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Un das symbolas suivants apparattra sur la darnlAra imaga da chaqua microficha, salon ia cas: la symbols — ► signifia "A SUIVRE", la symbols V signifia "FIN". IVIaps, platas, charts, ate, may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratios. Thosa too larga to ba antiraly included in ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar iaft hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmte A des taux do reduction diff Arents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un soul clichA, 11 est filmA A partir da Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en bas, an prenant la nombre d'imagas nAcessaira. Las diagrammes suivants illustrant la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 HUDSOFS BAY COMPAFT. ORDER OF BUSINESS ▲T The Meeting of Shareholders in the London Tavern, on May 9th, 1866. RESOLUTIONS. 1. That an Association be now fonned, to be called, "The Hudson's Bay Shareholders' Association," having for its principal object — to support the Directors in carrying out the systematic Coloniza- tion of the territory, in terms of the Prospectus of 1863. 2. That the following Resolutions be pi'oposed for adoption at the next ensuing Court of the Com- pany :— " That the Hudson's Bay Company having been re-arranged in 1863, with the expressed object of opening to European Colonization a large area of the Territory under a liberal and systematic scheme of land settlement, the in- terests of the Company demand the accomplish- ment of that object without any further delay, in • terms of the Prospectus. " That at the same time the greatest energy should be applied to develope the Fur trade and i V* l» : other existing branches of the Company's busi- ness ; and the factors and other servants of the Company engaged therein should be made aware that their interests will be duly cared for in any changes which may be required." 3. That a Memorial on behalf of the Shareholders be presented as soon as convenient after this Meeting, to Her Majesty's Secretary for the Colonies, pro- testing against any proposition to alienate the lands of the Corporation to Canada or any other party, and expressing a decided opinion in favour of the Company undertaking and conducting the settle- ment of their own territory, in terms of their Charter and Prospectus. ■i- I RULES OF ASSOCIATION. ■i-- 1. That an Association be fonned, to be called, " The Hudson's Bay Shareholders' Association.'* ^ 2. The objects of the Association are — to promote generally the interests of the Company, and particularly to urge and support the immediate > adoption of measures for the systematic settlement ^ > / of the lands of the Company, according to the /^/^ ^^ Prospectus of 1863. ^^ 3. Any Shareholder of the Company may, on written ^ ^^ ^ application in the form hereunto annexed, be f ^. admitted a Member of the Association. 4. The affairs to be managed by a Committee, consisting of six persons, to be elected from the Members, the Committee to elect the Chairman. 5. The Committee to appoint one of their number to be Secretary, and another to be Treasurer. The Committee, Secretary, and Treasurer, to act gratuitously. - 6. The Association to hold two General and two Special Meetings in each year ; the Special, immediately previous to each of the half-yearly Courts of the Company ; the General, immediately after the same, on such days respectively as the Committee may judge most convenient. 7. Extraordinary Meetings may be called at any time by the Committee, or a majority thereof, or on a requisition signed by one-tenth of the Members. 8. The Association reserve power to declare any of their Meetings either public or private, as they may deem expedient at the time. i>« The Chairman and Committee to have the usual powers, and to be authorised to confer with the Directors of the Company, communicate witli Government departments, or do any similar acts tending to further tlie objects of the Association. lOw To defray future expenses, Members shall pay in advance a subscription of 10s half-yearly. FORM OP APPLICATIQftT. . / A. '^^^/^ w /Ley t^