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CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



The Seventh Congress of Co-operative Agricultural Societies 

 in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, held at Pretoria 

 ON the ITth June, 1920. 



Minutes of Proceedings. 



The Seventh Congress of representatives of Co-operative Agricultural 

 Societies operating in the Transvaal and Orange Free State Provinces 

 met in the Provincial Council Chamber, Pretoria, on Thursday, 

 17th June, 1920. 



Mr. Johs. Retief (Registrar of Co-operative Agricultural 

 Societies) was elected chairman, and, in addition to the delegates, 

 there were also present: Mr. G. N. AVilliams (Acting Under-Secretary 

 for Agriculture), Mr. Louis Esselen (Land Bank), Mr. John Dougall 

 {Land Bank), Mr. J. Webb (Land Bank), Mr. G. Oettle (South 

 African Railways), Mr, J. F. Muller (Secretary to the Congress). 



The following societies were represented : — 



Bethlehem Ko-operatiewe Landbouw Vereniging. 



Centraal Westelijke Co-operatieve Landbouw Vereeniging. 



Clocolan Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Ermelo Co-operatieve Vereeniging. 



Frankfort Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Heidelberg Co-operatieve Landbouw Vereeniging. 



Hoogeveld-Eendracht Boeren Ko-operatieve Vereeniging. 



De Kestell Ko-operatieve Zuivel Vereeniging. 



Koster Co-operatieve Landbouw Vereeniging. 



Ladybrand Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Lichtenburg Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Lindley Boeren Ko-operatieve Vereniging. 



Lijdenburg Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Magaliesberg Ko-operatieve Tabakplanters Vereniging. 



Middelburg Landbouwers Co-operatieve Vereeniging. 



Pretoria Landbouw Ko-operatieve Vereeniging. 



Reitz Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Rustenburg Boeren Ko-operatieve Vereniging. 



Senekal Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Standerton Co-operatieve Boeren Vereeniging. 



Vrede Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Waterberg Landbouwers Ko-operatieve Vereniging. 



Wepener Ko-operatieve Landbouw Vereniging. 



Wolmaransstad Co-operatieve Landbouw Vereeniging. 



Central Agency for Co-operative Societies. 

 In opening the proceedings the Acting Under-Secretary for 

 Agriculture drew attention to three important points which were 

 of special interest to co-operative societies, namely, the publication 

 of the report on elevators by Mr. Littlejohn Philip, the progress made 

 during the past year in respect of the federation of co-operative 



