NORTH NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wairoa South, April 10.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1837, 15 April 1884, Page 2

NORTH NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wairoa South, April 10.

Mh (4ium', uf tlic finn of Grant and Crosslin, commission agents, whom thedhecton h.ue appointed to flo.it the 2000 shaies on this side of Mcicoi, addiessed ;t meeting of the settlers in the Public Hall. Mr James J3ell occupied tlie ch.iir. He could speak with moie definite information since they last met, and Mi Giant wvu'.d be able to answer any questions ]>nt on matteis they wished to be infoimed upon. He was led to believe, fioin the newspaper and the societal y, that a man with 100 shaies had as many \otes, but he saw by the ivies of the Cauteibmy and Tarnnaki assor iations, that a member can only ha\e five votes, v» lnch is nioi<» in keeping with common sense, and the same rules aie to be adopted. With lespect to the head office, it is left an open question to shareholders. He fully expected that every selfish aim and interest would be given up for the geneial good and success of the cause. The success of the scheme depends greatly on the appointment of a prudent manager, and the manager lequhes to be in the centre of commerce, and in company witli commercial men. No traveller would ever think of going inland 80 miles to a country village to do business with the principal of the North N.Z Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association. He had much pleasure in introducing to them Mr Grant, who would more fully inform them on the noblest .scheme the Auckland f.irmci.s have ever enteied upon. , Mr (riant then addressed the meeting, explaining the objects of the association, and at considerable length showed the advantages, to be gained by the shareholders from the association. In leference to the working of similar associations, he read e\tiacts from the third annual repoit of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-opeiotive Associations which shows \ery encouiaging results A number of questions weie put by the meeting to Mr Grant, who gave very satisfactory replies. One question, put by Mr Thorpe : Where is the head office of the Association to be located ? .Seemed to be considered by the meeting to be a very important one, in reply Mr Giant said that the chairman had referred to this question in his opening remarks. And from his letters of instructions received from Mr Barton, Secretary to the piovisional Directors, that question is to be left to the shareholders to decide looking at the question from an economical and business point of view, he would certainly say, the head office ought to be in Auckland, that being the commercial centre, of not only the greater part of the North Island, but of the Polynesian trade, — beside the present rapid means of carrying on business by telephone and telegraph* it was absolutely necessary, that to make the Association what it was intended to be a paying concern, and a benefit to the shareholders, to have the head office located, where it would have full advantage of conducting its business as quickly and economically as possible. c At the close of the meeting a good number of shares were taken up. Mr Grant will canvass the district during the week. Meetings will be held in the various farming centres north of Mercer, by Mr Grant during next week, which will be duly notified bv advertisement.

Samuel Codirane and Son will sell a numbsr of Waikato properties on Wednesday, the 23rd inst. Mr Gelston advertises two steers running on his farm at Hecrescourt. Tenders are invited by the Hamilton Borough Council for the purchase^ of ten blue-gums, and falling and cutting them into lengths. Mr J. S. Buckland will hold his Cambridge cattle sale on the 24th inst., and horse sale on the 20th inst. Mr Charles Sutton, Waitetuna, advertises a well-matched pair of working oxen for sale. Mi J. S. Buckland will sell privately, a farm and a Cortland waggon ; also, several horses, sublect to trial. The freehold of the Oxford hotel is advertised for sale, applications to be made to Mr