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of local pensionable officers of the Civil Service and operate with funds provided by the Government.
Only three Co-operative Societies were registered in 1951; by the end of 1956 this number had increased to 118. During 1957 61 additional registrations took place, making a total at the end of December of 179 societies. The societies registered in 1957 comprised two Vegetable Marketing, five Fishermen's Thrift & Loan, two Pig-Raising and 52 Co- operative Building Societies. At present there are twelve types of society whose functions and scale of operations are briefly described below:
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Vegetable Marketing Societies. The rg societies collect and market the vegetables grown by their members, and handle loans obtained by their members from the J. E. Joseph Trust Fund and from the Vegetable Marketing Organization Loan Fund. In 1957 over 64% of the locally produced vegetables were marketed through these co-operative societies.
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Federation of Vegetable Marketing Societies. The Federa- tion was established in March 1953. Its object is to im- prove liaison between member-societies and to undertake a number of activities on their behalf.
Pig-Raising Societies. The first society of this type was registered in March 1952, since when the number has risen to 36. Their aim is to assist their members in increasing their production, and in particular to provide credit facilities for the purchase of stock and feed. Federation of Pig-Raising Societies. The Federation was registered in November 1954 with the purpose of im- proving liaison among pig-raising societies and to assist member-societies in their contacts with Government departments.
Fishermen's Thrift Societies. The main object of these seven societies is to inculcate the habit of making small personal savings and they may be regarded as being the