PRESENT WANTS.

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PRESENT WANTS.

PROJECTS THAT SHOULDiBE ; .3 PROSECUTED. }

r- SOME'DILATORY UNDERTAKINGS. .at fthe; some pro- :; traoted publiQ -worke, Buch as tho Main Trunk Railway, and insistence on tho necessity of

other undertakings and' measures., that are . ; still pending or unSnislie'd, form features of isfeHthev anh^l, ! «pMfc^of ! jfte,:'Q&i^^ ?^^of ' merce,. to be 'presented at' meeting;' : ' ■-; -v-.-C - <i* ,:s ~ ; Wellinaton-Hutt Section. ''k'£l'S'The^work/' ; p£:fi6ubling?;.aiid: .m :. . ]; Wellingtoh-Hutt ;line,..is , progressing, statM tlie report,.but to your council;the rate of pro4>V;''bgress:appears still slow.,;ltannual . four years ,'ago-:that it was :fpr. ; 'congratiiiatiori:that KKi;' .fSsteps;.had''at;last' 'beeß:.taken'lfolrarry. out'this; ■S','iong:del^etl'yor^bu{|th^compleWon : ciiiit : v ; - of .course, kn6ira.tliat'' serious and xinexpected . .. difEculties BomQ.meas--for tho.delay. of'lthis'worE,' Tho,double 'line Svill ' very eliortly bo' ava;ilablo as'- fav o.ffiyVas;;^KaiwarraV .and^when:, : k' ;'^Biderible^^iinßroy[emqnt'in!tliej traia: fiervice ;\vill j it'. isV. Jto'-.lie ;;]ioped': ! that; tefore : ; will be completed.'-i;-r -,v ;.

,M East Coast Railway. .. The North-Island-Main -Trunk Line',being : ; completed, ' tho., next f;ection; ;.:,-wliich, : in. '. the c AI-'-;' ; ybur : ;c6imcil/:,deserves .:tlie.'. support .'•'.of the' Chamber ;is ..the.- continuation .". ..of tho ';East Coiist'- ■ litfiS"* from' * f Napier ? i\-;vi to i.; Gisborne, - and ulfimately - via Rolorua, : . to . Auckland.-'--Improved- -.means. of-.. com- . munication' ; beH-een / WelUngton , .and - Gis- . ■ borne, and on to Rbtorua; arid-the scenic, bea\i.-. 'A-ties of;that;;district,Ycoi{!d'toYbeof fe! iv "great"' the'-Chamber ? W?joiteforcesJ;\viths - ' Napier and ■ Gisborno -inv advocating the prose:, ; ;^oution;*of(this'important. Ongarue-Stratford Lino, 'i ' . • The promised brancli.rfrom -tho Main..;Tr.nnV ;'V^-¥-;; , i f-iiineito.'Stratf6rd'-BHo'nla;dl6o'..be'nqw--nrjpirtbyy- . : put under eonstruetion, and deserves- the .atten»"llS;tion:of;this^: Chamber. ;?The. proposal;: to :change; ;:::; :.:;tlie 6tartmg ,bf ;tliis bra'iich ,to:':fre' ; 3Cuiti in- • .6teadJ" in'sithe ,opinioitwqf .your council; ."be* --fflw^tical^iipiiiSsed,thp obange would obviously be'to- tha disadvantage v, .v.;-i^of;;'Wellington;; and 'ii ; ; 'i of-,faithi sottlej^Vpf: Qhurali:^ , " Upper 'Hutt. ■ * t • Your cotmcil ■ drtsvl'. rtlie:' attention":- of-the ? VL-;iGoverninent:;to ?; v : -;:rthe-railway facilities , '!between^ : Wellingtbri;. ; 'and> 'SC:;Slipper Hutt;'arid .'ss should '■ quest has" been- accfeded to .by tlie Minister, for Eailways. I Wellington' Railway Station. v. :. :-,: . Your cbnncii' hasiSgain drawn; attention' .to, the urgency;';of ..the\;fluestibn': o.f --'providing more, •" . adequate;- and Vup-to-date ' 1 acconiniodation :' at ■ : the -Thorndon:Railway:;Station. -' Your'- council, is of opinion that.^better,consideration .would , have becn-ehowsi:for -tlio interests .and. convo-. : 0 ;pf;.the; users ;of ifattention 1 ;i';,had':b©en ;given;:'td;'this:'matter ; .as"6Mtt ;l asjthe S. ; few;aci^sition';of;the:Mahawatii; ! ljiriei;.had;been;deT; f, : V=;i'i-terminedVon,';sb that event','; and; tho ' eompletibiisof. the Main ;.....Trunk , Lino reasonable accomnj.odatioii would '*.*' have been ready' to. copo ivitl):4lieVincreased' .:. .'.'.traffic that' : ,was -suro ;to;,follo\^Thp' ! Gcjeri?? W.J : 'Xrt-inenti': however/ decided;' actibh' ; in ?thei ';il-matter:':'unti).i;after^■:-the ;o'om|)letibn : -r.bf-. :l;tlioFseijvyi -ieyents; ra;^decision,'that ;must'involve m ;.to;< ;:'S';;:;lbe:.hoped ; that :;when;*a6ti6n r ;is itaken;;*proVisibn, 'f;; ]' ' \-reasonable dispatch. .-. <

, Legislation. : jAn Act to c deal with , the growing evil'• of : ;.' -■• fiecretcommissious/'dn'lines generally approved by this Chamber, was passed last session/but •no attempt-was made to legislate-in the''dircc-. in the law of Bankruptcy. It ; is - to'.'be antics £ ; : sessibn.': ; ;';The' ;::P\:. • principal Chambors of Commerced of. -the Do- - . " tions thereon. 'i In order that : these'- 1 suggestions ,::Vv'Vfe6hould. have; ate; weight; with.-'the;Governme'nt,: #iSv^;andithe : iV Vvjfiiiot j antagonistidi.. ; /^hftVsuljmitting;o^ : indepen-: ; ,!^SKdeit;^^Tecomineiidatiqns ; -;by' ! eacli;'Cnanib/r;;'.each; j5; adv'bca ting'; different simply Jresult :inHh6;whple-being - depije-; and/prohabl^^sregardedaiK'fcito. ■:Mercantile Representation on -Harbour boards." '•' ■ Another ?^S;: ; -legiilation;5was| ; foreShadbj^;lji8t ;^ssiph^: is!.£hat-6f replife>:: ji?ntation bn;Harbqnr:.Boards.fc'Coiisidermg the ' - large powers.'., that these ■ bodies;;:possessV ; ' ; the: t; : c f !:VT e rj;;large are ailowedJtp'lwK; 1 row, and. the'.'potent influence, which. their> 0.-'. actions must., have .uponi the.-trade' and. coiu'V'SS;"P rce , ?/. it ; is evident V£ depends X; ;.;s^;.v?P eri ty;: or, • disaster.';,lt s isi -raost .*• * P or ' an { that tliajnetliodl;<)f~.appointio'g---mem--';V'- - bers oMhe.Jioards .should'6ecuro-tlie: inclTysiont ® Ir.Pr9^°rtiqn;-of^members:-p'6ssessing-in-w ': 'rnance,-and: ./■vy sound ; .3udgraent".and''e"xperience.::-; iii the: -.9! !PWy?£--Wf. Co Wil vthe :j>rpvisipns : :pf ;the >aiß ■ subject,; which "was 'circulated "last ■ V,'-, .'y oa ,?;- J re re not. calculated, 'in'fact were- quite' Sv;.';?.-:;: 11 ■} ?'^v ; f% ; . s 1 c H r e;t;his.STesulfc. a >;and ; ;,.. L- ;.united: ojrorcsnonldj'..,iu;;;tlie .-opinion- v o£; yoiir; :; ; j:v:" : . i -SV nc 'urge the^:views upon'the' .tiovernment.'vfK'Oi'.'.-iV' 21' ' Wellington Harbour. 1 a^.hougu. there:;may t ' for special reasons, temporary;shrinkaee : ln ol tner imports:dr exports,'there can be no -'contihue^■ ;in-:the .past;:-It '?X e ?^/ o ,re.; iinpbratiyo tliat. there, should be '. •?° cessation. in the;work :'of increasing-and per- : • l.ecting tne. conveniences, accommodation, and y l ® enable v tJip} increasing.' ir.v?-. dealt - - F e ii?.??? on Board has always v.- f:: shown - itself _ahve.' fo. the.s truth-,- of; n ftor year it-.lias> striven to keep' itho' - . oii tko-'harbour' as'-nearly: as. pra'c-! :: adequate .to tho demands/fnadb upoii it. b?,-i report- deals 'works - in : S ! K^ o f^®.; a . that -eome -£50,000 wiU bo expended -"on-'.- the* ;;;;^M-fr avln ß . ; dqck.;during:, the -present -year- There ; 'tMt-tte;-Eng ■ : m ?L ln,> -ml !? y i '' 10 ,' en ® ; ' A' o current .... ■ montn. • w hydraulic, ..appliances, .gantry :is ? ranes >, ano -all-i'iiecessaiy iequipm'ent? are •in a :; : ?:i.V;''.o r w a jWpkce :: c f ntemporaneodsly- -(with- ffie'cbmpletibn: of the' TW -new iPerro-Concrete^Wharf -);i J ea JsC'Kdei;Quayishpnld,i according'to cOnti'acC : be September -of. the current year, Wgh;tiero : niay,lie;some(-littWdelay;' it'ir" date;;; Most' of ;the mate-.on-tho;site,'.arid iulaliorward state, and' :00 - ? rable P UDl ber of .-.'concrete piles have' r j,a,been;niad^and;ar^Maturingsforluso. The;now : : whart at Petone is, practically finished. ' ,

. Conference of-.British Chambers of Commerce. . The: annual/congress- of •'the Chairi&rs 'of Commerce Jofrffie - Empire I,isthis jfear 'fo:Vbe vx'iS!;"BjQjn.'Aws.tralia; and-, the; council-. Hopes- to - be : i 5 : . : -intcrestiilg'''tffncti6ni : - The AV>me«ting/is tak(3 : place: in'"-Sydney in Septeniber,-- and. steps are~;being ■ taken.. to induce -- >v e - ■ s ' l . delegates or. so. nlany of, their niiirican make, it convenient to extend their visit to Mew Zealand. .-'.' v.-'.-'-.:-'-Fires on. Ocean-going > Vessels. : The frequent occurrence of outbreaks of fire ' .. onwesseis: from' New Zealand, carrying cargoes i V ; including, wool," matter of grave l .V- concern, to : the'-Dommibn,;,.and-.'it -is:.most--de-- •, sirable that precautions should bo adopted to guard,. as far as: "agWnst' these serious . • casualties. A set of. suggestions has been drawn up by a meeting of representatives of'vj:... firih's and com'panie's.interested:'lh.'thi .question, ; rec6miiiending vthe ; .appointment of - Government inspectors,: Whose; duty,lit' should 'be' tp inspect .' wool,' sheepskins; hemp, and toiv before or after :. ..shipment.; 'also ,suggesting; tlie Jframing of ;regulatjons and the. enacting of penalties for liop'si- ■ gent or. falso packing of snch products. "The •" enforcement, of some such - regulations is- most :'ij . desirable, but " : the>;cbuncU . deprecates , any in- ; . crease-to ithe, already- numerous olass of - (sovornment - mspeotors,''arid'-is- of, opinion that the onus and expense ' of-.-inspecting:,:cargo : ;prior to shipment should bo thrown .upon harbour /.' boards and sliippinj? companies, who should be inipowered, by legislation; if necessary, to ,ioint inspectors will full legal powers to act.