JAM FACTORY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1565, 5 October 1886, Page 3

JAM FACTORY.

A preliminary meeting for the purpose of considering tbe advisability of establishing a jam factory was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Winchester, last night. AboHt 20 persona were present, and on the motion of Mi J. J. Ellis, Mr J. A. Young took the chair. Tie Chairman said they .had met to consider a very important matter, and he hoped they would give it their most spriou3 consideration. It was to consider the advisability of establishing a jam Factory as suggested by a letter which' had' appeared recently in the Tsmuka LiiDBB and in the Gekaldinb Guardian. [The letter was hera read and the advertisement calling the meetiog.] The Chairman continued to say that no doubt a grest many more would have been present only for the inclemency of the weather, Be should be glad if any of those present would give any information on the subject. Mr Ellis was a practical fruit grower, and might he able to give them some information on the subjeot. Mr Ellis thought it would be best to adjouiD the meeting as so few were present The Chairman said he would like to see whether any oee had any information to give first. Mr Twomey had just told him he kaew where be could get information as to the cost of tbe plant. • Mr Twomey thoaght it would be very .inadvisable to adjourn without doing 'something. He had been present at .the birth of several industries, and he believed the meeting wasae good as any preliminary one he had Been. The best course they could adopt was to appoint a Committee to make inquiries into the feasibility of establishing a factory. This Committee could collect all possible information and lay it before a general meeting at a future date. The Chairman thought that would be the best plan to adopt. Messrs Ellis and Loach expressed themselves favorable to an adjournment, as several persons were absent who would take an interest in it. Mr Twomey said if they adjourned now without doing anything, and called another meeting in a week or a fortnight's time, they would not be in a better positiou than they were at present. On the other band, if they appointed a Committee the members of it would be working in tbe meantime so as to get the information required, and they would have something to lay before the next meeting. If they continued bringing people together time after time without having anything definite to lay before them, it would reEult in no one coming to their meetings in the end. Mr Northaro aaked how many shares had been promised. He had heard of one man who would take 40 shares. Mr Ellis said that every one who had aptken to him had promised to take up shares. The Chairman said it was no use talking about that yet. They mu9t decide on floating the Company Bret. After some further conversation Mr H. E. Smith proposed, and Mr J. J. Ellis seconded—- " That a Committee be formed for the purpose of making inquiries as to the advisability of establishing a jam factory, the Committee to consist of Messrs Twomey, Young, Ellis, Slack, R. A. Barker, Northam, Bishop, Daßenzy, J. Pye, Coombs, Chapman, and the mover, with power to add to their number." Tbe motion was uoanimonsly agreed to. On the motion of Mr Loach, seconded by IJr Ellis, Mr George Smith was appointed Secretary. This being all ihe business the meeting adjourned. At the request of the Chairman a Committee meeting- wa.* afterwards hel<', at which Messrs Young,.Twomey, Deßenzy, Smith and Ellis were present. Mr Young was voted to the chair. It was decided to add the following names to the Committee, namely: Messrs Poatlethwaite, senr., Inwood, Kelland, Guild, J. T. M. Hayhnrst, M. Cairig, Kelman and J. Talbot.

A long conversation took place as to whether a jam factory would pay, but nothing definite was arrived at. It was decided to instruct the .Secretary to write to all those who had been appointed members of the Committee, asking; them to collect all the ißformation they could within the next fortnight. Tho meeting then adjourned with the usual compliment to the Chairman,