CHAMBER OE COMMERCE.

Grey River Argus, 15 May 1912, Page 5

CHAMBER OE COMMERCE.

i A meeting- of the Chamber of^iCommerce was held last evening. Prescn:ti — Mcssris F.- Campbell (chair), J. S. Pepper, J. Me Lean, J. Gittos, W. R. Kettle, P. Hambelton, J. Griffin, AT. Morris. CORRESPONDENCE. The Minister of Railways wrobe regretting that he could not see his Avay to accede to the Chamber's request for a combined rond and railway bridg"c across Kelly -Creek. — Received. Hon Minister of Defence wrote ; thanfaing- the Chamber for their letter of appreciation of his admini'Sit'srion of the Compulsory Military Training- Act; — (Received. The Palmerston North Chamber wrote aslcin.ff the local Chamber to sup port the- Military Training- Act. Resolved that 'the Palmerston Nocth Chamber bo advised t'hati the local Chamber had already taken action: The British Empire Lea.g'ue wrote asking" that the local Chamber foe \regi'ste.red. Mr. McLean moved that the.reque.sb be granted. Mr. Kettle seconded. — Caa'ried. A copy of a telegram from Timaru was oread complaining- of the overtime •charges made by the Railway Department. The chairman said the matter, was «no for considevaitiion ! o'y the .Chamber. They all had complaints against the Railway Department Rife one time or another. The trouble was that the railway charged the overtime to tl'hc consigners. Mr. Kotfclc said the question .did not affect them very much, and they should leave the matter to Timaru. Mr. Kettle brought up the niatjlipr of the dell ay to goods ait the local Railway Sheds. .He mentioned that goods' arrived on Wednesday and were not delivered until the '• followingTuesday. They should atrgo upon the District Traffic Manager to see that goods were more expeditiously handled. ' Mr. iHainblefon did not agree with Mr Kettle. The men ati the goods shed had handled an enormous amount of cargo and when the portwas blocked they couild not handle the cargo without a little delay. There was no sound cause for complaint against the staff of the goods shed. The chairman said that (tdie change of site of the goods shed cost nearly .double, a'nd ; 'bhc Harbor Board had suffered- He had nothing* to complain of in 'the way the sheds were worked. Mr. McLean' said there was a life-, tie delay sonic time ago, but' the men handled- an enormous amount of cargo- ■ . .."< ■ Mr Gi'ttos said he never had any trouble with the cargo. The arrange mentis of the shod were up-to-date. Mr. 'Griffin said the shted was too far away from the town. It took "too, much handling of cargo. Mr. Morn's said during' the last twelve months they had been well treated by the Railway. He wishied to acknowledge this fact. The officials did all they could to assist the shippers. The .business of the railway was well done. . Mr. McLean said that in conversation with Mr, Piper, general Superintendent of ihe Traffic Department he .was informed th'atl towards the end \of the year the overland service would be improved so as to connect with /t We Wellington Ferry service. It was proposed that the train should leave Greymouth on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings ati 7 o'clock and arrive at Christchurch a 6.30 p. m., and the service from Chri'stchiurch would leave that- town on the same, days, so that the trains firqm Christchurch and Greymouth would (bring the passenger-si from both! ends. Mr. Me Lean was thanked for *he