Chairman's AGM Statement

CHAMBERLIN & HILL PLC
30 July 1999


AGM Statement

At  the  AGM of Chamberlain & Hill today, Chairman John Eccles
will make the following comments to shareholders:

My  statement in the June Annual Report said that  'this  year
has  started steadily with rather better trading than  in  the
last  three months of last financial year, but not as  buoyant
as  in  the  equivalent period a year ago'.  I can now  report
that  orders  and schedules have improved somewhat  in  recent
weeks.

I also reported that the Directors had decided to exercise the
powers  granted to them to buy-back Company shares, and  I  am
pleased to announce that so far, we have been able to purchase
and cancel a total of 436,000 shares representing 5.66% of the
original issued share capital.  These purchases have been made
without  as yet incurring any borrowings and they will  result
in  an  improvement  in earnings per share for  the  remaining
shareholders.   We  will continue to review  the  use  of  the
powers  granted  to us, and only exercise  them  in  light  of
prevailing market conditions and when we believe it to  be  in
the best interests of the shareholders generally.