IN THE EARLY DAYS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 599, 30 August 1909, Page 8

IN THE EARLY DAYS.

—.—• — , , CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JUBILEE. s ' ' IBj Telegraph —Specfal Oortesboadeni I ' Christchurch, August 28. Mr. H. P. Muxray-Aynsley, who joined 'tho Canterbury Chamber of Commerce in 1860, and became presidont during in ' epeaking at the jubilee meeting ot th" cham- * * ber, said it was in full swing when he came 1 out from Home in 1,859 He believed he was the only suxvivmg member from that time Lyttelton in those days was the pnncipal place ot business. In 1862. Mr \V H Bar-j v greaves (who present with them that ,r clay) 'joined the chamber. After the tunnel i was completed, the principal business offices .were moved from liyttelton v to Chnstchurch, vi . and Lyttelton became merely a port There , was a movement to start a separate cham--1 ' ber in Chnstchurch, but it was thought better to move the Lyttelton chamber to Christ- ' church. On Msy 21, 1863, a meeting was • ' held, when the voting 'on the question of removal to Chnstchurch was equal, and the speaker (who presided) gave hi 3 casting vote < in favour of removal People'growled now • if the English mail was a day late When ' he came out in 1859 tho ship had the letters of three mails on board In those days the Government fixed a definite value for wool, and whether , it brought that amount or not export duty 'had* to be paid on the amount fixed. ' The'president said they should commemorate the'jubilee chamber in some tan- , giblesWay. He suggested that a scholarship . of £25 per annum should ,bo established, tenable at Canterbury College or elsewhere It was subsequently decided that the incoming committee should consider the feasibility of carrying out the proposal t , '