MOA DAIRY COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 109, 29 April 1908, Page 4

MOA DAIRY COMPANY.

Aii extraordinary mccliug of Llirccl- "■■-- convened by the chairman, hub hold on Saturday, report- tin. "lie,.ad," when there were prc-cut;-Me-,-,. Ilerlihy tcliairinaii), Atkinson, Join-. M.u-Alahin ami Todd. Mr. Ilvrlihy said hj„ ],a,| ~illc,| n >ivii.il cting ui directors in ron.-iili'i-ili.ii position, (living i„ tin. un-ali-factory position in wliii-li Ihcv wit,. placed liy tin- vuti. of Saturday's meeting lie had tnki'ii legal advice on Hi, (pic-tion, ami Ik- was advised thai Is.ought nut to resign hi- ]ni>ilhin. If the result uf tin. vote had ■jivi-n any suit uf a majority against liim. lie wuiild i «f course have walked onl, lull In- had | eiiiiic to the (.inclusion I lull if a niaI jorily of the directors thought it right. I they would proceed with their proI gramme, and he would, therefore, he pleased to hear any remark any director wished to make. Air. Atkinson-Well, Air. Chairman. 1 don't (piite understand I in- push.in. \»u stated on (Saturday, w lien nddi.-s----in;; the meeting, that it von were d •- feated at th,. poll of the -haroh.dil-..|-you would resign and would not shclicr yourself Miind any ipiestioii of legality. -Now you mini' before us and say tint ; you have taken legal aducc and ate not going to resign. Air. llevlihy-l was advised that a one vote majority was not -ullicicnt grounds to cause any board of directors to resign. Air. Atkinson—Well, tlicn, what is th<. business we are called together to transact? Air. llerliliy—The lirst business i- 'J get rid of the man who lias caused all the friction, ami we should move that Air. C'orney be instructed to give Alackie thirty days' notice to leave the Company's employ, and if he refuses to comply with his instructions, that lureceive notice, to leave. Air. Atkinson—But isn't tne manager engaged for the year, and what sort of a position shall we be m by giwi'n him notice? Air. Todd—Oh, I don't think the people . will take any notice of them any nunc; ■ thev >aw th' e exhibition they made ol tlieiuselve, on Saturday, and thai the.' ' are not men of their word is very evi ' <li ill. Air. AlaiAlalion-Thc wh.de Ibiug waillegal ami counted for nothing, so- - Then tiie play began, and a veiy bril--1 liant display it was of the methods ol 1 carrying out work by jthc board ol ' directors, the arguments U-ing iniilii-il 1 recriminations, bitter and degrading, 1 eulininatiug ill ill'. Todd saying, "Von re • the liiggesl liar that ever walked On 1 two legs." To which Air. AlacAlahon I replied, "I'm not noticing you. Air. • Todd; you're not worthy of notice.' ■ The .sulphurous nature of the atuios--1 pliere cleared a little then, and an en- ' ipiiry was made whether so much Hiss ' was made when Air. AUDonald was sacked. Air. Todd—That's just where you all ' get wrong, and where they were going '' wrong at the meeting on Saturday a .Mr. Ale Donald never was -a.-kcl at all: I he served to the end of hi- term am II simply wn,i not re-engaged. Mr. Uernliy said he would pill the resolution, 'but wi-lied to have instruction how to act in the event of Air.

Cornev refusing to give Mackie notice. .Mr.' Atkinson said lie thought the directors were wrong in not giving attention to the deputation and petition from the Kainiata suppliers. Those sup pliers muni know more about Mr. MaeKie and hi.s work than the director-, and they had a rigid to receive attention to their petition. Mr. Ilerlihy asked the «■ retary what the terms of agreement were. Mr. Percival replied Ihal ,o far lithe manager and himself were concern i'il tliev were engaged for a year: bin the rest of the stall' were engaged by the manager, and Ik' could not say upon what terms tliev were engaged.' Mr. Ilerlihy—Oh, well, there can't b" much dilliculty about it when you have claimed the right to give thirty days' not ice. Mr. Percival- I hav,. not claimed an/ right, to give thirty day-,' notice. I have merely asked-and the rei|iiesi is in writing before the iliiccliir- -tu lie released from my position. l)i-cu-.sion then changed to an occur reuce at the factory, and then to Mr. Ilerliliv's attitude toward- Mr. Ciddy: and exercise in voice production liv Mcs-ps. Ilerlihy and Todd again relieved the monotony for a short time, and then Mr. Ilerlihy called the meeting '.. order and moved the resolution: "Thai Mr. Cornev lie instructed to give c. Mackie thirty .lay-' notice 1.. leave the Company's employ, and if the manager refuses the chairman bring up a report on the position at the next regular meeting of directors.'' Seconded liv Mr. Jones and carried. Mr. Ilerlihy then moved. "That "Mr. Ilocock's resignation be accepted with regret." Seconded by Mr. MacMahon and carried. Mr. MacMahon then, moved, and Mr. Jonc* seconded, "That Mr. 11. Iline he appointed a director, vice Mr. fkicock. resigned."—Carried. Mr. Atkinson moved, and Mr. 'J'odl seconded. "That owing to the adversevote given on Saturday at the extraordinary meeting of shareholders, we. the directors, resign in a body." This on .being put was lost, two voting in favour and three against. The moet- . ing then closed.