CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4387, 8 March 1922, Page 2

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Monthly meeting. The monthly meeting of the Paeroa Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday evening, there being present: Messrs E, W. Porritt (president), D Leach (vice-president), G. H. Taylor, Rev. J. W. Enticptt, J. L. Hanna, W. Kenny, R. Whitten, W. D. Nicholas. L. E. Cassrels, J. T. Brown, T. E. McMillan. In the absence of Mr Jas. Couper (secretary) Mr L. E. Cassrels acted as secretary. ADVERTISING COMMITTEE, A notice of motion that an advertising committee ba formed w.as moved, and will come forward at next, meeting. FLOOD DAMAGE. Mr Cassrels asked for the co-opera-tion of the Chamber with the Rotokohu Ratepayers’ Association in making representations to the Government to assist the settlers who have been injuriously affected by the recent floods. A Public Works Department engineer had inspected the land, but he could hardly be expected to portray the real position to the Department. The land affected was as productive as any land on the Hau-, raki Plains. The settlers wanted protection', or the purchase of their lands. It was also desired that the Chamber ask the Railway Department to co-operate, as the PaerpaHamilton and Paeroa-Waihi lines had been partly destroyed.—Carried.