THE WAIKATO FARMERS' COOFERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1526, 15 April 1882, Page 2

THE WAIKATO FARMERS' COOFERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the provisional directors of this association was held at Camp's Tamahere Hotel at 8 o'clock, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of Adopting the prospectus. There were present': Messers«Barugh (in the chair), S. S. 'Graham, W. A. Graham, J. Martyn, Main, H. A., Paton, A. TV. Pearson, and Ewen. ' ' ! The suggestions made by the Auckland and Ngaruawahia shareholders having been entertained, and the prospectus drawn up accordingly, on the motion of Mr Paton, seconded by Mr Main, it was 1 resolved " That the prospectus as ' submitted by Mr W. A. Graham "be 1 adopted." — Carried. 1 A general meeting of shareholders will shortly be held, for the. election of directors and the' appointing of officers for the association. "' '

The Australian blacks are said to have traditions of a beneficent deluge, in which a big frog, that had swallowed all the waters •• luckily burst when an eel made (him laugh. by* dancine« on the tip of histoil.? . s „ , , „ , The Qorporation of Sydney have received an oner from London for lighting j (l the streets, with electricity, at a cost of 25,pe$, cent .less ,tjban ; the contract price of gas.,- VVJ. V ( ! \ ' ' Aj^mcjh of rain falling on an acre of land would weigh 'more than 100 tons.' There. ; are,,6Jo acres in^mile^ao that t an inch of rain, pa a square mjle would,, if collected, .weigh; \over" 64,ooo' tons,'. \ t The area of "V^ales and Scotland' id,8 &,8 43 squar* miles. , - Assuming ' the whole of this, sjirf ace tp be covprjed^ with snow > to to^tn^depth of, one 'foot,! abd that a fQgjb, H of ( sn'ow'is equal' to one incjh ( of rain, thej /apiazingf result follows that therd .must. ;haye;beeji dischargedl from, the jhearenq . S^Syil^OOOitons of' ■witec.-r-Jlfark lane