CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 445, 6 March 1912, Page 5

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

- A meeting of Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce was held in the County Council Chambers last night. There was a fair attendance and Mr E. H. Hardy, president, occupied the chair. Postal Boxes. application of the Chamber to have post boxes placed at the railway station for the purpose of having a mail for late letter by the night express a reply was received from the department regretting that it was not possible to accede to the request. It was resolved that a further effort be made to obtain the service, and that Mr Scholes, who was in Wellington, be written to and requested to interview the authorities on the jbject. Telephone Service,—A letter was received from the Post and Telegraph Department with respect to the extension of the proposed new metallic circuit from Hamilton to Te Kuiti direct. It was stated that the increased facilities to be provided to both Auckland and Hamilton would prove ample for some time. If, however, this did not prove sufficient the question of accepting a guarantee of half the interest on coat of construction of a further extension would receive favourable consideration. —It was decided to make further representations on the matter.

Township Tenure. Letters were received from Mr W. F. Massey, Mr C. K. Wilson and Sir Joseph Ward on the subject. New Members.—Messrs H. Mussen, H. Matthew, E. Martin and R. Ormsby were elected members of the Chamber. Clerk of Court.—The necessity of having a clerk of the court appointed at Te Kuiti was brought forward by Mr Martin, who moved that representations be made to the Department of Justice to that effect. The mover referred to the fact that the clerk of the court was also bailiff and might be frequently absent when it was necessary to have summonses issued. The business of the court was increasing rapidly and in the interests of the business people it was advisable to have a clerk appointed who would be in attendance when required.—lt was resolved that representations should be made in the direction specified. Advertising Te Kuiti.—Mr A. C. Johnson drew attention to the desirability of advertising Te Kuiti. He suggested that space should be taken in an illustrated paper for twelve months in order to keep the place prominently before the public throughout the Dominion. He had already interviewed a number of business people and had received promises of financial support up to £4O. After discussion it was decided that a committee consisting of the chairman, secretary, and Messrs Graham, Matthew and Johnson be appointed to deal with the matter.