ONEHUNGA CHAMBER OF S COMMERCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 229, 24 September 1908, Page 2

ONEHUNGA CHAMBER OF S COMMERCE.

—■— r Last night ibe first annual meeting of the j " Onehuxiga-Maiiukau Chamber of Commen-e j was held. Mr .1. Howe ipresidenti in the chciir. The Year.—The president reported that during the year seven meetings of the Council hail been liWd. but that, owing to the Hluess of ih<> secretary, uo meeting had been held between January 15th and Mar llrth. The Council. continued the president, had. with a great measure of success, interested itself in endeavouring to get better postal facilities, and had taken itrto consideration the loan proposals of the , borongh rating on unimproved value, the | matter of the Tamaki and Waikoto canals' I routes, pablic holidays, affairs iv conoecticm with the better management of tile Maimkau Harbour, and other matters. ! Financial.—The balance-sheet showed the; receipt;* had been £ltS 5/6 from subscriptions. ' and the expenditure fU 4/0. tie balance ] therefore being £10 1/6. On the motion of I thp president and Mr Jenkins the report and the balance-sheet wore adopted. Officers. —Officers were elected as follows:—President. Mr J. Row*-: viee-presi dent, Mr .T. W. Whyte: <om»cil. Messrs-. Baddelpy. SdmaiMT. Bagley. Jenkins. Allsworth, Wynyard: auditor. Mr W. C. Watts: antl hon. sec.. Mr A- S. Holmes. J Thanks. —It was decided to tbauk the | Onehunga postmaster for the extra postal [ facilities which haTe been secured for I lie | town, and to thank the secretary for his services during the year.