DEPUTATIONS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4164, 26 November 1884, Page 3

DEPUTATIONS.

Christchurch, This day

Two deputations—one from the Chamber of Commerce, and one from the Industrial Association — waited on the Hon. Mr Richardson yesterday. Thut from • the Chamber of Commerce enquired if there wis any chance of a reduction iv the grain tariff this season. The Minister for Public Works replied that he would bring the matter before the Cabinet, but he did not hold out much hope. The deputation complained that the railway carriage rates from Lyttelton to Christchurch were higher than on the Port Chalmers and Dunedin line, and that a charge of Is 6d per ton was made at Lyttelton for liiiulago and handling goods landed from steamers;- Mr Richardson said ■he would bring both matters before the Cabinet. The.deputation from the Industrial Association said that the Association would do all in its power to ensure the success of tho Industrial Exhibition at Wellington in ISBS. In anwer to this deputation Mr Richardson said the Government would probably call for tenders in the colony for ten or a dozen railway engines of a smaller class, to be delivered in two years The Government would do what they could under the- present. oireuinstances to remove the anomalies from the railway tariff, but he thou"ht tho best remedy was the man-

agement of the railways by a non-political Board, a scheme for which was in preparation. .