CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 119, 16 April 1930, Page 6

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

MEETING OF COUNCIL. THE PASKING QUESTION. The monthly meeting of the council 'of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon, Mr M. H. Oram presiding. Others present were Messrs J. O’Shea, J. W. Deem, J. H. Stevens, A. H. Shelton, W. E. Winks, W. G. Ross, J. A. Nash, M.P., W. H. Brown, A. P. Stuart, R. 0. Noedl, and S. Goklingham. The Palmerston North Borough Council wrote acknowledging the request by the chamber for the abolition of parallel parking on twentyminute areas and the adoption of nosein parking in lieu thereof, and also requesting that permanent parking be allowed in Broadway Avenue adjoining the Bank, of Australasia. The council advised that it had decided to allow nose-in parking until the end of April next on the twenty-minute parking areas around the Square, in Broad-, way Avenue, Cuba Street, Fitzherbert Avenue, Rnngitikei Street and Church Street. It regretted being unable to reinstate the other stand as a parking area for motors—The letter was received. The Dairy Farmers’ Union advised that its executive had carried a. resolution supporting the chamber in its efforts to nave a reversion to nose-111 parking in the business areas. It also recommended that the time for parking in the restricted areas be extended from twenty to thirty minutes. The matter of making representations f f or the extension ot the parking time was held over until the next meeting. A NOVEL SUGGESTION. Mr W. H. Lewis in the course of a letter, advanced the suggestion that invitations be extended to the pupils at the Boys’ High and Technical Schools and to other students or young meii following business occupations to attend its meetings when their presence would'not interfere with business, with the object of forming a Junior Chamber of Commerce. “The suggestion is rather a novel one,” commented the chairman. The matter was deferred on the motion of Mr Nash, who stated that the proposal was a commendable one, hut it would be wiser to communicate with the principals of the schools in the meantime. LETTER STAMPING MACHINES. The Wellington Chamber of Commerce wrote stating that the Palmerston North Chamber’s representations concerning automatic stamping machines had been placed before its council. It advised that the Chief Postmaster, who was present, had explained that there was no intention to interfere with the existing machines, but that after March 31 any machines installed would be of the new style, which was of a type generally used in other countries. It seenjed that any representations that the Postal Department intended to force the new machines on users, and scrap the old ones, were without authority. “The reply scarcely meets the objection, which was to the principle of the new machine,” stated the chairman who said that the opposition was to the removal of the meter to the Post Office for reading,'causing incon--1 venience. The Chief Postmaster. (Mr Shelton) stated that he had no further advice on the matter, but he intimated that it cost not less than £2OOO per year in .the Dominion to . read the machines. The chamber decided to forward a copy of the letter to the firm which had lodged an objection. . POSITION EXPLAINED. ■ “I have been requested by Mr C. P. , Agar to draw your attention .to an intimation which has appeared in .the Press,” wrote the secretary of the 1 Associated Chambers of Commerce, “that a new provincial council of the Reform Party in Canterbury has been set up ‘under the chairmanship of Mr C. P. Agar, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce.’ When , this advice was brought under the notice of Mr Agar, he immediately .' sent a denial to the Press, as he very much resented the association of his office as president of the Associated ■ Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand with any political propaganda. I have Mr Agar’s instructions to advise chambers that there was nd authority 1 to associate his private'activities with hie office as president of the association, and in any case Mr Agar states that he has not accepted the. presidency of the provincial council of the Reform organisation. He is merely acting in the capacity of chairman of the reorganisation committee, which will go out of office at the end of the present month.” “That clears the air so far as that is concerned,” commented the chairman. The letter was “received.”