LOWER HUTT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 30, 18 December 1930, Page 7

LOWER HUTT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A special general meeting of the JLcnvei Hutt Ohamiber of Commerce was held in the Biver Board Booms on Monday evening. The president, Mr. J.1 W. Andrews presided. ' \ The particular 'business of the meet-J ing was (1) To receive report of com-1, mittee set up to arrange free 'bus ser-a vice during Xmas week. (2) To con-* sider attitude of Chamber re proposed! increased bus fares between Hutt and!, rWellinjjton. '. [

Mr. Nesbit outlined tSie work of the' committee and submitted the proposed! time-table and acknowledged the valuA able assistance given by the Bns De-V partment and of Mr. J. McKain J

At a previous meeting it had beent decided that a special effort should be( made during the Xmas season to Htj dace the people of the district to supA port the shopkeepers of their own town.; The Bailway bus deartment was ap-< proached with a view to chartering a special bus, to bring shoppers in from; the outlying districts free of charge! and to return them, to their homes. AJ subsequent canvas of the business peo-. pie resulted in a most satisfactory amount being collected to defray the, cost of the service. A time table,, which appears on the special page of, this issue, is being circulated andj should be in the hands of every shopper An innovation on this service will be the introduction of a megaphone, through, "which the driver will entertain, •his passengers with useful information about the various business houses and what it means to the life of the district to have a prosperous business com-

munity.

The sum of £40 has been subscribed, by the local business people as an extra inducement for people to spend, their money in their own town during the Xmas season and it is hoped that the people of the surrounding district jwill 'show their appreciation of the efforts of tbose who are willing to do

everything possible in these difficult times to help themselves.

The service will start on Friday morn ing and continue, as per the special time table, until Xmas Eve. It is estimated that a total distance of 311 miles will be covered.

Except where they are definitely travelling for the purpose of shopping; children will not be carried unless they; are in charge of paTents or guardians After ,& full discussion the action o£ the sub-committee was unanimously, supported by the general meeting. The second issue was taken in com-. mittee and after a lengthy discussion, the following motion was carried with,' only one dissentient voice:—"That thi| Chamber endorse the efforts being made by the Lower Hutt Borough Council in opposing the proposed increase "o* bus fares as cheap transport is vital to the welfare of the district."

Mr. Shearer reported! that the Drapers ' Association had approved of the following hours for closing during Xmas:—Saturday 1£.30,p r .m and 10 pja' on Xmas Eve. This was agreed toby, the meeting and adopted. A motion that tie 80/ rough Council, be requested to complete the tar seal-i ing of the sides of High Street from! the Bank N.Z. to Queens Eoad was

carried