COMMERCE CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 7

COMMERCE CONGRESS.

■"' —~ :*>" ■,'- ' .),' :Hi''iv A. IITOPIAN CIRCULAR. ■ RECEIVED. BY;MR, SJr. K.vß. Murray, secretary of'.the Congress' of Chambers of Commerce, o has forwarded circulars'.to Mr., T.' E. Donne, of the Tourist 1 . Department, confirming the circular letter, of.. Juno 26 last,, and stating that the 'seventh ; Congress ;>of Chambers' of Commorce of ; the,.Empirc'r ; would ibesHold -in Sydney, N<S.W<, commPncwgi.qn/SepteTOber 14/1909.; The now' pleasure in stating-that (Jeneral : of the /Commonwealth' of /Australia, the Earl; of ]Dudley r h'asvaccSped' the 'hoi" presidency of'the-congress;;' lou'"will, :'I am sure,. realise the importance of .deciding as early as possibio at least.; upon some lof the delegates: who..will represent your, ch'amber, and of the desirability of those delegate's informing me of their intention to Visit.Australasia, ap well as their prbspectiver-plan for the '.return:''.journey,'E--Nominations -J'&re frequently .reaching !meT be glad as .early as conveiiienfrjto, hear from all ehambefs^' ; in.order,' f t.hat;r may keep-the committee in : Australia/fully" informed as to the numbers!.that ; ma£-be"' expected..■ lam appending to -this letter details of the-re-ductions-which; will bo granted by-the'vari-ous steamship .'companies..-and the 'routes , which may be These.-include/faci-lities.'to visit -Japan, the homeward-'journey,-'whils'E'T'arrangemeriki can 'no doubt .be/,,:made,' ; ,if'' sd'''de'sired,- r "fo'r.-a more extended iprbgramtfie. s:\*. 'V'J.iVs'-i'; './i,'.! ■ •'1 am furthDr-instructcdH«;retiU£st!-that your/chamber;, should commence as early as possible the.consideration,of tho .resolutions which they ihay: desire to'bring forward, and that the same may. be submitted^to--me-with-out delay. .' ■A.'prelimina-ryvdVaf.tioofiithe' 'pr& gramme of. resolutions .to .De..-,subiriitte'cuio the.congr.ess'.will; be circulated;, early,Unl?o9. It is.'perhaps,./unnecessary: ; :.for.v-,me.' toj,say that the resolutions tojbe congress, must-.be such to. tho empire. .as, a'. whftle,ipri,tprim.QEfeJtxuyi one portion, 1 thereof. an(l;;npt:'iii local in ; .'bearing./:'The followingsis^lis't..of the subjedfs ' w'h'ich .'wer'e','diseussed.;.'at:;, thf 1906 congress;'/and/whiehr.wilUiio'jlpub.i'bjE of; assistance; to- your: ing' the matter," th°ugfei£is.»:npfc'f mtended to be: in- any.: Way ■bills : {of. lading,/' British capital,jri,:'.the..',Colohies, .British,commercial/ municatibni Canadian bankrup.tcy-law,'iC!ana-diau railways,-Colonial duties on,.catalogues, certificates ;of .-.origin,'; .codifibationH-pf.-;, cpih; m'oroial laWj'.Coibmal suryoy-, cpmmeiciaV.edu; cation,' -'.commercial / relations ('.; between 'itH.t 'Mother /Country—her: Colonies; : and.!Depaad; encie's, commercial''; travellers': taxespbonsulai service! decimal-system :"of; weightSp'ime'asureSi arid .currency,' defence of :,the,;empire,:..emigj'a: futures, , Imperial/,CVuncU^-Imperiar/vpenny postage,/importation .of Canadian cattle,_ : ihsolvenoy; law, international Exhibitions;' (light dues; marks',- mqst-faypured na- , tioh' treatment for British',Colonies,'; natipttal indemnity: in Itime,:/of.Vwar,', natur'alisatibß la'wsj'Newfoundland, parcel post rates/patent copyright and. inaplvency, postal rate phlmperiar publications,-/ realisation- of small ./estates,: rebatesj registration of firms'," shipping ,bounties,V;shippirtg:.of china glassware,;- etb;; surtax in'.'Venezuela; .surtax'on/rum,/'surtax : d'e'ntrepot; transport:".';;/,' ':''■ ;/ ; i '-"-/;/\- : ;; '; 'l: might add .that will prpbably'.-place,o'n .the paper ;fesblutibnE oni/sbrnevbf/ the followingi'.'subiecW:' J mercial relations between" thb Mother C.duntry. her.' Colonies,;' 'and; dependencies; j isoj the' • Empirej-v emigration;, arbitration -.(interStato, commercial < awards),' cable'. bcmmuriica : ; tibn,-,'.commercial'-education/ Colonial on;.catalogues'; voertinoatfes' "of ■origin,'/merchandise .inarks,'',:and. parcel : >pbst rates." ; >--' ' "•In a secretary, sets; ;o'ut . .that/ a: full; gathering of■' the 'delegates';.cah pnly.beexpected', at ./Sydney,/.'Melbourne/a'tid Adelaide, as delegate's' mil arrive inl'thej Commonwealth/ffbmVdiiferent ;<-',Withdut . limiting ; tbe-time'of any''dele'gate,': i ■'. mato'd ; thatchesarrangements i ox'aminatibn-and/entefta'ihmeht/in.tKe"various States will;■ occupy the foliowing>:p 1 , Queensland; =6 >days;':/N.S;iW:,' L " Australia,,: 6, .days'; jiXsmaiiai^S^dflysjllWes- ■ ]3p\£-\'!s:s:•■}{■ ■ :!'An:.invit'atioh : ,h'as iince beori-received-'for \ a v'yisit. to ~the/'principal': cities :;'<if Zealahd,Vwhich'.lwbuld .mean/leaviiigvEhglandit'en days,or,,a.fortnight ' have' not: ...lieeri v'able to ■ ;decide/;wh'e|Ker2siibli : a fo'gladj.Jpf yjjrij ; 'yieWS;"-. V/'Hv/./W; ./ :'^A!!':2if<l- ■ ; /Prom,'the chiefly .: ; to':the.,chn'mliers' i bf':thp.'pl3'Cp^ be,;ißeeiv;tji3t^.t]ie ; Cpngr.e3s': pf "CJjambersJi-o'f .'. Cbmmercft' ,-o'f /1909 : .'.sbmo* Vespecial ■ interest' for. : ;Außtralia/'ahd/.New].vZealahd,.Caß it,;'will JiringCav splendid ;.;repr'e3ehtatipn' .of : British T :cbmmS6iai';men /.into'jcloser./tbuch' >ith.,tho;.iCplbnies.;:-Jt;is//hopcd t ; that /.the v ' , land 'in. September,, as. ,the .:.ppjpis-UM%'v ; .pf '. 'getting'; so ' .tiin '■ to visitv-theserislan'dsifisya,-j.KSßfev' l ß>' , : and may; npfc/sbbh/recur.;, i,., o^/^qg;;, "■'•ilsi'ii