REEFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Inangahua Times, 12 May 1909, Page 4

REEFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Council was held last night at Dawson's Hotel, Mr J. Noble in the chair. It was resolved to hold a special meeting of the Chamber for the purpose of discussing the best means of exploring 'he vast coal measures of t : ie district. It was resolved that tlr? Chamber mmmunicate with the N Ison and

Murchison Railway re ihrough communicatini with Nelson, and ihe Secret'ry vi. } lso instructed to write to the Mayors cf bos?, Hokilika and Grey point;ng out that the Nelson—West Coast Hailway is the only section of the line not authorised, and that the tim had airived for making vigorous re|.mcs: n';-, ion to the Government to \\av ill- authorisation of the line lavf irnhly ■ considered, seeing that Nrl-on i* now the nearest and most naur.l pit of call for the distribute 11 of ili products of the district <>i» ned up f'j this route.

|i was ie lved that the Chamber co-operate with the County Council in any matter, they desire to bring under the Minis'er of Railway's no'ice 'J he Chamber also protested against tne J'l O ition of toe District Couit*, holding the jurisdiction should be ex e iW. 'he Committee of the j Chimlm was nstructcd to wait on j the- Minister and point out the de- J lays in the transit of poods on the I railways, and hlVo the l.ta arrival of I ir ins, and Messrs Patterson, Wills) an Car'oll were appointed as spokesmen in the matter.

It was resolved to bring \h c ol the tai way banking in Greymoulh. under the notice of the Miuist<-r.