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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 235, 8 November 1940, Page 5

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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEW BLOOD INFUSED "I was pleased to see so many •of the younger men present and it is right that they should take an interest in the affairs of the town; an interest which will lead to other things, and which will make them, if I may say so, more useful citizens," said Mr W. Sullivan, newly-elected president of the Whakatar.e Chamber of Commerce at the! meeting last night A spirit of confidence and en- , thusiasm animated the meeting and the result was the formation of a Chamber with the infusion of new and younger members, a / necessity stressed by several speakers. Mr \V. Sullivan was elected president, Mr Allan BridU ger, vice-presidcnt, and Mr C. W. Good, secretary. Those present were: Messrs H. O, Garaway (retiring secretary), A; J. -Canning, R. W. Schofield, C. W. Good, B. S. Barry, 11. G. Rand, E. J. Ramson, J. G. Mulholland, T. R. Harland, A. Bridger, R. Canning, W. Sullivan, R. F. Smith, G. A. Brabant, S. Whitworth, S. Armstrong, C. Zinsli, A. Righton, K. Schofield, with apologies from Messrs G. Kingslcy-Smith, Fi W.. K. Raymond, J. Savage, H. M. Dewar, S. S. Shapley, R. Sharpe, C. G. Gaisley and Mrs Gaisley.

Retiring President's Remarks. In a brief address the retiring president, Mr R. W. Schofield, said that the purpose of the meeting was not the resuscitation of the Chamber of Commerce* but the reforming of that body. The Chamber * had done good work in the past and although it had not been active for ( the last two years or so there hatf j been good reasons for that., The town had been influenced in many ways by the work of the Ciharn ber of Commerce and the result had been a prosperous little town; the' ' young men who would join thus having a good foundation. The town and district would grow and with j a wonderful future, it was up to the .young men to assist. j Election of Officers. I . 1 At this stage nominations for offi- f cers were called and resulted: — ■president: Mr W. Sullivan. Vice-president: Mr A. Bridger. , ,Mr C. W. Good. Hon Auditor:-.Mr Mollgaard. Executive: Messrs S. Whitewortli, S. Armstrong, E. J. Ramson, H. G. Rand, R. F, Smith, T. R. Harland ' and R. Canning. It was proposed to open an ac--count. with the Union Bank, operators to be the president and secretary. Matters" for the Agenda. It was agreed that it was urgently necessary to institute a canvass for riiembers and it was decided to zone the business area of the town, -canvassers being appointed.. At the request of the president this canvass •will be concluded before the next general meeting, scheduled for December sth. The subscription to the Chamber was fixed at' 10s and among the items for the agenda of the next •general meeting were listed: The new Post Office site; garbage collection; the fixing of holidays for business houses' staffs, particularly at ■Christmas, and the meetings for the _ Chamber. "At the conclusion of the meeting a motion of thanks was passed co IVfr Caraway, who had acted as secretary for the last five years. "Look After the Town." After making the remarks quoted Mr Sullivan added, in> concluding the meeting: "It is up to the Chamber to look after the town and, of equal importance, the district, in the first place, and then in matters of interest generally. It is to be hoped that the new Chamber will keep away from trivial matters and to see that only items worthy of support are included. If we do that this body will prosper and l flourish and become, once again, an institution useful to the town." Mr Sullivan added that success could be achieved only wiithi the whole-hearted support of the business people-