Closes US $84,900,000 Share Issue - November 3, 2004

Enters Underwriting Agreement - October 22, 2004

Underwriter Exercises Option - October 22, 2004

Files Preliminary Short Form Prospectus - October 21, 2004

Declaration of Dividend - September 7, 2004

Selected Financial Information - August 10, 2004

Selected Financial Information - June 9, 2004

Closes US $114,075,000 Share Issue - April 8, 2004

Equity Offering Increases  - March 26, 2004

Enters Underwriting Agreement - March 26, 2004

Files Prospectus - March 25, 2004

Selected Financial Information - March 3, 2004

Selected Financial Information for the year ended Oct 31, 2003 - December 24, 2003

Closes U.S. $ 74,949,000 Share Issue -  December 19, 2003

Equity Offering Increases - December 10, 2003

Enters Underwriting Agreement - December 9, 2003

Files Preliminary Short Form Prospectus-December 8, 2003

Declaration of Dividend - September 5, 2003

Closing of Private Placement - February 14, 2003

Exercise Dealers Option - February 7, 2003

Private Placement Agreement - February 6, 2003

Closing of Private Placement - January 30, 2003

Private Placement Agreement - January 22, 2003

Selected Financial Information for the year ended Oct 31, 2002 - December 23, 2002

Selected Financial Information - August 29, 2002

Declaration of Dividend - August 30, 2002

Closing of U.S. $48.5 Million Share Issue - June 13, 2002

Underwriters Agreement - June 6, 2002

Files Preliminary Short Form Prospectus - May 28, 2002

Selected Financial Information - May 23, 2002

Further Private Placement - May 2, 2002

Private Placement - April 3, 2002

Central Fund Appoints Officers - August 22, 2001

Selected Financial Information - August 22, 2001

Declaration of Dividend - August 22, 2001

Rights Offering - December 29, 1998