CENTRAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1994, 27 February 1914, Page 8

CENTRAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

,Tho Wdlineton Central .'Chamber of Oemmereo met yesterday, Mr. A., tioig'h Hunt j»i*s«lißg> Messrs, C 5. Winder, W.' Smith, J. firodie, j. F. Mkmi, t. Bush, and JV.|R«id Were also' present; '.. It was .decided, in l ' consequaneo of .a ■ letter receivetl from tho Hon.', W, Jl.: lierfieiS..(Mlnjs,t-e.r of Railways) regarding- the proposal to erect q,. goods' shod, at To Aro railisray station, to a deputation of moinhers of the 'ChamJiftr to the Minister until the middle «f ■ March. In tho letter the- Miiii&tw esprcssed Ms wi'fflngijess fa feeeivo the d» .pntation; but stafcd .that the. General Manager of Railways woilM' not bo in Wellington until sonic tiinc in Marftb..' 1 ' 'In connection with tire C-hatiibef's' agitation for; tho holding of puttie 'holidays en tho neirest Monday, it was decided to .circularise other Cliambers tlrron|hout New Zealand with. q. view to having co-op.eratfrd action, when the matter was-to bo Ijrought under the Gote.rnI nient's notice. . >• .. ■■ ■In reply to a- letter itojn the Chum--Ist,' the "Union Steam Ship Company, wrote Stating' that it was' unable to comply with "the '-request- for a; copy o-f the company's freights tariffs, as .o'lily ■one copy' was availa.Me It was decided to'.iiist'riscte tlio secretary to i.hten;iew' M-r.'SoHon (tftfßft jnaitagfff), •with a view to procuring a iwitten eopy. .The seerct'a.-y of tie Citizens' GarniVal Assdeiation wrote asking the. Chamber for a donation to its funds, and Tccoreuwndinp; the ohserrance of March t'as a 'public holiday. It was tlesided to-re-ply to the effect that the Chambc-r was' finable.to girnnt ft donation, hut .wouid give tho carnival its loyal support. The subject' of the holiday was imf ■coiisid-er-'ed. .'•■,■■ Upon the niotioii of th<> elia.irnran it was' derided t<n obtam the assistance of other Clin rubers thioughcut' \ew Zenlsiul with a view to- haying certain railway'anomalies etaditated.