COMMERCE MATTERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2152, 19 May 1914, Page 3

COMMERCE MATTERS

CENTRAL CHAMBER MEETS,

ChmT ?n* tll ° WelK «>B«an Central Chamber ot Comiaortowas held vested C%F i e !T 0 "- iUG, ." bers P re Bent! L, M. Luke ipreeident), A. Leigh Hunt, ■ina I/. Wmaer.

A .communication was roceiied from Urn General Manager of Railways (M?! J- a. Hiley) proimsing to fix a date oa - is return to Wellwgton for a deputation to wait upon him re Tβ An> railway Ovation qml goods shod. • i he president stated that b<;, had some torn atKm regardmg fire risks in the. citj, but tile information was niofp or «ss oonildentiel, and on it was agreed that the matter should be considered by the Chamber W«mim£

bcveral letters were received from Uambers ot Uoiinnorec aud local bodies "i leply to a drcslar sent out some time ago .suggesting a coofcreneo of delegate t<) discuss the requirements of WaUington Irovmce, wiecially in the matter ot unproved roa<i and railway cwmnuni-

'Hie president said tliat it was very gratifying to learn that a nmnher J delegates nad already been appointed to attend the proposed conference. ~Evi* deiitly the matter was being taken no wuhentlmsiasm m differcht .provincial justnets. Hβ would suggest that the Chamber should at oneo take into consideration Urn fixiujr of a date for the conference. Probably it would be found, suitable to , appoint a date shortly after the opening of Parliament. It was agreed that the first Wednesday in July be suggested as a suitable date, -ami that ike final fixing of it should bo loft to the chairman alid the secretary. Jt was decided that the various todies sending delegates should Iw united to forward remits. The secretary reported Uiat four i Uiamljjrs of Commerce, twelve Horoitgh I stx County Councils, live Town I Uoards, arid oho Harbour Board (Weiluifiton) had appointed delegates to tlie contcronee.

A letter was received from the Department of Agriculture regarding the possible roino7al of tlio frohihitioii of the. export of rejected toiv, aiid aslciag tor suggestions re the grading of htnnp and ,tow. It was decided to fcrsyarcl the letter to those members of the Chamber interested in tlws fibre business.

It was arranged that a special nieetIng j of the council in committee should be held on Monday, Juno 8, to consider proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Aet, and also to. consider if mite to the conference. The three members of tho Chamber w!ra arc lawyers are to be inritod to attend tlie meeting. In committee, tho Chamber sot tip a committee to forward a Jetter to the Wellington Harbom- Board urcina ii to take into consideration the advisability of constructing a dock at the prrt of Wellington,