THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20955, 8 September 1933, Page 13

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

* MEETING OF COUNCIL ; GENERAL BUSINESS The monthly meeting of the council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce was held last evening, Mr A. F. Wright 'vice-president) being in the chair. Present were: Messrs F. W. Hobbs, W. Machin, C. P. Agar, T. N. Gibbs, J, L. Hay, R. T. McMillan, F. J. Shanks, A. G. Cannons, W. MacKay. R. W. Midgley, J. Anderson, jun., J. N. Greenland, M. J. Russell, M. J. Burns, V. E. Hamilton, A. C. Bretherton, John Mac Gibbon, B. E. H. Whitcombe, and J. Roy Smith (secretary). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Norton Francis, H. S. E. Turner, A. M. Burns, H. W. Heslop, W. PI. Nicholson. L. G. K. Steven, and F. L. Hutchinson. For the produce committee Mr MacKay reported that the following standards for the 1933 season had been examined and adopted:—Garton oats A Garton oats, B Maple peas No. 1, and Maple peas, f.a.q. Samples of these standards had been dispatched to the London Corn Trade Association on the Mataroa, which was due in ; London on October 19. Cabled enquiries from the London Corn Trade Association and the Australian and New Zealand Pea Association, complaining of the delay in the dispatch of the standards had been reylied to by cable, advising the dispatch of the standards. The report was adopted. Tariff Commission. The Auckland Chamber forwarded a copy of the evidence it had submitted to the Customs Tariff Commission. The chairman remarked that except for one matter the Canterbury Chamber would take no part in evidence before the commission. The exception was that it would associate itself with the farmers in their representations concerning wheat duties. Individual members, however, might be giving evidence concerning their own businesses. Agricultural Bulletins. On t lie motion of the chairman, in the absence of Mr Norton Francis, the fiftieth agricultural bulletin was approved. __ For the agricultural committee Mr Wright moved: "That with the publication of its fiftieth agricultural bulletin this council desires to place on record its grateful appreciation of the valuable work done by the principal and stafT of the Canterbury Agricultural College in the preparation of tnese bulletins, of which nearly 2000 an P \ eS i, ai ' e now issued each month, inat their publication is appreciated uy the farming community is evidenced by the continually increasing demand, and this council hopes it may long have the opportunity to assist in making public the valuable information available in the Lincoln College iccords, concerning the research work S?r icd .°n by I^e colle " e staff for so fi-m' 1 ' 7 •? C < arS '.i ' s a ' so desired by this Hpf° ii i l tlle newspapers for Sotim i'i %V b ,clty , given t0 th ese bulU,"' in their columns." ri was seconded by Mr Jchn McGibbon. and was carried. Associated Chambers. The Associated Chambers of Commerce advised that the 1933 conference would be held at Wanganul on Ihuisday and Friday, October 26 and i at M « ssrs , John Mac Gibbon, W. S. Newburgh. Norton Francis C. H. Hewlett. A. O. Wilkinson, and v. tj. Hamilton were appointed delegates to the conference. Messrs *• Wnght, W. Machin, and n - -Turner are members of the executive of the Associated Chambers. letters were received from the WelJ, llß '™' laranaki, Wairoa, Palmerston North, and Wanganui chambers supportmg the Canterbury chamber in its attitude concerning export certificates; fiom the Invercargill and Stratford chambers supporting the Canterbury chamber in the matter of shipping fieights; from the Tauranga chamber forwarding • circular protesting against the lifting of the embargo on Australian citrus frutts; from the London (Canada) Chamber of Commerce expressing thanks for bulletins; and irom the Vancouver Board of Trade expressing thanks for co-operation The Chinese Consulate at Wellington forwarded copies of the regulations governing all goods imported into China, especially concerning the conspicuous marking of the place of origin on goods and on their containers A letter from the Associated Chambers asking for comment on a letter from the Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. C. E. Macmillan), concerning complaints about unfair competition by wines produced at Te Rauwhata Horticultural Station, was received. The Minister's letter slated that advertising of this wine had been extended because sales were falling off. Shipping Freights, Concerning shipping freights, Mr MacKay reported that negotiations had been entered into with the idea of getting a reduction in produce freights. Permission to continue the negotiations was granted, and it was decided that import shipments as well as exports should be included in their scope. The statement of receipts and payments, presented by Mr Mac Gibbon in the absence of the treasurer, Mr A. M. Burns, showed receipts £lO2 0s 5d and payments £l4l 8s lOd. The chairman referred to the address about trade with the East given to members of the council by Mr C. J. Church, of Hong Kong. He felt that this matter was one which might ba taken up by the incoming council, especially in view of the recent reports from London concerning quotas for Dominion produce. The president, Mr V/. Bottrell, who lias been prevented by indisposition from taking as active a part as lie would have wished in the affairs of the chamber, wrote expressing his ! gi'atitude to Mr Wright for taking over | the conduct of the chamber, and to l the council for granting him leave of j absence.