CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 7 September 1929, Page 6

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MONTH!A' ALERTING. IM DORIANT MATTERS I)I,SA I'.vSEl). Th-eue were present at tile monthly meet inn o- t.n - Hawera Chamber o. Commerce held List wight : Atossrs H. ('. Bennett (chair). L. Freyberg. B. McCarthy, I’. Bond, It. 15. s. Dale. E. K. Cameron. F. \Y. Horner. W. W. ! .Sutton (.sis*-Uw\). Ellis. ;uul R. S. I Sage. AN-GTHEB DETECTIVE \\ ANTED. 'me need tor an ntt-uitionai ueic-.me to be located in wiatu laranaiu wa,.-, sires sea m a discussion m which seieint. members took part. Lite matter nad been before the (Chamber at last meeting. Air bo no referred to the number ot eases ot cars being taken, ana added that in handling such cases it was essential to get in early and be on this spot quickly. . , , . .. Air AlcCariliy said tlui.t the policv had mult iiariyus duties to perform outside the ordinary routine, and he considered, the district was entitled to tin- -extra, man. It wins resolved that a request he sent to the Commissioner asking tor a. second detective, and that he be located in South Taranaki. lhe council of tire chamber considered the matter t,o be urgent and ns no action had yet been taken, it was intended to press for a decision. Copies of the resolution will be -sent to the Retailers Asisoeiat i ('ii and to the Ha worn. Borough and Hawcra County Councils asking tor support.

TAWHl'l'l CROSSING. The District;. Engineer of Railways advised that a survey had been matte ot the Tawhiti crossing, and that at nut he i report would Ire received by the head office and woo'd be forwarded m a, leu da; Tho Town Citrk, Hawiera,, wrote in remvrd to the Tawhiti Crossing to say that his council had considered the question and was awaiting turilier information as to expense. CONVERSION OF CARS.

Tlie frequency of cases or wiongtc conversion oi : cars was- referred to } Air Bond, who said it was a serious misdemeanour, and the peeped ra toes should be more severely -dealt with. Tlie chairman said it was high tunc steps were taken to prevent tnese occurrences, and this would not be until linun more severe penalties were mresolved to urge on the Justic" Department the need for severer penalties, those inflicted at- present being quite inadequate.

general. the county clerk, Hawera, aiivis-m that, application had been made to the jvamvays .Department for penni.y.sion to arrange a foot-path over the line on -tiuvs so-utn side of the .South Road subway. Air IE C. ‘Bennett was elected to represent- t-ne chamber at a meeting ot tiie High School Board, to lie held on September 20 to Ciect a representative of employers on the Board of .Managers-. it was decided t-o -hold the annuau meeting of the chamber on Friday, October 4. . Air Horner drew attention to the fact that many matters of interest t-o tlie- farmers were discussed at meetings oi t..-e chamber and that it- would be advisable to have a member from, isay, the Farmers’ Union, on the chamber.Tlie Farmers’ Union Executive to bo a-sked to nonrinat© two members. Notice of motion was later given proposing the appointment to the chamber of representatives from the Hawera Retailers’ Association and 1 tenth Taranaki Farmers’ Union Exeeutula or any other established organisation m the district. Tlie motion wild be submitted to the annuali meeting of the chamber. Tlie private secretary to the 1 rime Minister acknowledged the chamber s letter protesting against tlie increase in primage duties and -suggesting that duties oil foreign goods should carry tlie increase. lie said the matter would receive favourable attention. The Hawera Retailers’ Association advised the aji]wuntment of Mr B. C. Bennett and Air E. Dixon to lcpiesent it- on tlie chamber. It was decided that, as these two gentlemen were already members of the executive, the association should be- asked to consider appointment of other representatives. Tlie secretary of the Associated Chambers of Commerce wrote asking for tiie names of delegates to the annual conference to lie held at Auckland on October 14 and I.s.—Mr Horner said he would lie in Auckland at that time, and lie was therefore asked to act for the chamber. The Question of landing grounds was raised as the outcome of a letter from the Auckland Aero Chib, advising that a plane would lie -sent on a tour of inspection of the- North Island and would arrive in Hawera on October G. —lt was resolved that the matter was one- for tlie Aero Club, but- that the chamber would- give support. Tlie chairman added that it would he- a good opportunity to demonstrate the utility of the club. Tlie secretary of the Chamber of Commwrc in Now Plymouth advised that the chamber, in conjunction, with the Tourist and Expansion League and Automobile Association, had 1 decided to make urgent representations to, the Highways Board to have repairs done to the Afalioenui-Te Kuiti Road, and asking the Hawera organisation to take- similar action. He advised also that, his chamber bad written to the Minister of Public AV-orks, chairman of the Highways Board and of the AVaitomo County Council. The highways engineer had promised that the request would receive consideration. —It was agreed to reply that the chamber had already given support to the request. Tlie AVlieat Industry Committee forwarded ■ a circular dealing with the wheat question and the suggestions of the committee, and asking for evidence if tlie chamber thought fit to submit same. —Received.