CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1718, 8 April 1913, Page 7

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

- C. ' FINAL MEETING. OF THE ■ COUNCIL,.. ~ . PROPOSED ASSOCi'A'riON. WAIRARAPA AND RAILWAYS. ; llossvs. A. E; Mabin (president).' T. C. Bawsop, B, Q, IJilcfter,''Js. Bulliugev, A; Leigh-iluntj AV; J", ilrhompso.n, aiul'.Jas, Macintosh were i'present at the lu.ontjjly ine>etijig of tlip. council of tlio Chamierjßf Cdmmcrco, held-yesterday afternoon: .i. The; first 'business l considered consideration- of, tho formation of I ;'a' Oh'iunbers of Commerce Association. 'As : tlip; rd3iilt of . the last conference. of c^iunbers^'it;'was decided to. submit, thfe ' proposal: to :ck'ambe'rs,'.and'. if' as maiijas '■ fifteen, approve,d, tlio idea was to" be' taken up ineariiest; and. Wellington'was to call the; first' meeting of the 'association! • In'coui'so of tiiuo, draft- rules were prepared and circulated,' 'and- chambers ivdro finally- asked 1 if they approved (or otherwise) of. the proposal; tp,. form au association.' ' Soino iWty * 'cbamljerif' 'of commerce \vera. ; appealed to,. arid of those, wliicli liadi. repjiecli .11., lvero. lor,, and. lib against'''.' "! : ThS ciiairman, after giving the figures, said: it'fjio.w .ri?niaijied ; l'6r "tlie- council"to say 'whether it would, quash the' wholo tiling. or not. Mr.'James, Macintosh i-nid he.. woul(l suggest that all tho chambers which'liad notified! iii ' favour of'the* proposal 'should, : bej'iriformed of the .position, giving tho liifines.of the, chambers ia favour of- anassociation, and ask 'them if they^con-' sicleredirtTipm .sufficient /to go-, on with, P^bp'dßai; : 'Hp-iiptMli that, most of" the. chambers .'against it" werp . small -ones— Ahckland anil \Wuigimut r excepted.' Tho chairmau that a iiu'mbor pf tlidspAvKo'didragreo to the proposal! of- an association; liadi gonoback-on'it.-: , Mr: "Macintosh' made' a motion of bis swoiided' by . Mr. -:-y: : - Resignation; - ■ ■ -.The.'Resignation;,of Hr.- Nicholas Eeid,. oil 'ofc. the "ohainßer,' was'ra-:- ; It was announced that his resignation :was caused'-'tlirough.'ill-health. TJie council, deciijed, to accop ( t tho. resignation with'-regreftand'tKat'o letter-be. for- < warded; to,-Miviteid -expressing thanks for his servic.es-in the. past.' . .'j,., ■ > -The''.Wairarapa. . ' Somo; estrijets paper : 'tlio;-ioUcQ--ol : '':'tho council,' that the; Wellington, chamber had • been: backseeding., tc};,csttablisli, buttqr.' anil. c6inmuuiq>\tiqn .with the. Coast' lands;'''. At -, tSS. i4me:.-tiw9''iho!,OTU!M!iK Ijai. begn. liir. vitecl.-tq,* seiulcepresentatiyes to accompany tho- "Sinister tor • Public -Works (Hon., ,WV. : i f a..visit of' inspec-. tioiL: to ■'tho district'. Attached: to the r 4filSi 'A'^ptjligVtlfc limitation-, the preii-denj:,-(JIr.;-;MSbinJ 'is; fonyrtnliug tho fotldwmg'statcliiditt:W:;" r that "there _i.S "an; . indift'Eri'iicp:.! oil ' thO: ! par,t of Wcllingtqn. of tie Waixarrfpa;;';! 1 \vouldvliJiP' to;say- to our. friendi ovii'r tKa; Kills; that'ivo.' arc ji'ot indifferent —jje ;lpiig"fpr;'soiiio Tiieaijs'foi; . bringing this.gijeat'.'district 'from~which' wd'dome ofiour. produce, ihtb'.clasei' 'tqu'clv ;' and^any 1 ' $acta}'. means- of'tldlng.'sb' will'' receivo.: lihe" Keiirty wfpporl" of 'tins , chamber;- We, rccdgnisS •tliat'pvery-five'ihiiiutes' saved iii.the lpng.-jdjjrn-oiV-iivej,-.'th6'_"Itiliautalias is 'a gain. to ; . : tlie cpmiriunity, ancVwp have helped di|ring; tll'o' y'eat W ajjesd- up-' the railway seryiceS.! !'3Vo';rpcpg4isp,.thjt"a gppd. .highway to'" tlie .-WaWalapa 'wpiijd' enable; city pdopJff.to'ijet.tiTtho"Wairara]ja, aud 'War-. raiapu' peojjlf). to'get' to' Hie pity in under tiro, houi3.-lrom;Ji.eat'herstbn;^nJi(i'we i havo ■urgetK'up'ni; thdrt'ealjhorsfon' County 'Coun- , cil- 'and tlip; Hott".County'. Council that tKey'-shdjild'jointly' dpvisu mepus.'for proving tlio ,presont toad' commuriifiatiori 'OTpr,;tfo;-liillj, but; neitiici'. of';.thes&'.ibpdfes-li'avb- sh'dw)i" a. yci'y| grfcafe. s, attempt; to dp. so.. If .'.njs, 'liayp; not joined iri,' any ;a^pli'oatibii.' for 'a' railway devia-; V tidnjAf'.thfeftiinntejcaa; it is .hot. beoauso 1 ive(.do not feet' tlio -iiecessity for such a •wissk-ttblje- but because ; .'we> liavo fiot uiulcr.' tho .financial conditions now iind. recently existing felt justified in asking .tho. Government, to .expend the , aiidunt ."tfhicli, tlio ; wprte. would requirp, but if the. Government tern'find tl\e iuoney we shall joyfully join iii iirging that the ivdrk be uiidcrtoken. '. Wo havp not, hitherto, urged the? ronVtructibii-o? tho llaster-tofi-Waipukui;an, liup (pi;.practically the saipe reasoti'. ''We., havo aak-ed' for'.plans .. and further'particulars, and will /send iepresen.tatives .to go over the route With tho Minister for Public Works, so that wb" may bo, better able to. judge of tlie. nfpessity: of. the. work, .and can assure our country friends of our best bndea,- • .vo'nrs to help them, in, nil mattcrs which will lend to"'develop'tho W'aira'ra'pa district." ■ Tho president' aud ,Mr. James Macintosh ■were-'appointed to represent tile chamber in connection wnthj tlio tour, if inspection of tho'Jlniister fcr Public Works. , ValidictGi-y. In;conclusion, tlio president announced . that..it was-.-the last-. ineetiDg of the coiin r cil,_ and like to', thank all the .members :Jor : the kindly aid they had, given him cluring thp:.past twelvo. months,' arid-.-without which he could not' have ' d%^''4ncK..;s9.'-i>l^.'so | }gra.tfll a W mem- ' tKeir Tegular'atfentlaiice, the vast amount of work doiic, and tho progress . of.-the chambor. / 'Mr.'Leigh Hunt; said'that if hp had , inade'himseirspmewfiat'prbriiinent it had Tjeen' dorio without anything in the nature of'self-intsrest,.. but really. f.or .what he .had thoiwht'best'for tlie city. If bard words had'been spoken, lip hoped they woul;d,. tie-forgpt,tch: "Thero was. no feel-' ing . as} far as ho was'concerned. (Hear, . hoar!) •

"WJh.tit-I, do. wish to "stir up,; to foster,, and djovolop, is a mora Bianly itiul. patriottic spirit .in-'-the nation—Lord Roberts. ? Tondersior thf> supply nnd delivery of might-duty coats for the police force, for three Stars," -will- be received l>v the Com-, missiojiea? of; Police, al; Welliiigtoa up till Wednesday, Api'il 30V- Full particulars are obtainable «n niglication. : ■ Messrs. tymiain HI ,Turu,bull a,nd Co. advertiss in th s issue fiitl particulars of a good .dairy farm, situated at 'l'awa Flat, which.lias; been pkiaed in their hands for sale. " ' ' •. ■ A special general meeting ,of the New Ci.vil - Service. Association (Well, lingrtqn, branon* 'will bi- lield qt to Mascnto' Hall, Boulcott Street, at eight o'clock this evening. .