PROPOSED FARMERS' COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AT TAMAHERE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1775, 20 November 1883, Page 2

PROPOSED FARMERS' COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AT TAMAHERE.

At a mooting of settlei*, bold at Tamahore on Satuiday e\ening, there was a fa.nl.ylepiesentathe gatheirng. The propiiety of establishing an association, to be called the Tamaheie K.inncih' Co-operative Association, uas discussed. Amount tlio.se present wine the following gentlemen: — Captain Runciin.ui, Captain Dalv, the Mosmh (liaham, IJatkhi, Jiaiugh, Wheeloi, Baikoi, Khodes, Maudes, ,uid Captain McPhoi.son. It wa. ioM>lvi>d by the foregoing th.it theie l -> gi oat ii",ud of establishing such an asM>ciation in W.ukato, to bo woiked on tlie j>iincipluof the C.tntei bury Association, which has ]>ioM>(l such a gie.it benefit to the.shaieholdeis and all connected theiewith. It was also n-snhod that all piesent should act ;t.s a comniitti'C to canvass the district to asceitam the suiipoit 'the nioveinent get, and ii'poit to the nest nieeti'iuf, to be held on Monday, the 3rd December, at 7.30 p.m. The capital of the pioposed association v ill bi- €10,000 in 10,000 shaies of HI each, payable Is on application, Is on allotment, and Is at intervals of not less than one month thereafter. Tt i.s piopnsed. to establish the office of the association at the Taniiihere .store, Mr Thomp-on, the present piopnetor, having consented to act as .secretiiij'and manager for the association until other arrangemedts can be made. The objects of the association adopted by the meeting are exactly similar to the Taranaki Farmers' Co-operative Association, viz. :— 1 .—To offer facilities to farmers for the bhipment by the most approved me.ins of their produce to the various markets ot tin* world, and the appointment of agents in the thedifferent localities ior the furtherance of this object. 2.— To cftett adv-inces on any securities, real or personal, that the directors appointed by the Association may think fit. 3. — To procure for sale to the shareholders cornsacks, woolpacks, agricultural implements, Seeds, and other articles of consumption, or otherwise, th.it the directors to be appointed by thn Association may think fit. 4. — To extend the working of the Association in any direction which may seem likely to benefit the members. 5.— 10 confine the advantages of the Association exclusively to members. o.— To conduct the operations of the Association on a cash basis. 7.— To divide the profits that may accrue to the Association in the conduct of its business among tlio shareholders of the Association pio tata in accordance with the amount of business done by cadi shareholder, after paying such dividends on paid-up capital as may be declared from time to time and after setting aside any funds as a reserve fund that the directors of the Association may think fit. B.— And the doing of all such other things as arc incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.

A good shepherd is wanted at Fen Court. Messrs Douplas, Tamahcre, ' have for sale, 50 Lincoln 2 and i-toothi -tooth rams ; also, 18 2 -tooth grey face ranis. ' ■- ,' t Tenders arc invited for the erection of a school at Tam'ahere. ' ' - (> Mr X. Kurton, Avondale. Njjaruawahia, invites tenderVfor' .qloannff',! ploughing and ditch-