CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13062, 12 March 1908, Page 2

CANTERBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Tlio monthly incvtinji of tho com mit.N.v» of tlio C'lmtfrhxiry Ghaniibor ot '(.'oniriH'reo «;i.s Ju-J«I nn .Monda> afternoon, Mr Kayo (prosidont) in the 'hiiir. C-orr<\s;»T.i<l<>n<i> was rocofved from tho Oainani Cliamboj with ro.for-r-nci" lo liolciing a <«nf«*renco as to the Wt-t size, of cornsarks to ho ordonxl for next season, in viow of tho ro<_;iilation prohibit in*.- more than 20071x--0f *_;rain in a suck hoinf- carriod Uy tho railways. The oonferpnet. had b(-rn arran*.;oci for Tuesday, 17th inst., at. Oam-iru. arid tl:.- Presidimt and Mossrs i{. Wo«l ami F. (J. Horri-11 wero ap[K-inu\l Tho .S<-<-to-tary ol" tho Marlborough Land and Railway Ijoa-rtto wroto nskins for tho (•n-.,pi>r;itio;i of ihf> ChamlKvr with a j view to [.rtwiii-i iorwanl tho comploj turn of tin* niirufiiii-So-don. lino. It I ira. rosoiv-d that tho commit too wiaa iin I'ill .syni|)a;hy wii.h tlioso who wore j advoratinr; the rorriplption of tho South j Island main trunk lino, considering it lof equally as much ini*H>rtaiu*o to tho ) Dominion as tho North Inland main | trunk railway. A circular was rccoiv- . .*! v ;t;i ivforomv u> tho Grand J'khiJh.tiop. to l>o opened in Tokio, Jayxan, 'o.i April Ist. lf?J2. The site of tho i exhibition v.-ill mmprLsn aliout 2H_ arr-f.s. and all •nation.'* aro invited to participate. Thr. Di rot-tor of tho Tcchr.icaJ CV)!!r;re a.>kc-d for tlio contribution of the Chamber to its fmivls, which it was decided lo pay at once. A letter was i-otv-iyo-1 from tho Hon. H. F. Uiiiram, coniparntive tablet- oi Un- roivn-ir. and oxiioiiditnro on tlie li-tttelto'!-rhn*stchuTeli li*ro com pared with the Port li-,io. ■-*T.i<-h h-ivo dready been published. If. .J. /."liarrin-cr v, rote !'<-r !o,tof alwonco until August, on account of his. ri*;t lo !:-no;lan<l. Mr 11. Woo! wrote. allowin:r his name to remain <*m the committee of the Oliamhor. with leave of .ilm-mt. The I/>, K !on Chamber of Commerce wrote statine; that two repneejitatire.--. Mr K. Glover and -Mr J. A. l\"-nn-ingham. liad Ik>>u nomin.ttod to visit Australia in coanectio n with a Hill for fin Act to amend tlie ('-: mm.-roe and Tn>de Descriptions Act l-'H-i. It was decided that- the ("ham- ; -ber wflcorne the gentlcuicn on their i arrival. I