Chamber of Commerce.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3526, 25 May 1905, Page 2

Chamber of Commerce.

A GOOD START. The adjourned meeting ofthe newly* formed Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday evening, when was an attendance of some twenty-five business men and others interested. Mr P. J. Hennessy occupied the chair, and briefly stated that the business of the meeting was the approval of the proviisonal com* mittee’s recommendations regarding rules, etc., and the election of a council and auditors. The minutes of the previous meeting -» read and confirmed, and the n cal] ed upon Mr Fraser to read HVerm' es as drawn up b ? the pro ‘ ■ ■ Htee. These were con* visional iofffjh. , , ... _ „ firmed ,™ e « *2} alterations, of? &. e Gower, seconded fey " n rn»rOn were Messrs Walker and V elected auditors, and iW to act as scrutineers in tfee *!® C p a council, as followsMefffc. Frankland, G. H. Stiles, P. J* , p nessv, R, Moofff, G, A* SiinpsKJV L. Barnard, Alf. FraSer, and G. N> ; The following were also flwminated —Messrs J, Davies, A. Perre®!* J* Levett, T. Haywood, R. Noonan, ami E. Healey, The first-named «f»s were elected as a council. _ On the motion of Messrs Stiles and Frankland Mr Simpson was elected president for the ensuing year. Mr Fraser was elected vice* president* on the motion of the same gentlemen. _ Mr Simpson then took the chair, and in doing so thanked those present for the honour accorded him. ivfy Simpson then referred to a meeting ori Saturday in Palmerston with the Mi»’2 ,s ter of ’Railway 8 * in connection with the Hesids Railway. trusted that VottOiS WOUW SCHd » representative deputation® , a . .. p tiie efforts of Palmerston people in tne matter. They must agitato and tinne to agitate,- and they mx"y obta j“ something. In requests pre». rr *9. * Government it, v?B§ UO use «r a , f “No ” for an answer. The Presiu " also referred to the need of increase steamer accommodation.

The Mayor (Mr Gower) stated fibaft in regard to the Heads Railway Im? had that day seen Messrs Nash ano Cohen in Palmerston North and they had asked that all lists be handed in and a strong deputation sent up on Saturday to interview Sir Joseph Ward.

The President, referring to the matter of a site for a pumping: station in connection with the proposed water scheme for the town, said that as the price asked for a site on private Isnd was prohibitive a suitable one migM lie obtained from the Railway Depart* merit if the Minister were approaced. Mr Frankland asked if it would b.e advisable if the Chamber of Comment# should meet and discuss the question of a water supply for Foxtom’ If might serve to strengthen the hands of the Borough Council as the official body of the town. As an expression of opinion from business men such a meeting would prove instructive and valuable.

The President agreed that such a. discussion would afford some assistance to the Borough Council, for which, however, he urged the allowance of a little time to consider the various schemes that it may have ia view. This ended the business.