BRUNNER NOTES

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1945, Page 6

BRUNNER NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent] The first half-yearly meeting of the Brunner Co-operative Society Ltd., was held in the Walkend Hall, on Monday evening, and a fair number was present. The” report of the Committee of Management, and published balance sheet, showed that remarkable progress had been made by this young Society, and that the members can .look forward with confidence to future developments. Shareholders would have been quite satisfied if the management, had brought down a report that the Society had held its own in the first seven months of trading, as it is realised that prices of consumer goods are rigidly controlled, and rightly so, .by legislation, that rationing limits the supplying of goods that would in ordinary times get a ready sale, while initial expenses, and the paying of rent and interest, are also factors to be taken in to consideration, and the quicker those expenses are liquidated, the sooner will the shareholders reap the full reward of their enterprise. To carry this burden and to show a substantial profit, fully entitled Mr. R. H. Morris and his staff at the Dobson and Taylorville shops, to the credit of a resolution that put on record the appreciation of the members present, and was carried by acclamation. A point of interest that came to light at the meeting was that of the thirty Co-operative Societies in New Zealand, the Brunner Society stands in fourth or fifth place. These Societies have been represented at a conference held in Palmerston North. Regional Committes have been or are in the course of being formed for the purpose of helping to form Societies within their respective districts. The Co-op. Social Committee reported that there was a creditable balance in hand, and that from advance reports, the public are in for another night’s entertainment this (Friday) evening, which will take the form of a social and dance at the , Taylorville Pavilion. This will be a night for the Scots as regards the items, consisting of Scottish songs and stories, with the addition of Pipe Major Boyle and his bagpipes and a lovely little Highland dancer. An influx of visitors is expected from Kunange and the Cobden Caledonians. The Committee are sorry that oat cakes and “tattie” scones cannot be provided, but they do guarantee that there will be an ample supply ol cakes and other edibles and a warm welcome.