CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 524, 20 April 1920, Page 1

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

AND DECENTRALISATION, Both the Hamilton and the Te Awamutu Chambers of Commerce have done wonders for their respective towns, and Pukekohe mit;ht well take leaves out of their bocks. By way of illustration, we reprint the following from the Waikato Times:— , The Hamilton Chamber o! Commerce certain', deserves gi'eal credit for its ener./ and persistent championship ••'' Pause >'-' Wmikato. li has , ' ■"■' ''';"• • and been it - i;.■■•■■■ ucuv the powers )1 " e -~ sions which ■ .v< ■■ nd have been conceded. The ac i.,itio>i of Hora Hora and the inai ration of light railways, largely d o tiie advocacy and support of tin chainber, show that the members are not animated by any .petty parocMnl spirit, but are out to further the interests of the whole district and every class in the community, ft has now decided to stress the claims of Waikato to a Stamp and Branch Deeds Office. Those who have had any dealings with land know the vexatious delays in getting the necessary documents through, and the reason given is congestion of business. This should not be, for the holding up of transfers is vexatious, and often expensive to the interested parties and it is imperative that some means for expediting the work of the office be found. And that lemedy appears to be decentralisstion. It is impossible to cope with the requisite celerity with the voluire of business which pours into the Auckland office daily, and the consequence is that the work is being piled up, it being impossible under ruling circumstances, to make up the leeway. Tt is impossible to .say when a deed forwarded for registration will be returned, and the "hold up" can only be described as "scandalous." Letters and appeals for expedition only add to the confusion and contribute to further delay, and all concerned lose materially and morally becan.se of the unwarrantable procrastination. There can be little doubt, that the Auckland districtwFmuch, too large. There is little prospect of the volume of business showing nnv decrease—in fact the indications all point to a substantial increase in the near future, and, therefore, the longer Government delays action the greater will become the congestion. We commend the Chamber of Com-, merce for its action in taking this matter up, and hope it will oersist in its representations until the desired end is attained, rendering it impossible for important business to be put through without unwarrantable* delay.