FOXTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40036, 7 December 1929, Page 3

FOXTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MONTHLY MEETING.

The monthly meeting of the Foxton (Chamber of Commerce was hold in Ross’s Rooms on Thursday evening, presided over by Mr. J. K. Horu'bloAV (president). Also present Avere Messrs D. Christie, C. M. HeAvett, G. F. Smith, J. Aitchisou, R. N. Speirs and the secretary (Mr. R O. Horn'blow). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs W. E. Bullard, ,M. E. Perreau, 'D. R. Barron, J. NeAvton and John Ross. NEW MEMBER. Mr. S. Austin Avas unanimously elected a. new member. CORRESPONDENCE was read and dealt with as follows : From the Auckland Financial Ex - change Ltd., asking for information iu regaird to a. local agency. —To be supplied by the secretary. From the Department of Agriculture, asking the Chamber to give publicity to the regulation governing the importation of hay, straw, or chaff as packing materials in consignments from the Continent p£ Europe, prohibited under the Stock Act 1927 owing to the risk of introduction of the 'Foot and Mouth Disease. —Received. MOUTOA SATURDAY AFTER- - NOON SERVICE.

Mr. G. F. Smith brought up the question of the 'advisability of arranging for a Saturday afternoon char-a-banc service flrom Moutoa to Foxtail to enable mill employees to get into town. At present, lie said, there was no such conveyance and the men employed at Whitaunni and Poplar had to get into town as best they could, many of them as a result, taking advantage of a ser-' vice which took; them elscAvhere. When the Shannon Bridge Ava.s down Fox ton benefited considerably as there was no conveyance to take (he men to Shannon, but iioav with the bridge up and no service this way they were all making into Shannon. It would be well worth the while of the business people of Foxton to subsidise if necessary a service to Foxton leaving Whitaunui at about 1.30 p.m. for Foxton on a Saturday afternoon and calling in at Poplar. There was no difficulty about getting hack as a char-a-banc left Foxton for Moutoa at 5 p.m. and after the pictures on Saturday night while a suitable service also ran on Sunday. Members endorsed Mr. Smith’s views and considered a service avouhl benefit local business people to a large extent. Messrs Smith and (Christie were deputed to interview local business people with the object of arranging for a subsidy if necessary for the inducement of a reguiair Saturday afternoon service as outlined.