CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CONFERENCE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4110, 23 September 1884, Page 4

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CONFERENCE.

[BY TELEOEATII.] Wellington , , This day. Tlio labors of the delegates from the various Chambers of Commerce in the colony were concluded yesterday, and it now only remains for them to consider their report, which will probably bo ready within ii day or two. At yesterday's sitting the following resolutions relating to the management of rftatc railways, proposed by Mr. Ghrystall, were agreed to :— 1. " That with a view to the more eflioierit and economic management of the New Zealand railways, it is desirable that there should bo constituted in each railway district a board of advice, whose existence shall be oflicially recognised by the Government." 2. " That the functions of the said board of advice should bo to consider complaints or suggestion.-! from persons using the railways, to hold conferences with local or other officers of the department, and to communicate the result of its deliberations to the Government, or otherwise to make rccommendati'jns to the Government on matters affecting , the efficient or equitable management of the railways within its particular district." 3. " That the members of the said "Board of Advice should be elected by tho local Chambers of Commerce, the Agricultural and I'astoral Associations, or the Count}' Councils, or in part by the Govcrnor-in-Coiuicil." The following motions were also agreed to: —"That this conference is of opinion that tho Government should take steps to keep down the rabbits on tho waste lands of tho Crown and also on native lands." "That it -would bo an economic mistake and detrimental to the best interests of tho public generally to legislate at present in the direction of increasing the existing , , and imposing - new, Customs duties for protection purposes." Yesterday a deputation from the Conference waited upon tho Attorney-General and suggested certain alterations which tho members of the Conference were of opinion might be made in the Bankruptcy Act, and filso in tho administration of the Act. Mr Stout agreed with the suggestions generally, but Avith regard to one suggestion oifered Lo said that ho -would require time to consider it. Tho matter referred to was -with regard to cases where an estate of a bankrupt was not sufficient to pay wages and salaries due to the bankrupts' employes. The deputation stated that the Coiiferncc were of opinion that tho penalty of debarring a debtor in such ii case from ever obtaining a certificate was too stringent, and suggested that the withholding of the certificate of discharge for a period of two years would meet thu_case.

and powerfully second the action of Queensland when that colony so boldly took the initiative in tho Now Givinea matter, and I am well assured that had the British of the South moved with real energy on this occasion the effect on the Home Government would have been proportionably great. Instances of race antagonism are increasing in the Southern States of America. At Syndibriz on August 25 a white man named Morris unintentionally killed a nogress, it was with difficulty the authorities could prevent the negroes from hanging him. At Macon, Ga., the negroes assembled in great force to prevent the hanging of one of their number convicted of murder, and the military had to bo called out. The religious troubles continue in Newfoundland. On August 20 hundreds of Orangemen attacked the Roman Catholic Church at liinley harbor, and threatened the missionary, Father Lynch, with death. They tore down the Papal flag and smeared the several vessels with tar. John Maguirc, a theatrical manager, was formally excommunicated during High Mass at Missonla, Montana territory, by Bishop Bromcl, for tho sin of arranging for a series of lectures in Montana by Bob Ingersoll. A. circus car, containing sixty employes, was burned near Greelcy, Colorado, on the 29th, and ten of the occupants perished in the flames, and many more were fatally injured.