The growth and expansion however, took The maize pool outcome and short of 1s 9d per abnormal proportions and much confusion was experience in both administration and receipt of products. The Association was basically unprepared for the abnormal expansion. The result was to include enhancements in storage space, new depots and staff. The Association occupied its new offices during April 1931. The so-called “depression” prices of maize at 3s. 4d. per bag in the open market, compared to the co-operative-advance of 7s. 6d. was mainly responsible for the sudden “co-operative spirit”. Membership grew to over 3 000 and the maize delivery of 1931-32 season, reached the record figure of 1 750 000 bags. The old OTK head office bag; again caused the opposite sense of anti-cooperative spirit. In 1932 a bonus of £100 was awarded to members of the Board and the first Board’s photo was taken during this period. Back: D J C Malan (Secretary), J S Grobler, Chas Schnaid, J H Havemann, W W J Bezuidenthout, D J Prinsloo and M J van der Westhuizen (Accountant). Front: Dr A J Vorster, C M Goldstein, A Blaas, H P Hanke (Chairman), G G Kuun (Vise-Chairman), and J D Hancke. An experienced manager with the cooperation of his Board of Directors and the Government guaranteed compensation for the deficit on the maize pool had apparently prevented the matter from heading for disaster. Another shock was caused when the Central Agency was liquidated in 1934… By the recession, times of setbacks and insufficient maize prices, there was growth in Association’s capital strength and good co-operators. Despite the fact that membership could decline to 1 200 in 1935, can be counted on moral support of those selected co-operators. 82
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