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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19675, 19 July 1929, Page 18

The president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce (Mr Edwin Salniond). at a. meeting of the council of that, body this week, drew attention to a statement made by a member of Parliament to the. effect that no weightcould be attached to resolutions passed by the Chamber because the number of men who carried . Fuch resolutions was so small. That seemed to him to be a ridiculous statement to come from a member of Parliament,..when it was considered that a mere handful of men in the House spoke for a million and a quarter of people. Mr Salrnond maintained that the Chamber of Commerce fairly represented the business and commercial community; and when the Chamber of Commerce of the Dominion spoke. Through their executive, with a united voice, that voice became rather : 'a mighty shout." and although thev did not expect H,r. nails of" Jericho 'to fall down, thev did expect the Government to take notice of resolutions which they pas-cd--sucb. for instance. ;is that ursing the rlesirablene*-- of further enquiry beinjr made before the South Island Main Trunk railwny whs proceeded with.