STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10353, 8 July 1895, Page 2

STRATFORD NEWS.

(TBOMsOUR RESIDENT; AGJENT.f July 5.-*-A large gattierfingV v mostly farmers, assembled in Liardefcv Ana, yo a - imart on Thursday" aftetnobtt to^ consider ja proposal to establish 1 a 'Co-operative j Store Co. Mr Weir^occnpied the chair, and pointed out the advantages thaji ! would 'from the -movetnent^'Mr ■ Llardet,' 1 who" acted as Secretary, *-read ' extracts from the report •of the "Cantefj bury Farmers' Association. Mr WvG. Gate moved, that' the Stratford United • Farmera' Co-operative ABsociatioivj !l LimU tfe'd, be' 'established: This was se«>ndecl by Mr P. -Wilson and carried. 1 Rf'.'was. , then resolved that the capital be £2(?,00O in £1 shares. It was thensuggeated'that the threatened rush 'of the JRdtnsettilds 1 of the district to' monopolize 'the-aivi-dends should be met by restricting-'.iShe number of shares one individual ■-co^uld hold. This miximum after some debate; was- fixed at 20, an amendment in favor of 10 being rejected from the fear .that the required number of small investors might not be forthcoming. The one, man. one vote principle was also adopted, Messrs J. B. Clemow, . T. McGregor/ A: W. Reed, H. Sanders, JV Taylor, P. Wilsod, and J. Weir were elected ( j>iryvisionai directors. Mr Liardet, Secreioiy pro tern? Mr W. G. Malone, Solicitor. A show of hands waß taken 'on' the _ question ofchoosing a bank when" the choicd Wah£>nna to be with the Australasia. The' share list was opened and is to remain.open for* a month. «■■■•' ' I~\ Watery »kies apparently ,-=faTored the Prohibition meeting on Wednesday evening for there, was quite a good musteV of enthusiasts. , The Rsf, % Hutsbi^ 1 presided aMd was supported L Wr the Sot* Bdlhouw'TmcT ttenfe^tfft $& K»W choir greatly m6lufiea'tlie'pr,bceWi«fc''*"Last night there was a Forester*! BaHP— well.attended.ahd in-fivfiry,.way.suc9f^»-fpi, jOTo-nigh,jij O To-nigh,ji spea, the,, first. of,,R- senesf-bf a^3mbl,y dances .thab,aja,tp : Dajhey. dtjr? ing'the winter. " We are "determigfld.nok to allow all our gaiety to : be'frozeni,ana our spirits to be mildewed during the duU. season. • "'The Towja Board's estitaates forthe tiurYent year ar6"publißhedr'Th'erß'-n only! £140 (to"( to" spend lon roads- racer's, poor'thing After the spent li^st year. We 'can't iSfffof r sv&, cake ana|,«(v* it. Thetbree propos^'id be struck^amounls(;;t^*l6B— a' tepall amount per head 6n ; TafCt>opulatul& !i 'o| 1300iorsQ.'-, ■ tt ' I'l1 ' 1 '''• -'•" -~^;'-'