INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2348, 12 October 1881, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

A mooting of the committee of the above association was held last evening at the offices, Hereford street. Present—Mr J. P, Jameson (president) in the chair, Messrs W. R. Mitchell, R. H. Wood, Toomer, 8. Manning, A. R Kirk, R. W. England, A. G. Howland, O. P. Hulbert, P Jenkins, R. H. Walker, B. H. Banks, H. B. Kirk, W. S. Smith, Glanville, —Scott, and W. Jameson (sec.) The President stated that a telegram had been sent to Messrs Joubert and Twopenny, who replied by wire that every encouragement would be given to local industries, tho Government also wore prepared to grant extra facilities in the matter of dutiable goods by allowing duties to be paid on removal of such goods at tho close of the exhibition. The Dunedin people were also taking the matter up, in proof of which ho would road an article which appeared in a recent issue of the " Otago Daily Times.”—Mr W. R. Mitchell asked that the letter sen! to Messrs Joubert and Twopenny bo read. The letter showed that those gentlemen had been advised of the necessity of provision for a good show of local industries. The President also read a lengthy communication describing [ improved machinery for extracting linseed oil, tho writer of which took exception to Mr Hubbard's paper as recently read. A copy of the letter had been forwarded to the Linseed Company at Rmgiora. He also read a communication signed by several members of the association, demurring to its proposed action re the forthcoming exhibition. He hoped to receive a letter from Messrs Joubert and Twopenny some time next week, contingent on which he proposed to call a general meeting of the association to thoroughly discuss so important a matter. —Mr 8. Kirkpatrick, of Nelson, wrote stating that he intended going in largely for fruit preserving this season, be having secured the premises of the Nelson Tweed Company, and hoped to take the prizes offered by the association for jams. Tho President stated further that a glass manufactory bad boon recently started in Auckland, and he had written to the party hoping to get him to come to Christchurch, particularly as be was a maker of glass bottles, the sand here being very fit for that purpose, and tho demand likely to be large. A manufacturer of olay (smoking) pipes, had been in communication with him about settling near Christchurch. That was all tho business he bad to lay before them.—Mr Howland thought the proposed meeting should be summoned by postal cards.—The Secretary stated that a large number of postal cards addressed to members had been returned to him through the Dead Letter office.—lt was ultimately determined to send postal cards to all who had paid their subscriptions, and also notify the meeting by advertisement. A larger room would be necessary for the meeting, which matter would be arranged and duly notified. —In answer to Mr Howland, the chairman stated that he had received a letter from Mr H. J. Ross protesting against the recent action of the committee in promising support to Messrs Joubert and Twopenny’s Exhibition project, which would be further considered.—This was all the business.