The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-09 00:00:00

CO-OPIMATIVE SOCIE Y.

The Pest t&.m.eUng at the Weymoath 00-operstive
Soddy w.• held at the RJOIII, Parkotreet, cu
Mmulay evening, whan about 70 co-operators and ad Mends sat
down to capital asa. live. an azeoliant idea of the present
boa. ma-, Mr. S. Motile, to Milne the popular means of *octal
ma sad meeting, Us seder to make theMoelliM of such emetic*
more generally known: Attar Ma tea, tbose wits fe:t soil-
Manny interested lo the Laminae ware re-emehbled, Mr. Wit,
p%O.ni!lliOt of the society. being chatramo, supported by Mr. 8.
. . . . . .

—lin—wears from Um balance sheet he the quarter that lb*
balsam at to. coaIItIaPOIMINA was Xi Us 44, and at the and of
to. quarter it was LS 14s kid, while the stock•in.trade
amounted to £3833. 44, the fixed Mock, lem dna and depre-
ciations, ILSO ins ad ; *plait tnis the members* Maims as per
ledger were SAM 124 led, the Beam Fund a", 34 13., so that
the balance of profit amounted to £25 13s 3d; Una had born
disposed of as follows :—One quarter's interest on paid up
obsess, at SA par cenk pee annum £4 Ts ;di radon,' on
namsbere' purshases gin 14., at 1., £l7 as 6d, ditto on non-
members, £137 at thi, AS Mid, carded to reserve fund, its 7d.
The rimers fund now amonnte to 4:94 170 74. Thus the society
appears to have made steady program, and the stock-In trade,
watch 0n.... tubs the bank or the eualety, to have largely
. . . . . . . .

• To stio—w that the business hid nothing myetcoiiiii in It, but
was perfectly open and above-board, the heamary then read
over the minutee of the weekly rosettes. from January lam,
showing great attention to business on the part of the emu-
natty. On the proposition of Mr. Palmer, sesouded by Mr.
Charles, they minutes were conlinned.
Mr. Moue then went through the item. of the Misuse sheet,
commenUng on them in &MIL Ile Maud that the otalutittee
Lob to have the member.' investmalts Marcum!, and that
they could d stlll Mae busby., with the present band.. Toe
pureha.er. hal oft given In cluques equal to the of ter
value pore't.ted. ea thit toey bad nut Ciaiukud diUra.l II •ii
the MOIAC)- spent le the stores. Vol snort V 2.1 Li Itt co pro-
'voted in the quartet to purclyear., a lamer mu 000ut S. woull
thrtee telot had been given to pure amen by any • eipll 1
tafern. In fact he did not know that my mop gat-a in ,re
than perhaps half ei-pound of egv and the aim of currants it
Cluleieme—(laughtar.) Some el the member. allowed Moir
profile to remelts invested te the Moron; but Outing the year
there had actually been paid out to dividen Is—to purahming
members at I. In the pound, Elf Ss 61, making 467 Iskl
pald out in the way of dieidisds sad If Yuen had been allowed
to rentals in the Mask, the reserve fund would have been
singlel to about £lOO. De belted al the ciiinmitioe be whined
to my that they, do not wish anything to be bidden in a
comer, but Mat everybody should know what every peony
had been done with—(tear.)
Mr. Pamela, swotting the paling of Me balasoe .h
remarked that thdr expenses are rather heavy, and tban
they could get more eterlemers, they mold do 1111.100 t double
the business with Ibsen... espouse.
Mr. Pharr and Mr. Hoses mid the mow Many more are
Invited to invest, and those who hem invated are invited to
xpesd.
The two retiring cootentiminen were re-elected. Mr.
Poet, Jun., was no-elected auditor, and It woe left to the irons.
whim to MI up the pleas of Kr. Planer, the other maim,
who could not oontlints to germ.

Mr. Hoses remarked that Ms committee would be glad II
every member, ens holdagonly • £1 shay, woul I co-opiate
to carrying on the inninan, no a to make It more 'Meant
than It is now. The commilitee were enoomaged by tth groat
inaresa of the Income, and aura mare money bad been than
at the Mon.; hat they would be glad II any ons would toll
them where they could bay cheaper, mo that the committee
Willa And out bow to supply mbet. at the sum pries.
On the propmition of Mr. V•thear and Mr. Rosen, a warm
robs of thanks the girth to the manager, Kr. Cox, without
whom Me variety would hare broken up long ego.
Mr. Cox returned thanks.
Mr. Paths,. and Mr. Rasa moved that the be
remand qamthrly, and thla maned to gla great on
After the badness Ms young people who hare often enter-
tained audiences in the Temperance loose. gars ILII enter-
'arms.* of radian and mesa. The glee party, onalstang of
lths Drake, Mise loathe, Mr. Randall, Mr. Miller, and Mut*,
Cox, led by Mx Squab, wig may basinful glees in theellent
ads, and with good alms, thin were duets and stag. same
of which wets eery derradly moored. Guth a.o
Isit LW," by Wes Drake and Kmiec Ca. Yr. Miller and
Mr. R. C. Baths, the serlo-conale singers of the society also got
some meson for fury songs Mr. Jana ably presided at
the pianoforte; Yr. Morcambe, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. 0.1..
read rams capital places, and • very pleasant evening was thus
mend, concluding with the National Antbs.n, and rotes of
thanks to all.

WaY1101:1TEI TOWN 00UNCIL.
Thandsy : Praise% Use 'Layer (Jas. Robatsoe, Eq.),
Alderman Tissrd, Milladvo, mud flownrcl, and Aybng,
Councillors Thorns; Hoboes, Talbot, Aylss, Vincent,
Aylesbury, Wobb, Columba, J. U. DOVOZWIII, Walatord,
Botts, Luce.

ITNDIIIa r3l TEM KU MIR TOLLS.
There wa, only one tender, that from Gat. Comas,
who offered EISOD for three yews. The tells were let
for shoot £l3OO bet year.
Mr. THOMI4I restocked that list time Cep*. Often,
pu the Connell as mash as they colluted, and there
woo no expenee for eolisetion. The year before last was
an aueptsonally good year, end last year Copt. Covens
gave as mach, aad also pre • coat tot paint, and tar.
It sort £lOO • year for eollealioe. The bet letting was
for only one year.
The MAJOR laid there wet no doubt that Capt. Casein
lost oonskterahly hit year, and he ought to have en
opportanity ol resoupleg himaelf. Too Mayor there-
fore thought ho should bare it for one year at £lOO.
Mr. Aylee poropeeed and Mr: Robert, seconded, that
°apt. COMM be offered the tolls for on, year at 1:500,
sad Oul. Comas, being admitted, accepted the offer,
"abject Seth. meal auditions, which require him to
give one out of ter.
•TrINDA.IIOI CllOllOll.
Mr. Titan) mentioned that he bad been nimbi, to
attend the Mayor at chuck on amount of a default of
his own servant, and he suggested that the Towa Clark
'build mend • formal notes-, when it wte mentioned
the Corporation should tttend (thumb.

THI ILLICIT STALLS.
11111011iOd plan for the alteration of to markst
stalls was prodared by Mr. Welsford the renter having
objected to the first nos.
sir. vizusroan rid this would be a wonderful la.
provement, sal could be done. for £2 or L.l.
Mr. Smith renter of the tolls, was admltWd, and
shown the plea, by which the end stalls were cat down,
so as to eve more room.
In inure:. to Mr. Milledp, he aid he would not like
to eve the same amount for toe tolls If Lo plan were
serried out. He promised to consider the mittor by
next meeting.