CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10422, 12 August 1899, Page 8

CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COSfMUTE& , At the meeting of the General Commiita of the Canterbury Ghamber of Comawne yesterday, the committee appointed to com* 4 sider and report uoon the question of AM* tralian Federation and its special beaiuigafla j possible effect upon the trade and W™^^, of New Zealand, after having cofisderM the various clauses of the Bill, W ported as follows:— ' "ihat with reiereuie to tin spsciaj claosM beuring upon Legislative and economics questions, the Committee does not e *P*f any decided opinion. These cIoWM «* they consider , , be taken in conjunctiOtt «iw the question of whether New Zealand *mWt or should not, become a party to the W?~ monweaUh and on this qvustion- tWWJp , naturally, much divergence of opraa«»* "The' Committee, however, are of opinion that in regard to the fcltt«j« cla-iu-os, dealing with, fcha powers ot w Federal Parliament, uniformity of fe#*Krr is not only practicable but dash-able, steps should be taken with a view of wnr ing our legation in lius with **»* Commonweallh:— Clause 1, trad.' merce with other countrie- and aI »f B states; c'aiue 6, pestu:, phonic pHd other like -crvices: i»»J? the naval and m\lit?ry defence of the J» meaweaJth and cf ths several states, , control of the forcis 1' execute and ' thfe lows of the Cmmonwcalth; cW'j? lighthouws. lightships, beacons and taJJK. , clause 8, ustrortomical ;wi mtfeorom«»Zfe > Fervations; cUusj 9. qiwnuit'ne; fislieiies in Auitwilian waters ritorial lim't?: chv* 11, census ww'gj' , banking, al-o state banking extending «*V vend the limits of tl.* «tatc incorporation of anU' th«» l paper money; clause 14, insurance, <*« thin state insurance, also state ■. im Solvency; dan» Iβ. «".-. of inventions and desieni. »nd clause 19. natumliwt.on and ahe financial corporations formed lna - of the Commonwealth: clouee 21 clan&e 22. divorce P nd ■ nnd in relation thereto. patarnal i. thp custody and miaidieiiAip ' » clause 25. invalid and old •» PJH^ claure24, tho service n^^^J ' ' out the tomonwe-alth. ?* criminal proce-e. and the , courts of the tf*tes; clause Zo. laxrs the publ-'c acts and records,' *™J«> udkial pnUdiuvi of the states ? <»*$ aboriSnal race in any rtite, for deemed neressarv to nwke «SSb2B, the influx of crimiiwU: ™«*"& , affairs: clause 30, tie; Hio ComonweiK'h with theglandsJffef Pacific: clause 32, the control of the igjl' with impact to transport for tb» ?^ThAfei|? miiiW w« clause 35, conciUafcoa «nd

gjatoa extefiding beyond tfcfc limits of any 3n» Committee,, in , reporting, d«d» *c»Uy 4© call attention to those datum *rin> on finance, v«.i collection and erinT of dutfcaf of customs and excise, aridntrol of tba payment of bounties, shall « to th« Pedwa Government WitbAn v years of t'be establishment of the Commvealth uniform duties of customs moat hapo&ed. Until tlv: - tlw Commonwealth _3j crstH each state with revenuee collected arete, deduct therefrom the coefr of to*ne« •X£d departments, and a share (calculated the basis of population) of otbe? Commonaith expenditure, and pay tte baknce mthly to the state. As aoon a> tie unirm tariff is imposed, commerce among Lice, whether by means of internal carriage (jcean navigation, fchall bs absolutely free; liea theso clauses boeoino operative our Ujjuercial relations with th« Australian lonics muet be ssriouiily affected. Your ,eflnUi«» thwefore recommend: —That the fltrnment bo urgently requested to conLefld, if possible, arrange a treaty with • Australian Commonweaith, having for iobject uniformity of legislation and action 'im Umj various questions dealt with in Wciausos herein specified. Such treaty to Mg provide for the free interchange of eerie products between New Zealand and the I jllrjiliiUi colonies, and having due regard i {he consevratioti of our manufacturing i jmiries.—{.Signod) A. H. Turnbull, W. &U (i- ?■ Booth, E. W. Roper," ifjjc report was adopted and it was resolved it represcntatione be made to the Governsot and the Canterßury members in the ruve ot the Committees recommendation.