CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14844, 9 December 1913, Page 2

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon, the president, Mr E. G. Staveley, in the chair.

The report of the Importers' and Exporters' Sectional Committees with reference to the strike expense clauso in bills-of-lading, providing that the expenses of strikes- should be -feorne half by the shipowners and half by the shippers or consignees, was adopted. The committee recommended tho council to protest against the proposal.

The report of the Importers' Sectional Committee with reference to duty on cotton and linen piece goods was referred back to the committee. Mr Kayo reported that the President and he had waited on the Chief Postmaster with reference to extending the time for closing the mails by the South express. Tho Postmaster expressed his willingness to meet the publio in the matter if "possible, but pointed out that 'under existing conditions it was impracticable to shorten the time between the closing of the mails and the departure of the train. The President reported that he and Mr Kaye had waited on the Collector of Customs with reference to the alleged blockage of goods at the railwrty goods shed. The collector stated that tho Department was short-handed, but he was doing his best to cope with the matter.

The London Corn Trad© Association wrote that as mnnv purchases of mar-row-fat peas, had been made, it was expected that a sample wonld have been fixed. The letter was referred to the P-nduce Sectional Committee.

The resolution of the Kaipara Chamber of Commerce on the subject of the industrial crisis, sngcrpstinc; some means of compulsory registration and arbitration, was supported.

Mr A. H. Hasell. Melbourne, wrote with reference to the agreement with regard to the weiVhfc of bags of manure. A reply wM"h was proposed to be sent "was submitted and approved.