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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 37, 24 September 1891, Page 4

PROSPECTUS of the WEST COAST 1 FARMERS'" ; CO - OPERATIVE 1 ASSOCIATION (Limited) To he incorporated under the provisions r j of " The Companies Act, 1882." j Capital— £2oo,ool). in 4^.000 shares of £5 r each, wilh power co increase. FIRST issue of 2CMXX) shares arp offered for subscription, in respect of • which it is only proposed to call up 25s j per share, payable as follows, viz. :— ss on application, 5s on allotment, and the balance up to 25s per share in calls of 5s i per share, to be made at intervals o£ no: | less than three months. ?i'he balance of 75s per share will remain as a reserve of unbilled capital. It is not proposed to register the Association until at least I 4000 share's are subscribed for. In al» lotting shares regard will be had to priority of application. Temporary office : Wangantji. Provisional Dibectobs : Wanganui.— Hon. John Bryce, Messrs T, Higgle, E. E. Fletcher, H. N. Harrison, Alexr. Hiagie. Wayerley — Messrs W. Wilson, G. Death, James Aitken, Walter Symes, Duncan Macdonald. Marton and Bulls. — Messrs John W. Marshall, Donald Fraser. Geoffrey Potts, David Scott, John McKelvie, John T, Dalrymple, A Cruicksbank, W, A, Keiller, Arthur Amon, James Howard, James O Lilly, Alfred Boss. Feilding and Halcombe. — Major F. Moore, Messrs Albert H. Finnis, Charles FitzHerbert, H. L. Sherwill, Lewis S. Browne, Walter Johnstone, W. A. L. Bailey, John Pollock, William Mills, Owen Pleasants, H-.-Jacobs, J. R Johnstone, Alex. Bell, D, G. Riddiford, Robert Linton. Palmerston North. — Messrs William Coombs, John Cotter, Rickard O. K. Carey, Peter Stewart, G. Revmgton Jones, A. Russell, Edward John Arm* strong. Sandon and Carnarvon. — Messrs J. A. Bailey, James Bull, Robert B. McKenzie, Alex. McDonell, Tom McKenzie, B. S, Penny, Henry Hammond. Duncan D. McKenzie. Bankers : The Bank of New South Wales Solicitor : Mr T. R. Cash, High street, Marton. Managei : To be appointed after first meeting of shareholders. Secretary : (pro tern) M r Walter Smail, Wanganui. Broker: Mr John Stevens, Bulls. REASONS FOR FORMATION OF THE ASSOCIATION. 1. — The obvious necessity that farmers and all other producers, resident on the West Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, should be able to dispose of their wool, frozen meat, grain, dairy produce, flax, fruit, apd any other pio<Jucts at greatly reduced rates of commission, and be able to purchase all farm and station requirements at cost price, plus actual expenses. 2. — The successful results achieyed by Co-Operative Associations in other countries and in other parts of New Zealand — notably, by the Farmers' Co-Operative Associations in Canterbury. OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION. The Association is established for the purpose of carrying on the business of a Co-Operative Association in all its branches, including the direct importation and supply of farm and other station requisites, and the Memorandum and Articles of Association will enable the Association. — ;i,— To purchase, lease, exchange, hire, or otherwise acquire and construct any land, buildings, warehouses, for the storage of wool, grain, and produce of eyery description, sale yards, railway sidings, machinery, all necessary plant, stock in- trade, merchandise, and all such other real and property as by the directors for the time being shall be deemed necessary or convenient for carrying on the business of the Association, 2.— To sell either by public auction or by private contract, live stock of every description, all farm and station products and requisites, implements, machinery, chattels, and effects of all kinds, upon such terms and conditions as the directors may from time to time appoint. 3.— To afford facilities to the shareholders and constituents of the Association for, or to undertake for them the shipment of their produce to the various markets of the world, and to appoint agents in Great Britain, the other colonies, and foreign countries for the furtherance of this object. 4. — To make advances to the members of the Association or any other person or persons upon real and personal securities, as may from time to time be approved of by the directors, and to receive money on deposit at interest or otherwise. 5. — To sell, exchange, improve, manage, lease, mortgage, dispose of, or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property of the Association. ADVANTAGES of the ASSOCIATION To secure to the farmers, graziers, aud producers of the West Coast, by cooperation, the benefits of interchange, which have hitherto gone to the agents or distributors alone. By adopting the principle of co oriomtion in the formation of the Assoc: tl >n, farmers, graziers, flaxinillers, ana all other producers, who are shareholders and constituents, may sell their products and buy what farm and station requisites they severally require m the most favourable markets, aud at the same time share in too profits of the Association, which, after payment of all expenses, will belong to aud be distributed amongst the shareholders. The \s>ociation will collect and supply to shareholders agricultural and other statistics, prompt, disinterested, and re« I liable information as to the state of and j advantages offered by the various markets throughout the world. The Association will seek to ally ii self with other kindred institutions, anl so by sharing the costs of agency in British and foreign markets, reduce such costs, while increasing correspondingly the ad vantages to shareh' lders. The profits of the Association, after payment to the shareholders of a dividend not exceeding soven and a half per cent, per annum, and after making provision for writing off so much of the assets of the Association as may be deemed advisable and providing for a re>erve fund, will be divider! amongst the shareholders, according to the amount of business done by each with the Association, or according to any other system of divison as may from time to time be approved of by a majority of shareholders at a general meeting of the Association. The annual reports of other similar Associations show the satisfactory financial results which may be att tuned by*such enterprises, and induces the belief in the minds of the promoters thai equally satisfactory results may be achieved in tins ;ait of the colony, and while offering a safe investment tor oapitul that, the West Coa«t Fanners' Co-operatiye Association inny become, not on ij i\ -oi.'rtT of profit io its Nhaielar»Jd •■]•< and c nstitu< nfs, but alsn a greaf Hi'! pe'iiiaiieut benefit to I lit* farmer-, graziers, and procincois of (he Wesi Joust generally. JOHN STKVKNS, JJBPKKIi, I'OLLS.