CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3783, 30 January 1908, Page 3

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce was held m the Secretary’s office on Tuesday night. Present.: Messrs P. Hennessy (President), Dr Mandl, T. Rimmer, M. Perreau, Hornblow, and the Secretary (Mr P- H. RaeHoward). Correspondence was read from the Secretary of the Palmerston Chamber in reference to asking the Borough Council to appoint a delegate to act in conjunction with other delegates to wait upon the Manawatu County Council, urging upon that body the .necessity of putting the road : a't Himatangi and to the beach in; order. —The Borough the matter. i; - - From Mr John M.P., inf answer to .request for the erection of a verandah at the local railway station,... and enclosing Minister’s reply re same, the contents of which have already appeared in the Herald.— Mr Rimmer again urged, the necessity of-a verandah, but no further action was taken.

A letter was read from the District Traffic Manager, in reply to the Chamber’s letter pointing out

|be danger of trains pulling up on the Oroua Bridge, and, .intimating that instructions had been issued that should be pulled up clear of the r firidge f —Received. The the Patea Harbour .wrote acknowledging photos' of Foxton river .and, wharf. .■ J ’• Froin Greymouth Harbour Board forwarding report and balance-sheet.

The Treasurer’s balance disclosed a credit of several pounds, and the Secretary was voted a bonus of three guineas in consideration of extra work.

The question: of the formation of a harbour board for Foxton was then advanced another step.

, The President presented a statement showing the approximate receipts and expenditure, if a Board were - constituted. These figures will be presented at a public meeting to: be iheld next Tuesday night; ,I’iiMessrs , Moore and Barnard were; present,, and the Bill to be presented to Parliament was discussed at length;;.; It was decided to adjonin. tbe, meeting till this evening, When - other important matters in reference to the Harbour Board,-etc., will be discussed.