Annual Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1976, 7 March 1885, Page 2

Annual Meeting.

Thf adjourned nnnual iiu't'tiiif? of the iharoholdcis of the ah(i\e association was held at Hamilton yesterday .ift( moon. There was v f.nr attendance of shaieholdors, Mr W. A ( I r.ihsiin, chairman of directors, m the eh ur. Thr Chairman, iit opening the proceeding-., explained the business of tins mooting. \. strong feeling existid .ih to wheietho kuiiu.il meetings of the association rthould t ik«* pl.icc. The Auckland .ui«l K.wt (Joist shareholders mtuially wished that thu .mnual ni'-ctings should In 1 hold in Auekl.ind ns most c invciin-iit for thoin. Tho Wukito shaieholdois who, in ies|>ect to nuinliiM, gioatly piopondoiated, claimed to have liiauguiated tin* association, and therefore they very natuially thought tint Waikato \ui thi« place where the annual nifetiiiL^ should In- h«'ld Howoxci, it was a qui'stion foi the sli ticholdeis to dwidf. In H'Micct to sh.ii choldcrs residing in outsidi distnets, it was admitted th.it th 'y should bo visited by Home responsible of lie 'r of the ,i*socia.tion to .uscertam their w.mt-i, and forward tho interest (if tho atiHocutioii in these distiicts. Mr Brooks sud the directorate had con sideied at much length the riuestion of wheie the annual meetings of the association should be held. They deem -d tli.it Hamilton was the most mutable pl,u,e. There wa-s a disei.sity of opinion on tin 1 matter, and the (juestion had lwen decided by a majority of si\ to two. They felt th it it was desnable to keep the management of the association as much as possible in Waik.ito, or in the hands of the agriculturists. If the place of meeting weie transferred to Auckland, \eiyfewof tho Waik >to shaieholdoi* could attend, and the Auckland shaieholdi'is, who were coni])<ti.kti\ely f'-w, would have the whole, thing in their hands. Ho wotdd, theiefoie, propose that the no\t animal meeting be held at Hamilton on the hi at Fnday in March at 3 o'clock p. m Mi Foire-.t seconded. In doing so he refened at wmit length to the claim-, of the Walk ato sliaioholdern in this initter. Mr IJell, Wairoa, said as the repiesontativo of tin* distuct from winch h? came lie was theie to do his duty, and would therefore propose as an ninoiidni.'iit tli it the next annual meeting b. % held at th<? compinyV olHee Anckl vnd. This wis the only common '•ouse views of arranging the matteis in tho interests of all sh treliolder-". Mr Rutheiford, Pnkekohe, noconded t!ie amendment. Tho genei.d opinion of the shareholders in thodistrictsabont Auckl .nd was that tho .next annual meeting should Ihj held them. The Auckland Hhareholdois were desirous of meeting tho directors and laying their wants before thoin, also to hnng several nutters of impoit.uice under then notice. On the amendment boing put only three hands wero hrld up in its favour. The motion was accordingly earned. This finished tho business of the oidm ny meeting.