INVERCARGTLL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1288, 17 November 1911, Page 4

INVERCARGTLL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

VARIOUS MATTERS DISCUSSED. (By TclccraDU.—Press Association.) Invcrcargill, November Iβ. A meeting of tho Chamber of Coin, mcrce was held to-day !o consider a letter from the Wellington Chamber, stron,\ly urging the 100-nl Chamber to support them in their endeavours to bring about a system of tlii-ouffli booking, by, land or sea, from all centres in tho Dominion. After a short discussion, it was decided to support tho projMsjl, though members expressed the opinion Hint it wight Iμ rather diflicnlt to bring about the desired change. ■V letter was road from Cho Dnnodin Chamber in refercneo to (he proroped second cable bebveen Melbourne and Bluff. A stronp rocomniPndalion has been niado to tho Government as to tho advisability of this cable, and it appeared that (lie mutter was not in tlie control of tli« Government, but of the Pacific Cable Board. All other South Island Chambers strongly supported the proposal. It was reported unofficially ttiat no survey of tho ocean bed at tho Bluff had boon made, but; a survey could bo carried out be-foi-o any decision on tho matter was arrived at. It was resolved that tho Dunedin Chamber lx< nnprised of the support of the Invercargill Chamber in the matter. Mnrrays, Ltd., wrote regardiiic increased coastal 'facilities with Auckland, and pointed out Wwt tho m-oseni service with Ancldand from ports'such as Bliifl and Timaru, was irregular, unreliable, and unsatisfactory, wliilo Duiwdin and LyttoHon had a rcjuUvr by-nwkly service. It was resolved that Hie president and Sir. 11. W. Rovds lx> a deputation io wnjt upon the Union Company to iirgo Mtoiirlv an itm>rovoment upon the linc« sngn'cstwl. Tho secretary was requested to write to tho Ane.ltland Chnmljcr and tho Colonial Sugar Refining Co., nskniß them to move in the same direction, and u*e tiieir intlueneo to bring a'*"'!-, a more iTgulnr service between tho Bluff and northern ports.