MERCANTILE MA SINE ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 132, 12 June 1885, Page 4

MERCANTILE M A SINE ASSOCIATION.

The annual mooting of tho Auckland Mercantile Marino Association was lield yostcr ilny afternoon in tlio largo room of tlio lluiboiir Board Olliws. Tlioru was a very .-■ ■!'ntiii-daiico. Mr 11. F. Anderson occupied tho chair. Kkhikt ami 15ai..\xck • siikkt. — Tho Secretary (Mr Yon dor Iloydc), road tlio report for tlio yoar past, and tlio statement of accounts for tho half-year ended May 30th. Tho receipts woro I"i 7 His Sd, and expondituro X'M '.h Gd, leaving a balance of £1 7c-3d ; assets, £31 M* (id j and liabilities, I'IS. Tlio ro port roforred to tlio o) orations of tho Association, which liavo already beon mndo public, and recommended that tho Seniiioh'm Heprocontation Bill and tho Bill for llu constitution of Ihcllarbour Hoard should bo renewed this session o( Parliament. The members of tho Association numbered VO. In moving the adoption of tho report, the Chairman pjprepscu regret that alter throo ndjournmontH tlio attendance was ?o email, nnd that members took so little interest in the Association. Things looked very black iodooil.— Tho report and balanco-sheet wore adopted.

Unions.—A letter from tho Lumpers' Union intimated their determination not to entertain any infringement of their rules, as requested by tho Association. This matter was allowed to stand ovor. —A letter from Mr Mitehelson, M.JLUI,, on a similar sub joct, was read. It is published in another column.

Pilotack.—Mr I). H. McKonzio thought Unit tlio Association should movo in the matter of exemption certificates Ho also spoke strongly objecting to foreign vessels boing allowed to carry goods on the New Zealand coasts Thoy were undercutting tliu froights below what would pay for tho employ meut of locally-owned craft, lie thought foreign vopsols should bo allowed to carry cargo to and from tho colon}1, but not coastwise. —Tho subject was then dropped.

Hksicnatiox. —Mr E. Mitchc-lson wroto tomloiing his resignation ns President, and Mr Mottling rosiguod his position as Treasurer. They wcro accepted with regret, Tho mooting then adjourned till Thursday noxt, at 7.150 p.m., when otlicors for tho ensuing year will bo elected.