CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 67, 15 April 1909, Page 2

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CONFERENCE.

By Tc-legnph.-Prcss Association, -u.. ir , ""Utoffton. Wednesday. mi. ilarkncss read a paper in which Zealand Chambers of Commerce. A cs.dutioa w,,« carried aflirming the de he I 'W°f a *?*»&* «» "ttoriJng the We lington Chamber to draft A Parliamentary committee wa. set «P to watch the interests of trade and commerce. ' i*rlini Mr. Broadhead, a Clirislchwchlet" win" * W er .™ N>e Arbitration A< , which he considered had hindered «ikl was hindering the industrial propress of the country. During the discussion on the paper, Mr. Nathan, of Wellington, contended that the matter jyas not one for interference by the Conference, and maintained that labor had as much right to form unions as any other section of the community for Uk own benefit. The discussion was closed hy .Mr. Broadhead being thanked for his paper. . . , .^ The Conference passed a resolution affirming the necessity of an adequate F»v,s.on, being made for the represent., ion of the commercial community an* boards*'* Coulmerce 0n th « iMbor Wellington, Last Night. At a conference of, delegates from Uiambers of Commerce it was proposed that it is unjustifiable to discriminate in the matter of railway freights between goods imported and those produced in the Dominion. An amendment was adopted referring the subject to the Parliament committee. It was also resolved that it is desirable that shippers of grain and produce should be able to obtain Oovernment certificates for accurate railway weights on payment of n free not more than at •present charged for the certificates which the Government now issue, and which are in many cases unreliable; that further representations be made to tho Railway Department to ensure that railway empties were served by the persons to whom they were consigned. It was decided to reaffirm the trado terms in wholesale grocery and hardware adopted between the' Chambers of Commerce in 1880, and to recommend Chambers to form sub-sections of the various trades for the purpose of securing uniformity of terms in each section. Tt was resolved to ask the Oovernment to subsidise the Vancouver route as n mail service, so that New Zealand will have the first inward and last outward port of call.