THE CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. TO THE EDITOR.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1874, 10 July 1884, Page 3

THE CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — I trust a few ideas regarding the co-operative system will not be out of place at the pi esuit time. As 1 take it, the N.N.Z.F.C >S. is a society of sectlei's and farmers, (chiefly) to assidt them to sell produce well and purchase cheaply. I think the business could be worked somewhat after this method %cry economically : Let every shareholder be supplied with 12, or nioie, pnntcd forms or circulars, giving a list of things likely to be lequiied ; also, another set, comprising things for sale. Let the shareholder fill up a paper eveiy month on a certain day, to be in the office. Then allow the manager, &c, a certain length fc of time, say 10 days, to make ptu'ehases, &c, if requited, and be in a position to deliver at a certain day, fins couise being followed, would cheapen and hasten every department. Duectors could meet, look over, if necessaiy, with the manager the orders, and, in case of sales, sanction the obtaining special trains for conveying large lots ot either cattle, Bheep, wool or giain, knowing beforehand exactly what amount would be for sale, and what required month by month. Receiving cash fiom shareholders ten cjays after they purchased, would place '' $&SS* * n a Po^P 0^* 011 °f on^V buying for e)afff, and yet get the ten days' credit, thus sating their capital intact. Then, again, their stocks could be kept very low, and seeing that delivery was taken but once per month, the management need not be costly. In the abo\ c case it would lead to Auckland being the agency of a head office in the Waikato, with sub-agencies in smaller centi es for distribution, the agent merely receiving a small percentage. I feel sure the farming part of the shareholders would piefer to fill in their papers once a month, knowing they simply had to attend at another date to transact any business. Thus the society could greatly assist the farmers, in other #ays even to grant advances if necessary, on wool, grain crops, land &c, seeing that their capital would not be largely used. I could say much more, but leave , itfiintil a future occasion. Trusting I have *' pot jbrespassed too much upon your space.

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