THE TINKER V. NORTH NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1870, 1 July 1884, Page 2

THE TINKER Y. NORTH NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

TO THE KMTOR. Sir, — I well remember, Mr Editor, when I was a schoolboy, and doing 1 miscellaneous questions of mensuration of solids I came to the following, which we used to regard as a puzzler, viz : — Ono coning I ihanc'd with si tinker to sit, Whose tongue ran & great deal too fast for bis wit ; He talk'd of his art with abundance of meetle, So I ask'd him to m.ike me a flat bottom kettle. Let the top and the bottom diameters be, In just such proportion as five is to three ; l'welsc inches the depth I proposed, and no more, And to hold in ale- g.i lions seven less than a s.oic. He promised to do it, and straight to work went, Hut whrn he had done it he found it to scant. He alter'd it then, but to big he now made it. Thus making it often to big «md too little, The tinker at List quite spoiled bis kettle. But he vows he will bring his said promise to pass, Or he'll utterly spoil every ounce of his brass. Now, to save him from rum, I pray find him out, The diameter's length, or he'll ne'er do it I doubt. According to your Saturday's issue I sec there is to be a meeting of directors at Hamilton on Tuesday, to consider the ad- \ inability of establishing branches or depots at Hamilton and Cambridge. But I sincerely hope the directors will be to hardheaded to do any such thing. It appears to me, Mr Editor, that there are a few very selfish people about Hamilton, and they appear to think that they have the best right to the association, and their neighbours at Cambridge do not come far behind them. I contend, Sir, that TeAwarnutu, Ngaroto, and their suiroundings have equal right with Hamilton and Cambridge to reque»ttheesfc.iblislnnentof a. depot, andso, Mr Editor, I might go on to enumeiate the \aiious place that have as inueh right to demand a depdt as Hamilton .and Cambiidge until it would cost ten times the amount of the subscribed capital of the association for buildings and wages onlj . It would ceit.iinly be a good thing for the firm of Messrs Clark and G-.ine if the director* were to establish a dopdt at Cambudgo, and take off all their Cambiidge lines just as they have done at Auckland, and to give Mr Clark some £200 or £300 a year to manage the depot at Cambiidge. What I think is this, Mr Editor. If the directois begin to establish branches at Hamilton and Cambridge, they will certainly require some one to find them out theii "diameter's length," or "they will ruin the shareholders' kettle, and spoil every ounce of their brass." — I am, &c, Shahkholder.