BUSINESSMEN’S ASSN.

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1935, Page 8

BUSINESSMEN’S ASSN.

CANVASS FOR MEMBERS. At a meeting of the Greymouth Businessmen’s Association, Mr F. W. Shallcrass presided over an attendance of 14 members. The secretary (Mr L. J. Wicks) reported that the District Railways Traffic Manager (Mr E. S. Brittenden) had definitely pronounced that “a market day” train would be run to Grey mouth On Wednesdays in two or three weeks’ time. It was decided to write to the Corsair Social Jdlub suggesting that future excursions to the West Coast should leave Christchurch on Friday nights instead of Saturdays. The West' Coast League Centre wrote asking the Association to endeavour to close business premises this afternoon from 2.30 ti'l 4.20 p.m.. on the occasion of the Auckland-West Coa.it league match. There was a debate as to whether the meeting was representative enough to carry the proposal to close and the letter from the League was received and no action taken Mr Hayton estimated that there were about 120 prospective members of the Association. The secretary stated that there were now about' 30 members in the Association, 19 of whom were financial. O the motion of Messrs Keating and White, it was decided that Mr I. Nelson be engaged to make a canvass for members and report in a fortnight.

Mr Truman said that he was always against' closing the shops, at such short notice. He did not object to closing for two hours, but he did object to the short notice given.

The chairman said that if action was taken at that stage it m’ght be the cause of bursting the whole Association «P- There was nothing to prevent anyone who wanted to close todav, doing so. Re "erring to the canvass, the chair man said that' they could consider the report of Mr Ne’son in a fortnight. The subscription was so low that business people ought to join. Mr Balehin said that he did not think they would have any difficultly, it was just a matter of canvassing.