CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7380, 5 February 1902, Page 3

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CONFERENCE.

(PQB PfiBSB ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, February 4.

At the Chambers of Commerce Conferenoe, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr JohnDuthie (Wellington), " That the subjeot of the unsatisfactory condition of the Australian bill of lading be brought under the attention of the Government with a view of inducing Parliament to adopt legislation on the lines of the American law." On the motion of Mr C. Ellison (Napier), it was resolved, "That the various Chambers of Commerce throughout New Zealand be requested to further the interests of the London Chamber by reporting with detailed particulars all cases of pillaging of goods from over-sea coming under their notice." ,»-,,. j Mr S. Vaile (Auckland) delivered an address, in which he sought to show that, tried by business standards, the Government railways were a miserable commercial failure, and it was proposed to hold over the paper for discussion, but eventually the decision was arrived at to thank Mr Vaile and allow the matter to drop. "Wellington, Febuary 6. The annual conference of the Council of Fire Underwriters' Association of New Zealand was opened this morning, but is nst open to the presß. At the Chambers of Commerce Conference th:B morning, the committee appointed to consider the question of federation of the Ohamberß, Mr Keith Bamsay (Dunedin) moved (1). That it is desirable that all postal contracts be ie3tricted to the services carried on under the British flag; (2) that the Government be urged to arrange for (a) monthly service to Vancouver, (b) weekly service between New Zealand and Australia, suitable to all ports of both islands, to enable the fullest advantage to be taken of the Federal service via Brindisi.