁the ▁traffic . ▁D od ds ▁def ended ▁himself ▁by ▁attack ing ▁the ▁compet ence ▁of ▁Mr ▁T osh ▁( who ▁could ▁not ▁reply , ▁because ▁not ▁a ▁share holder ) ▁and ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁the ▁stores ▁accounts ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁half - year ▁had ▁been ▁wil fully ▁f als ified . ▁" Under ▁the ▁existing ▁management ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁being ▁was ted , ▁four - fif th s ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁exp ended ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁half - year ▁was ▁altogether ▁unnecessary , ▁and ▁the ▁direct ors ▁were ▁not ▁deser ving ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁the ▁share hold ers ." ▁Accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁half - year ly ▁report ▁and ▁accounts ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁D od ds