CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 2 May 1925, Page 5

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

COUNCIL MEETS

CORRESPONDENCE DEALT WITH

A meeting of the executive of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce was lie Id last night, when there were present: Messrs E. Dixon (eliair), E. C. Fletcher F W. Horner-, H. B. Burdekin P.’Bond, F. W. Gillanders, B. McCarthy, L. A. Bone, and R. S. Sage . (secretary). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs T. W. Taylor, R. A. Douglas, B. C. Bennett, anti D. A. Sellar. The Prime Minister’s private secretary wrote stating that he was desired by Mrs. Massey to acknowledge receipt of the Chamber’s-letter of sympathy in Mr. Massey’s illness, and in reply wished to thank members for thenkind expressions of sympathy. As the result of a letter received from the secretary ol the South iaranaki Winter Show Company, Messrs E. Dixon and K. C. Fletcher were appointed to represent the Chamber on the committee set up to attend to the entertainment, of delegates to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Association, to he held at Hawera during show week. The Taranaki Chamber wrote asking the Hawera Chamber’s co-operation in an effort to arouse public opinion on t}ie serious inconvenience and dislocation of trade caused by the growing system of government by Order-m-Council. The northern Chamber was strongly of the. opinion that the fiscal policy of this country should he determined by Parliament. That the power at present given to a Minister, or perhaps to ids subordinates, to impose at will prohibitions on imports, dumping duties, and suspension of customs duties should be withdrawn, 'the position with regard to wheat, flour, and offals, and the recent Ministerial threat that importers brought in flour at the peri l of'a dumping duty without notice, was at present of direct interest and concern to the general public. The chairman said there was a good deal to be said on both sides in connection with the matter, and he suggested that the letter should be held over, until the general meeting. The Egmont National Park Board wrote acknowledging the council’s letter regarding the necessity for more accommodation at the Dawson I‘alls house, but stating that the Minister had not vet called the first meeting of the Park Board, and consequently no action had been taken on the lines suggested It was anticipated that the first meeting of the board would be held at tlie end of the month.— Received. - Mr, Bone said that on Easter Monday visitors to Dawson Falls were so numerous that at the house dinner had to be served in three sittings. Altogether 130 people dined there that dav and 68 cars came up the mountain track. ' Proceeding, Air. Bone said that during the past year 1100 cars had been taken up to the mountain house, while 6000 people had visited the famous scenic resort. ■ After some further discussion the meeting adjourned.