CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4111, 25 October 1870, Page 2

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A SPEOiAt Meeting of the committee 01 the Auckland Chamber of Commerce was held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, to discuss the proposals forth* establishment of a Commercial Boom in Auckland by Grevilles Telegr am Company. It will be remembered tbat> at the last monthly meeting of the Chamber, cerU.«i letters from the New Zealand manager cX Greville and Co werre read, and the m»tter was referred to the committee of the Chamber to bring up a report at the next monthly meeting. The members of • hecommittee present yesterd»y were- Messra. T. Macffarlane (chairman), W, Monrra, J. HoGosh Clark, D. B. Umokshank, and J. T. Garlick (secretary)- —1 ac minutes of the preceding »*«*«* were read atlrf confirmed, and the correspondence was a% read. -The manager of Grevilles New Mawi branch then entered into an explanation of the proposals, A lengthy discussion ensued, sad ultima eiy the committee promised to urg© upon the Chamber the advantages of 'he propoße* commercial room, and the desirability o£ <hft Chamber giving the proposal their hearty support. At the same time it was pointed out that the limited means at the disposal of the Chamber prevented its affording pecuniary support from its funds.— A letter was read during the proceeding, from Mr. Abbott, of the Waitemata Hotel, in which that gentleman very liberally offered to place a well-furnished room, advantageously situ* •ated, at the disposal of the Chamber, as a comrapicial room. The committee will re* port on this and other matters at the next monthly mcc ing.