NAPIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 187, 23 July 1920, Page 7

NAPIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

ORDINARY MEETING. The ordinary meeting of the Napier Chamber of Commerce rtas held yesterday. Mr. R. L. Paterson presided. : A report ns to commercial happenings and prospects, already outlined in thoj Tribune, was laid on the table tor in-i formation of members. . I Preservation of hush surrounding Waikaremoami was the subject of ; letters from the Forestry League and the Premier. Doth letters stated that: the mat ter was being brought under, the notice o'l the Department. | Mr. G. Kelly, at present in England, was nomiiintc-i tr» act. as a representanre ot the New Zealand Chambers oi Comnier-.e at a conference called by. iho Imperiii! Motor 1 ram-port t ouncii, , boiidon. i'lr October. i PiiOPOSED INDUS ! RIAL CON FEHENCE. . * There was ir-trly lengthy discussion' on, a circular letter j'roni the I'aumarunui Cliamber stating that the best means lor abating the present maustrial and s.ici: I unrest anil promoting the ueliare -o Jhe Dominion would i:‘* at u coniei-ei.et’ representative <d all non-sec!.msr -bodies to di*< -ass 1; increased production on co-operative lines. Ci) fair division of profits, airi (3) recognili ;n of merit and . ii'lity is proferenee. to aristocracy, wealth, and inherited position. . , , Air.-Edmundson thought Ih<>y wonl.l onlv gpt into touch with extreme i labour, and the whole conference would, be only an argument, to forward theirclaims. .. ' Mr. Paterson said it was a pity some- , thing could not be done to bring the two "parties together. Labour representatives bad been very successful on lhe East Coast League. ; After further discussion duringwhich members expressed th? cpinion that it was at present n rase for the ’ individual employer, the- letter was re-, ceived. j OTHER MATTERS. | It was decided to pass no resolution : regarding exemption of M.P.’s salaries, tr >T!) income tax! ns it was consider*?*! ; that thf* .--uggestion had already beeTi ; recogmsed as inadvisable. ' The annual l ainnc«? showed £2l 13/5 credit at the bank and war loan cer- 1 tiiicates amounting to £BB. Illis will be submitted to the annual meeting together with proposals for increasing j the membership. ' Air. Paterson Reported on the recent' conference called by the Central League in Wellington. It was decided to suggest that the East Coast League , should affiliate with the central bo’dy, ! but . not be absorbed by it. j