DEVONPORT 'INTERESTS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 253, 24 October 1919, Page 7

DEVONPORT 'INTERESTS.

WATCHED BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Council of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce met at Devonport last night, the president, Mr. J. Henderson, presiding. The question of public conveniences for the borough was very fully discussed. Satisfaction was expressed that the want had been attended to at] the Cheltenham end of the borough, but | regret that nothing had been done at Albert Road or in the vicinity of Windsor Reserve. It was decided to urge the Borough Council to do something, in the direction, indicated. MOTOR SERVICE. The motor-bus service of the borough came in for a good deal of criticism. "Quick transit,"" said Mr. Henderson, "is? a modern necessity, and as a chamber we should insist upon it where we can.* - The president's opinion was supported by other members. "SHOPPERS' WEEK." The centralisation of trade within the district caused a most interesting discussion, and the question of holding a special shoppers' week, when tradesmen would be asked to specially dress their windows and otherwise make an effort j to show that it was in the interests of] all to do their shopping with the places j of business nearest to their own doors | and in their own district was heartily] approved and passed on for consideration! to the next general meeting of the chamber. CARTERS' CHARG-ES. The secretary, Mr. Waters, reported on th e unsatkfactr.ry result of the conference between a committee of the council and the carters, regarding a uniform scale of charges for goods delivered within the borough, the present «—arjres being made without any scale «f uniformity. Five cwt. of rice, done up in half ewt. lots, was recently landed! r.t Devonport from the city at "a charge j of 7/6, or at the rate of" 30/ per ton. I Two parcels of paper bags, containing! only 2000 bags was charged 3/-, while! a big box, 10 times the weight was 1 only charged 2/. Failure to agree amongst themselves as to uniform; charges was the cause of the carters': failure to submit a schedule to the committee, and the whole question was in a most unsatisfactory state. A further effort is to be made to try and solve the difficulty.