MASTERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 22 August 1908, Page 6

MASTERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

[rEOM OOTI own correspondent.] The Masterton Chamber of Commerce m« - yesterday, Mr. T.' G, Mason being in tk wero road from M® s3 "', 4; %°® and J. T. M. Bornsby, M.l. s, and the_Hon. J. A. Millar, in reference to .opening the road to the Whareama River ,Tbis meeting expressed pleasure that tho indica-. tions wero good for the opening of • * A voto of condolence was to the family of- the lato Mr." John Graham, a prominent member of the Chamber. ... , A letter from the Napier Commerce asking the Masterton body port railway development on thoEastCgist to connect Napier and borne, was formally rcecived. b°mo discus sion ensued ,on tho report o. -the on tho visit of tho deputation to -ho Minister in connection with t-lxa proposed hj,ht line of railway to Pong&roa and Vt aipukurau fr J?r S C St E rt °DMiell spoke strongly in. favour o£ an agitation •to koop tho claims of county development in the proposed railway. districts prominently view. He also thought the Chamber should oppos« a branch line from Featherston to Maryborough, as likely to hinder tho progress of tbo Rimutaka deviation, but, instead, should adrocato extending tho Greytown branch line to MartinA motion was carried " that tho Government bo offered any available'infurmation on the question of railway extension in the possession of local people. ' ■ Tho following resolution was-also carried: —"That tho sccretnx.v bo instructed to write to the Postmaster-General and ask whether more attention cannot be given to Masterton's foreign moil service, and that tho following matters be pointed out. That mi -August 12' the Maitai arrived in Wellington at *11.25 p.m.. with tho Australian mails. These mails did not reach Masterton till p.m. on August 13, they having missed two trains, and taken 21 lmnrs to maeli Masterton from Wellington. That American' mails coming via Pacific and Now Plyniuntlj are sent to : Masterton via Wellington, thus arriving hero 12 hours later than if the Wairarapa portion wero Enrt-cd out and sunt, on by tho lato train from l'almorrtan North. That in tho case of the Maitai looal coito-: spondeuts had to wait nntfl'aflar 9JB) pjn. boforo receiving tho rniils, wfclch lx*J to be then afctouded la a!id replies thn'sam* night in order to citeh otrtjpag miaV . ■ringing at 6.30 next oajtßhap"