COMMERCE CHAMBERS

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 18

COMMERCE CHAMBERS

RATING SYSTEM CHANGES. TAXES ON IMPORTED GOODS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) '' > NAPIER, Friday.The Chambers of Commerce ' Conference passed the following resolutions:—' (1) That where a system of-rating is adopted by a poll no further poll; on a similar question be taken for five years, and that 25 percent of the ratepayers should be required to a petition,seeking such a poll; (2) that an inquiry be made as to the practicability of settling commercial disputes by voluntary arbitration; (3) that the Government be urged to reconsider the recommendations of the National Expenditure Commission to which effect.has not yet been given; (4) that the duty and surtax should be abolished on all imported goods from self-governing colonies.

The following officers were elected: President, Mr. Norton Francis (Christchurch); vice-president, Mr.. M. G. Q. McCaul (Wellington);, immediate pastpresident, Mr. A. H. Allen (Dunedin); executive, Messrs. H." Anderson (Napier), A. S. Burgess (Wanganui), A; G. Lunn (Auckland), C. B. Tapley (Invercargill)*, G. D. Virtue (South Canterbury)-,: A. F. Wright (Canterbury); Stronach- Paterson (Wellington), F. H. Bass (Wellington), J. Halligan (Wellington), I. J. V. James (Wellington), J. C. Morrison (Wellington), C. J. Norwood (Wellington), C. A, L. Treadwell:,(Wellington). 0 The 1936' conference is to be held at Timaru.