SHANNON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Shannon News, 12 February 1924, Page 2

SHANNON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

THE MONTHLY MEETING

Owing to counter attractions on Thursday evening only a short meeting of the Council of the Chamber ot Commerce |.vas held. The president (Mr. Gunning) was in the chair ami there were also present Messrs Thwaitcs, Tippler, Scott and Beam /secretary). Correspondence. A letter was received from the Shannon Borough Council, stating the report from the Neilson, Montgomery Co re the sewerage scheme wa s now available for inspection at the Council office. From Mr. J. Linklater, M.P., replyinc to the Chamber's letter re tl.c unsatisfactory state in respect to obtaining telephonic communication between Wellington and Shannon in whicA -Cl-fti"""* 1 ' srn ted t-Cir uesiifc for a diroc.t service,"* stating, he had communicated I with the secretary of the Post and 1 degraph Department and enclosing reply.' from the secretary, in which he stated that extra line accommodation is now being constructed and will be ready xor use in the course of a few weeks. General. Mr Tippler moved that a letter bi- 1 forwarded to each of the Chambers of Commerce in Hawkc's Bay,-AJaaa-rapa, up the main Trunk line as far a* Te Kuiti, and to Fcilding and Palmeiston North asking for their co-operation in getting the main arterial highway by the most direct route -This was carried and the mover and sccrcuuy ■■•• ere appointed to draft a letter. ' Mr. Thwaitcs brought up the question of improvements required at the local railway station and on 1™ motion it was decided that the mcmbci fo the district be written to asking fo particulars of his interview with th. Department re the work. It was decided to rfcconimend to the Borough Council improvements m PUmmer Terrace that the billboard opposite the Post of It was recommended that a lettei oi appreciation be forwarded to the Borough Council of the P rom Pt;fon taken by them in carrying out the ■ work o/piimmor Terrace as suggested by the Chamber of Commerce.— Cai ried. '