The adjourned mooting of the Association was held in Union Church on Thursday morning, the 17th of August, Dr. A. P, Parker in the chair.
The minutes of the annual meeting were corrected by the addition of the name of Rev. Dr. R, T. Bryan to the Board of Directors, Dr. Bryan's name having been omitted in copying; -and in the substitution of the word" public" for "permanent" in Recommendation 1. which should read: "Resolved, that the Association authorise work to be done on public roads and such roads only,"
The principal business before the mooting was the proposition held over from the annual meeting regarding pr vision for the employment of a foreig: manager. A lively and very interesting debate took place. A proposition to I the question lie over till next year was defeated by a vote of 47 to 13.
Afterward the main proposition was carried by an almost unanimous vote.
It is proposed to offer a modest salary 1d house rent to © manager with the privilege of making coromissions off the building and renting of houses, the stamping of deeds and so on, and profits 1 of supplies, In order to moot the additional expense the Association voted an additional tax of $5 on each house, an additional tax of $10 on each mow of land, and an advance of 20 percent on transportation rates, this 20 per cent revenue to revert to the Association.
It was ordered that contractors, purveyors of meat, milk, ete., be required to secure permit from the Board of Direcors.
Further details with regard to the plan for employing a foreign agent wore re-forred to the Board of Directors.
A resolution was passed reducing the taxes on unoccupied houses by one-half.
The meeting adjourned sine die.
Paice, Secretary.
Temporary Clerk.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.