WAITEMATA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 38, 13 February 1920, Page 6

WAITEMATA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A meeting of the council of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce was held ln Devonport last night. Mr. John Henderson presided. It was decided to send a letter of thanks to the Chief Postmaster "for his efforts ln getting the hour extended for the posting of letters which went by the express In the evening. The extension had proved a great convenience to the commercial community, who had largely availed themselves of the concession.

At the conference of the United Chambers of Commerce to be held on the 3rd and 4th March It was proposed to strongly support the proposal to urge the withdrawal of fl notes similar ln size to the 10/ notes In circulation, and to suggest that the £1 notes be made of much larger size, so as to avoid the constant confusion that existed.

Favourable replies as to the working of flreboards were received from Tauranga and Rotorua, and it was decided to hold over the further consideration of the subject till further information had been received from other places.

The American attitude to trade w,as discussed at length. The president said that the British people had done the impossible ln the Great War. and he had such faith ln Ihe ißritlsh methods of commerce that he believed It was only a questlonOof time when the Empire would again take Its place as the great trading, centre of the world.

The question of a big Improvement scheme for Devonport was gone into, the opinion being expressed that no forward movement would be complete which did not include as well as a roading scheme the Improvement of the waterfront and the building by the Harbour Board of a new and adequate wharf. Plans were submitted to the council explaining the new roadiug proposals, dealing with the whole of the main roads in the north ou the tarred macadam system. It was pointed out that any other system at the present time was beyond the financial position of the local bodies concerned. A member who had lately visited the North said that the farmers were all so prosperous up there now that they were anxious to get good road communication with Auckland, and did not mind being, rated pretty heavily if the desired result could be brought about. Some of the land up North was being brought to n high state of development and cultivation.