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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1546, 28 November 1883, Page 2

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UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, Wednesday. Bishop Luck at a meeting of St. 'Patrick's parishioneers yestenight, stated that he intended visiting Rome and returning with a numbev of priests. CHRISTOHURCH CHAMBER OF ; . COMMERCE. CmtisTCHuacH, November 27. . At the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the President delivered his address, which was to tho following effect: —There was no great improvement in business, and littlo hope of a chaugo for the bettor till tho money from the wool and grain sales came in circulation. The imports to the provice, however, had diminished, and lighter stocks could be worked with in consequence of tho despatch with which tliey can bo replenished by the direct steamers. Another hopeful sign was that money was no longer looked up in land'speculations, but was gradually coming back to its legitimate uses. It was satisfactory lo bow that wool prices at Homewore firm, and the competition of buyers active. Frozen .mutton was a marked sticcess, meaning 'a considerable addition to the wealth of the colony.' To date 158,906 careasses had been shipped from New Zealand —13,997 from Canterbury. As some set-off to this, New Zealand wheat was low in price for even the bfestsamples, and there was littlo reason to expect a rise for some time. In Canterbury there was the prospect of an. abundant, if late, harvest; but farmers should, turn their attention to stock-raising. That this was being done was evidenced by the late Agricultural and Pastoral Show, Notwithstanding the depression, it was noteworthy that the Joint Stock Companies were earning handsome dividends. It was not necessary to enlarge on tho advantages of the Few Zealand Shipping Company's .direct steam service, It had become patent to the mercantile community, and it, was much to be desired that the Government be empowered to fairly subsidise the line, A good illustration of its value was to be found in the Doric's last trip, which took Home wool iti 'time for 'the November sales,-.which otherwise would have had to wait for-February. With regard to bills of - lading—more especially for steamship—there were some clauses-open to objection, and an agitation had been commenced in' London which it was hoped woul&resuit in a change for the better. ■ The reduction in tlie charge for telephones from 10s to £l2 was not sufficient!- The address concluded with a. referenoe to the omniou3 intelligence of the ; immediate probability :of war- between France and China, which would be specially disastrous to British and colonial interests,