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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21413, 4 March 1935, Page 20

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VISITS TO LYTTELTON WANTED OF CAMPAIGN Th'„" propres's of the campaign to inch a.-'.: !!K- Orient and the Peninsula and Oriental shipping lines to bring toum:-cruise vessels to Lyttelton, if r.i.t o'h'.-r South island ports, was reported on by the chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board. Mr E. J. Howard, 3,1.P.. at a meeting of the board on Saturday. The campaign was begun by the board and the publicity arrangements were undertaken by the Canterbury Progress League. Howard said he had been ad- '. ;:ed that the league proposed to ask :f the suggested interests were willing to support and contribute to the schcr::': on the following basis:— £ r.ev.- Zealand Railwavs Department .. " ..150 Zealand Government Tour-j.-t Do;: a r tin en t .. ..100 On:-: ■'ehnrr-h City Council .. 100 Harbour Hoard .. 100 V.V >•'. Coast interests .. .. 300 Mount Cool; Tourist Company .. 100 Canterbury Progress League .. 50 H.'.nrrer Springs Progress League 20 Akarr.a Progress League .. 20 K;nk"nra interests .. .. 10 'iV.a! . .. .. £750 "Tim: the matter is taking shape is wti by a letter which we received yesterday from the Mount Cook Tour- >' <:• n:pnny enclosing as an unasked i of their interest a cheque for C raid Mr Howard. "That is at 1' ' encouraging. '1 heir- the board will stand solidly b'iend ih:s activity and that we, and ih,, t . w h»,.:e interest and assistance are ."ought, v.'iil not rest until ships bring ten.- -'.- to the South Island through L;-";"' 1' on '.Tile Chamber of Commerce Mr il. Itf. Chrystall remarked on the r: .(< l tiie Canterbury Chamber •• Cor.:n:erce from Ihe list of those a. :• • d t'j contribute. lie said the chamabout two yours ago had professed „t wiJlir.gneis to assist in encouraginterest m harbour boards. He thonsht she Chamber of Commerce : !.; i;id contribute £IOO. The Chambi-'.' cf Commerce should do something }■■ - = ■1ie;11. "It seems to be spending of its time arguing with Parliar • : he added. On Ins motion it was decided to ask foe Canterbury Progress League to f: I'-t the co-operation of the Chamber «•* (>•'."nv.Tce in Ihe campaign.