Chambers of Commerce Delegates.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 256, 25 September 1884, Page 2

Chambers of Commerce Delegates.

The laboni-s of the delegates front the varions Chambers of Commei-ee m thcj^olony were conclnd'd at-Wel-lington on Monday, and it now only remains for tho oonferenco to consider iheir report, which wiH probably he ready within a day or two. The following resolutions relating to the management of the State railways were agreed to : — 1. That, with a view to more efficient a^d economical management of the NeW Zealand Iffiit^s it fe desirsnie*^bat^there ■boiild l>e constituted m eaelTrailway distilct a, bnnrd of advice, .whoaja^xisterice should bo officially recogmscd by Government. < % iT>at the functions of the said board of advice should be ,to considopj cora plaints or sugge'slions "froni "pefkoris^flsmg the rail ways^ •riojOwiW Tcorifetenccs with local or other officers : of y the- department, or to cpmmnnicjftte the result of it< deliberations to Government, or otherwise to make recommend«ttons to Government m matters affectitas etficieut or tquiiahhy management of railways within its particular district. -S.^hat the members of the said board of advice should^ be el«tcted' by hic^ehamliei-ssqff .cominer.ce^ agricultural and pastoral associations, or comity councils, or in^part by the Governor m Council. The/ .follbwins' motions were agr«ed to >— That , this conference is of opinion that Governmt*ut should take ; stepß'fo keep l down rabbits on waste lands of the Crown, and also on native 'lands. ■ That it would be an economic mistake, and detrimental to the best interest^ of •agricultural.: pastoral, and mihing interests, as well as the interests of the general public, to legislate Wt pWent in.the dii-ection- of 4ncr,eaKiiifi; existing and imposing new Customs duties "for protection 'Jiurjio'ses; ); Oit*]S(F6nday a deputation : from 'the waited upon tlie' Attorne^-Genejai, ana snggcstctf ' cdftain which the donterehc 4^ wfis^of opinion might be made m the B^nkroptcy Aot, and alhO m the admimstration of the act.. • Mr : Stoirt agve^jl.^srith the suggestion^ generally,' \>M\f ifh regard to one .suggestion ofteredvhejSaid-Uiat he should requite ;time, to jupns^el it. The mailer referred t^- ck^es, whejfein an estate oi a,b^nkr,upt a was not sufficient to pay ihe vpage\j and fcalarW rlue to th«;h^ni|rai>bV i enipTp'yeW' The de putaiion pointed^ out that tha conference Was of opinion that the penalty of debarring the? debtor m such a case from ever ob/aiiii^g a certificate of diicharjie wa|itoo|tringent, and suggested that fche, Withholding of tho certificate for^a yeriod of two year* would meetlthe^-e. On Tuesday the following adilitiipnal* ..• 'resolutions were carried *:-4VTh^^hfe conference desires to bnug: : under the^otice of the Goveroment the desirabletiess of introducing a r decimal of wejghts and/ rueasui-es.'! a view to a general system, of dcci— nttils, Goveraiheiitr fe» »Kk6d?t«^iive. the way by using the cental or 1001bjij8. the standard m Government conIrrtcts, railway carriage, ! and pnstoiru house 'returns,'' '.'• i*liat: (^vernOT;nt be asked to "obtain tKe ? c<vop'erwftott of the otfier colonies m the carrying out of. tlto foregoingl" \f. ThjaJV Jthi» conference is of opinion that it is desirable to encourage the. direct, steam service between New . Zealand* and England, by arranging^ ,qn liberal terms, for a mail-service to alternate fortnightly between the JSan ,|"jmncwco service, provided .always that the cost to the colony under preseut arj^ngements.shitU no^.be^iacreftßed."