CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 430, 12 February 1909, Page 9

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Messrs.: J; G. Harkness (president), A. .Pearc'e, Jas. JL'Lellan, E. G. Piloher, W. B, Lees, Geo. Shirtcliffe, and W. G. Duthie were present at a",meeting, of rthe> council, of . the.-.Chamber. of Commerce held; : yesterday .afternqon;,.:: '.v.- ..' /A' letter:-,was received- from Palmerston"North: , informing:, the council . of its intention .to liold a meeting; this; evening .16 , discuss .matters, in' connection, ivith the hemp industry, and request-, ing: that a-representative should, be; sent, to re-, present the Chamher. . The "heads"* to be considered v we're . Taxation; : (2); labour; (3) better; information as to. other competing fibrse ; (4): experiment- by Government Specialists' with' al-view to ' improving the present . inefiicient methods-of. stripping. . . i;: Th 4 council' decided that. the notice was too. short: to : send.-a representative, . but-.in view of the proposed deputation to the Prime.'MiniV ter it : >vas'resolved to give .the movement, all possible'assistance. '-' ■ '. -, - The draft - annual report of the chamhor was submitted and approved, . an'd: 7 it. was; decided that tha annual', meeting and; lunoheoii should -1)0 held on. February 25. - It was resolved to send . invitations to -the luncheon to all presidents'..of chambers of commerce in the Wellington provincial.district. ;r-';