WAIROA SOUTH.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1831, 1 April 1884, Page 3

WAIROA SOUTH.

run ,si:rru'.ns and rnK.voitrii new zkaj,and i vkmi us' t'O-c)i»j;u vri\ j: association 1 . A nm ie meeting was held in the Public Hall, Wiuku youth, on the 20th Match, to take into consideiation the advisability of joining the Waikato sottleis in foinnng the Noith Now Zealand Fanneis' Co operative Association. IVfr Gcnige Mum or was Anted to the ch.iu, .md called on Mi- James 8011, who had convened the meeting, to explain what they who licte met foi. ALi Bell stated that he had leceived a letter frnn Mi Peacocke, one of the dnectois, asking him to do what lie could m the disti ict towaids fm thering the niteiests ot the association. He had met Mr (Jiaham m Hamilton when he was piepaung to foun the Tamaheie association, and recommended him to extend the association so as to include the f.umeis near Auckland and all Waikato. He had «ilio lecommended Mr Giahan> to send the camasser, Mi Baiton, hen 1 , and had a lettei fiom that gentleman to say he was coming, and he had \olunteeied to tike him lound the adjacent distiiets. He would lead the account of the meeting held in Hamilton, fiom The Waikato Tunes, ,md tliat was the moot of the nitoiinatioii he could gno them. Mi W. H. Tlioi lie wished to know what I was the amount of the shaie, and whethei limited or unlimited. Mr Bell stated tint he had not lerened any copies of the piospeetus, but understood that tliey .it hist intended to make theshaies £">,' the smio as Ta.ian.iki, but afteiwaids loweied tin shaie to £1. It was a hunted association, and wished moie foi inembeis than lai/e sh.ueholdeis. The Taianaki Association shaies weie £.">, but it was never intended to call up moie than the h ilf, so as tlieA could lepievnt good secul lty and boiio\vh"a\y o\ ei-di. nights fiom the bank. Theie was anotlier question laised, wheio the head oihee was to be, in Auckland oi in Hamilton. Mi Bell stated that a-. Auckland would be the chief leceniii'^ depot of .ill goods, the head ofhee and liead cleik weie bound to be theie, and .supply all the local .stoies'onleis. He hoped all the pi moipal distnots would follow suit — Pukekohe, Waiuku, ACangeie, Ota'iuhu and Xoith of Auckland, and have each then iepie-entati\e dnectois. Mr Bell then moved the following lesolution, '•That tins meeting heaitily co opeiate with the Wai kato ,settlei-> in establishing the Xoith New Zealand F.umeis' C'o-opeiatne Association." — Seconded by Mr Elliot, and earned unanimously. Mi J). Craw fold pioposed that Messi-, Bell and Elliot be nominated to comas-, the d'stnet for subscubeis to the shaie list. Ten giUe in then names ,it the meeting. At the closj of the meeting, the Mutual linpio\enient Association held then halfveaily meeting. Mi (Jeoige Thoijje was elected (h.ui man, and Mi Stephens secietuy, foi the no vt si\ months, aftei which Mi Elliot delneied an essay on "Ancient and Modem Faiiinii",' and locjived a vote of thankb tor the same. —(Own Coirespondent.)