AUSTRIA. 



THE CO-OPERATIVE OILMILLS IN DAIvMATTA. 



Source : 



Zmave (a.) Die Oelbaugcnossenschafien in Dalmnticn-Oesterreichische Landwirischaftlichc Ge- 

 nossenschaftspresse, Vienna, 15 and 29 April, 13 and 27 May 1915. 



Genkrai, Remarks. 



There are sixteen co-operative oilmills in Dalmatia, but three of them 

 are old societies without real vitaUty and we will here therefore treat of 

 only thirteen. 



The legal constitution of a co-operative oilmill entails the following 

 formalities : 



i) A meeting for the purpose of foundation which constitutes at the 

 same time the co-operative society's first general meeting ; 



2) A report of the foundation meeting and of the first general meet- 

 ing; 



3) The drawing - up of by - laws ; 



4) A scheme for a budget and for the amortization of the capital in 

 shares ; 



5) A joint declaration of adherence by the founder members ; 



6) An enqviiry as to the average annual production of the members ; 



7) A request signed by the co-operative society for incorporation. 

 An Union of Co-operative Societies {Zadruzni savez) has its premises 



at Spalato and Ragusa ; and the Lnndeskiiltuyraf for the kingdom of Dal- 

 matia has established at Zara a branch for olive oil, which is supported 

 by the imperial and royal government and which has among other 

 tasks that of selling on conrmission oil remitted to it for such purpose b}'' 

 the co-operative societies. 



All the co-operative societies have the peculiarity that their by-laws 

 oblige each of their members to belong to them for at least five j'ears from 

 the time at which thev become active. 



