CENTRAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 308, 17 September 1918, Page 3

CENTRAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

MEETING Olf COUNCIL. The council of the Central Ohanibor oli Commerce held its montMy meeting yesterday atternooa in binder s Building. Tnere were present: Messrs. 0. AL. Luke (president.;, L. A. Edwards, L. Nelson, riiirdie fcnaw, W. J. Gaudm, Tnomas i'orsytli, \V. Cotton, 13. lVuippiebeck, G. Cuok, A. L. Hunt, and 11. G. Teaglo. Au agrteuient, it was reported, was being made between ibe cliamber and tiio Workers' Educational Association ' regarding the sub-leasing of the chamber's rooms. That agreement was still in the hands of the association a solicitors. ..in Regarding the proposal to iio.u a conference with, the iNow Zealand Sortie ly of Accountanta on the subjects ol tue care of soldiers' businesses auimg their absence at the front, and nai loans issued free pf income tax, the secretary of the society (Air. E. \V. Hunt), in reply to a lettor on tuo subject, said that the council of his society did not consider a conference desirable, in the .first ease, becauso the Military Service Act regulations, re■'cently issued, covered the ground. In the second case, the counch of the m>i ciety were of opinion that Cabinet had ' given the matter of charging income tax out war loan bonds full consideration iu computing the amount to bo raised in relation to the probable expense to be incurred. Mr. A. L. Hunt believed tliiit the National Efficiency board's regulations prettv well covered (lie lirslj proposal, but lie believed that n conference between business men and accountants might throw some light on the question, and probably would be of some benefit to the country'. Mr. L. A. Edwards did not think that enough was being done for the man who bad justygoiie into camp, particularly from a selling point, of view. Ho. had been carefully through the regulations, and ho could not see how such men were being helped. Mr. Hunt said that advisory boards had been set np throughout the country to look rafter ,the business ol men going into camp. There were three in Wellington. On the motion of the president. Mr. EthvaTds was asked to report upon, the subject. . Mr. Edwards asked if the chamber intended to do anything practical in the matter. The council had . laid down a policy approving of the taxing of war bonds, yet because the Accountants' Society turned it down., were they to do nothing further in the matter? Mr. Hunt said that'the chamber had not approved of any definite policy— they merely thought it was a subject worth considering. An there was 110 motion, the subject of the taxing of war bonds lapsed. Tho chamber decided not to take any further steps regarding consideration of tho daylight, saving idea, until t.lio return of the Prime Minister and Sir Joseph Ward 'from England.