CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 293, 5 April 1921, Page 3

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MEETING OF THE ■ COUNCIL. A meeting qf the council of the Chamber of Commerce was held lust night.- Tlio president, Mr 11, L, Young, occupied the chair. ' ; ■ 1 ■ Hon;. W.. Downiq Stewart, Minister for Customs, wrote acknowledging receipt of the, Chamber’s. protest against the, proposal to ro-imposo the, duty on inipoidocLcoment, without suflicicrit notice being given to importers,, on the ground that it would' inerferb with contracts and indents already entered intoygiid in course of delivery. The Minister promised consideration of, the matter. A later letter ■ from the Comptroller iof Customs contgin'ed tlio information that the Government had , decided that. tlfo remission' of duty on cement would apply only to pement shipped in the country of exportation' before' April 1.-^ReCcivcd. A further letter from the-. same source stated that the matter of extra rath i» railway, freight on imported coal and timber' would be considered by the Tariff Revision Commission, also that the request that the Commission visit ■ the chief inland towns had been noted. , The Secretary of the Good Roads Association, /lackland, ' wrote stating that ’ the Minister of Public ; Works had definitely promised that the Bill dealing with arterial vends would be circulated during the recess, so that all parties mighty hayo full opportunity, for its 'consideration. The .writer added that when tlio Bill had been published he, would convene a conference; of representative bodies to consider its pro-,, visions' before the next ordinary session in order to ensure, as far as possible, an acceptable and satisfactory statute being ; passed. I —Received. The ’ Prime Minister intimated that lie had brought the Chamber’s representations on the shortage of trucking facilities for grain between Hawke’s Bay. and tho> Muna* watu under the notice of, the general manager, of railways.—Mr Hodder said the .conditions had been greatly improved. It eyas reported that Captain Dry-scale, representing the Moving Picture Exhibition of British Industries. Ltd., : had abandoned his intention of visiting Palmerston North owing to a drastic curtailment by headquarters of bis New Zealand tour. An invitation was received from the Foxtnn Harbour Board for a delegate front the Chamber to attend a conference in Foxton on Wednesday week of local and representative bodies to discuss ways a.nd means of. increasing the trade of the port. Matter left! in hands of chairman. Mr W. Cook’s resignation from meenbuxahip was received with regret.