CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2530, 3 August 1915, Page 7

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

/DELEGATES TO THE: CONFERENCE, i] • For years past tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce lias . endeavoured to •assemble a really representative confer- j 'ence of the Chambers of Commerco of flNew Zealand, with the idea of establish>iug an association 'or federation that ywould be of benefit to each of the bodies and helpful to trade and com- j Tnerce generally throughout: New Zea-! fland. - - A good deal of apathy was found ifco exist m certain quarters respecting' ttho projsosaJ, •which was certainly distlieaTtening to ; those, who. ivero trying 'to effect something which could only result in good. The effort failed, but this ;year, ; with other . influences at work in the many, commercial problems: which ,the great ■ war- has given . rise to, the various Chambers lave considered . it advisable to. answer the beckoning hand fin Wellington, and commencing tomorrow a conference of no little import-' ! ance : " wil.l be: held in tlio; Chamber ofComme.rce to consider a formidable array 'of remits, many of which can be dealt with in groups. • - ' ■ ' Tho names of the delegates who aro ito attend the conference- aro as- follow-: ■Kaipara and Kaitaia, Mr; F. G. Dargaville; Auckland, " Messrs. Robert fßurns and: Edward Anderson; Thames, jiMr. /J'. W:,' Rhodes, M,P.; • Hamilton, (Messrs. 'G.' Parr, N.' G. Gribble, and iW. I. Wernham; Cambridge, Mr. C. H. Priestley; Gisborne, the Hon. W; Mor>gan, M.L.C.; and Mr. W. D.' S/M'Doncld,, M.P.; Taihape, Messrs. A. James and W. M'Leruian; Napier,' MessrsMS. <M'Lenuan and "C, Ellison; Hastings, Messrs. ;G. Ebbett and H. Williams; Dannovirko, Messrs. T. M. Webb and L. ' : G. Armstrong; Wootlville,' Mr. H. Galbraith; Palmerston North, Messrs. R. S. Abraham,' F. J. Nathan, and T. B. Hodder; Feilding, Messrs. George Bartholomew and B. E. Murphy; Wanganui, Messrs. A. Burnett and'L. E. Bassett; Patca, Messrs. J. H. Johnson and iB. Barton; Hawera,, Mr. B. S. Cliisiholm; Eltham, Mr. H. G. Carman; Stratford, Mr. J. B. Richards; New iPlymouth, Messrs. W. J. Penn and F S- Jolin3; Eketahuna, Mr. T. M. Pace; (IMasterton, Messrs. C. E. Daniell and J. C. Cooper; Pongaroa, Messrs. E. H. jWilkins and A. Dickens; Wellington "CentraJ, Messrs. C. M. Luke, A. Leigh Hunt, and H. G. Hill; Wellington, Messrs. J. Macintosh, R. "\V. Waterhouse, and J. G. Harkness; Marlifcorough (Blenheim), Messrs. C. W. SParker and J. J. Corry; Nelson, Mr. T. liA. H. Field, M.P,; Greymouth, Mr. {Felix Campbell; Canterbury (Christfchuich), Messrs. F. E. Jones, H. J. Warmer, and A. Kaye; South Canterbury (Timaru), Messrs. F. Barkas and D. S. Frasnr; Dunedin, Messrs. G. W. bibsoji, J. 8.-Waters, and Walter Gow; Jnveroargill, Messrs. J. T. Carswell and iß*. J5t.,, (LoughaiK