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fund or other assets of the 'circle, ' and they have to return their 

 stamp, without compensation, to the 'circle' chairman. 



"No. 15. The board of directors of the circle consists of an 

 uneven number of members, and they are elected at the general 

 meeting. 



"No. 16. The work of the directors is to take care of the busi- 

 ness of the 'circle' in the best manner possible, thus seeing to it 

 that the eggs are delivered to the association in the condition 

 demanded. The 'circle' directors appoint and discharge the 

 egg collector and other employees of the ' circle, ' determine their 

 compensation, and supervise their work. (Their pay is generally 

 27 cents per 100 Ibs. eggs for collecting. J. H. M.) 



"No. 17. The general meeting elects annually two auditors 

 who audit the year's account before the end of January the fol- 

 lowing year. 



"No. 18. The regular annual meeting is held in the first part 

 of February in time for eventful suggestions to the main direc- 

 tors to be submitted to their chairman before Feb. 20. 



"No. 19. The 'circle' sends a delegate to the general meeting 

 of the main association. 



"No. 20. In case of an eventful dissolution of the 'circle,' 

 any possible surplus after settling all liabilities is to be 

 divided between the members in proportion to the eggs delivered 

 by them during the last year." 



The main association elects at the annual meeting seven 

 members as representatives. A Board of Directors is com- 

 posed of four of the representatives. A Chairman is also 

 elected who serves for two years. The directors serve for 

 five years. The executive committee of the association 

 consists of the Chairman, the Manager, and one member. 



As an illustration of the growth of the Danish Coopera- 

 tive Egg Export Association may be cited the fact that 

 in 1909 it sold 7,750,789 pounds of eggs abroad besides 

 1,258,582 pounds at home and in addition 462,504 pounds 



