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12 under proper management, may yield a fair return for the capital invested in them, funds will be forthcoming for the extension of this movement, and it is therefore essential that the promoters of new Coffee Publichouses should set out with the intention of placing them as far as possible on a self-supporting basis. To this end they should not hesitate to avail themselves of such information and advice as the experience of the Coffee Publichouse Association may enable them to afford. The Committee would also be happy to hear from the managers of existing houses who may wish to confer with them on the subject.

It is hoped, indeed, that all persons engaged in this movement will place themselves in communication with the Association, whether for the purpose of affording or obtaining information, and the Committee will be much obliged by the receipt from time to time of printed reports, balance sheets, and other papers showing the progress and results of enterprises undertaken in any part of the kingdom.

All communications to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Office of the Association, 28 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London, W.

FIRST STEPS TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COFFEE PUBLICHOUSE.

The first steps to be taken vary, of necessity, according to the circumstances of each town or neighbourhood.

In some instances a single individual, aided perhaps by a few personal friends, has advanced the necessary capital, and retained the management in his own hands.

If a wider range of support be needed, persons interested in the subject may be invited by a letter in the local newspapers or otherwise, to a meeting which may be held at a private residence, or in any convenient public room. A Committee may be formed and subscriptions received at the meeting, and, if necessary, an appeal to the local public for further contributions may follow.