FOXTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4450, 10 May 1930, Page 2

FOXTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MONTHLY AIEF.TINH The 11ti.• 1 1 monthly meeting of the Foxton ('handier of ('iiiiiMii'i'i-i 1 was held in Loss's Rooms on Thursday evening, presided over by .Mi’ -1. K. I InmbloW ( President ). Also present were Messrs I). ‘'Christie. (t. I'. Smith, A. Also.il, 11. Osborne, M. Ilewitl, I. Marlin, -I. Ait idiisoii. R. N. Spoil's and the seerel ;t ry ( Mi'. I,*. (). llornidow). Apologies lor absence were reeeived I'roni Moss!'M. E. peri'eiin, -I. Ni'Wloii. I. Corn. W. Trueman. Jim. Loss, and Id. 1C |jn ri'oii. wrni.'oKixo mcHWAY. Tlie ('ha i min n report ed that dnr mg |he month a deputation from ihe ('handier had wailed on the lion. Ransom. Minister for Public Works, with a request I hat failing Ihe river eat ■ being put t bt'oueb, eonsidera t ion he given to the raising of the W'hiiokino portion ot t lie Wellington-Auckland Main High v, ;i v 10 nia'ke it safe in llood lime. Tin-. Minister agreed to give the matter ea refill considerable and said that lie was fa Vo uva lily impressed villi llie proposal. SIIoIMMNC X 1 1; IIT AND ('DAIAII'NITY LIDIITINH .Mossr- I). Christie and (1. F. Smith, meiuliers of I lie special coin - i,on up to nive eonsidera I inii to tin' question of holding a shopping' night locally reported that the oommitlee had dismissed the proposal and had decided to hold the matter up pending' a decision in re-

gn rd to the ini I'oduet ion of eoinn,unity lighting in Foxion. Should this he adopted it Was thought that it Would he advisable to synchronise the shopping night with tlii' inn tie urn I ion of eommiiuiiy lie lit Hi”', file- idea of holding a display wa - mi excellent one and should mil he overlooked.

The Chairman said that ho hoped I lie business pie would do u hat 1 hey could to snpporl the community li.o'lil iri*v proposal ;!> by lighting up the town at nights they were showing the people passing through tile 111Il'emI.;!l llltl! they Were alive. Tt must not he overlooked, lie said, that Foxliiii was mi the main highway between Wellington and Auckland and anything they e,iujd do to brighten up the town should be carefully considered, t oinuiiiuii y light in;:' was a com! tiling from a business und every id her point of view. If the ('ha tuber the proposal t lie lTmi, v henna I'nwer ltoard Would send a canvasser over to interview local business people mi the matter.

It wa- decided to re. minuend the inauguration of m.Minimi! lighting locally and Ale-sr-. Smith and !). < hrislie were deputed to meet the canvasser when he visited the town. IiKtIIAVAY MAT'IF US.

Mr 11. (Ishorm- report ei I I lm r 1 etl del's for the tar sealing of the I’uxI on-11 ima I a ngi highwav closed Ihe following day and it wa- very gratifying to nole ilia] delinile steps v, ere being' taken Io . emuplet o this road. When the Foxton Hiiuatang'i section was eompleled there Would mdy remain lo he done the portion between 11 ima I a ngi and Rungiolit and 1 here would lie a bit ttmeii road right through to I’alinei'stun N. and be diil not I Link that it would tie long before the whole road was done Members expressed their appreciation of the manner in which the work was being- expedited in the .Mu mi wa 1 n County.