NELSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 13 December 1902, Page 2

NELSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

C'UARTLh'LY MELTIN"G. The ijii ntei 1 v uiuot ing of tho NeLon < 'hamber of Comaiorce was held in the Norwich Chambers, Uaidy-olreet, last evening, Mr S. h rkpalriek (Prei-ident), in the chair. Tho miuutes, of tho proviou- meeting wen: read and confirmed. On th" in.. lien < i Mr Tattori. seconded by .Mr K. .bukson, Messrs Savage, K. Allan, am.l Wilson, werp ek'cted new member*. The tello.vuig letters w- re read and considi red — Mr 11. A. Cowper forwarded a copy of an article on " trade with South Africa," publisher! in the " New Zealand Tioie9." It .va- ch cided that tho paper be acknowledged. 'lhe Decimal Association wrote asking financial a -i-tanc in favour of the resolution pi-.-ed by the Colonial Premiers', in favour < f the adoption cd tin- metric wi mlns and meaniiys throughout the 15 fit ish Empire. It ivas re-olved to reply to the effect that the Chamber had already passed a resolution m favour of ihe metric system, but the Chamber was not at present in a po: ition to render fin mi cial i-.-ist-aice. From the \'o,v /.ealand Oovcrnmeut I Railway-, informing tho chamber (hat tmni Ihe inquiries made by tho [h - pirtmeiit '•( (ho various Chambers;, ef i oni.iicrce, Parmer-' Club, and leading tn'.iii; merchant ■; thron ;h iul the colony, ,: iv, i found I !uil a. inoat dhe.r..ify ci '■!'i|;"..'ii';a.!i,ij|" Iho .-.i-O'd a, tack and at th- saniolime mc I the r< - I re.- «id d Mil ■ ol t ii.. v.Oike.s .who have at variou- tone.- alrongly urged tl at the 40 b sack at pie.-, nt in use, cauoes vci v sunou in jurv 1■• Dm in«n engaged i'n b.'.udi ng Ih- ra..!; . 'fir Minister |o r Rnl.v-ay.d" o eel <o i,o"w tho view- of tin Chamber, and ml imaled that a year's no! i-e w. old bo given o* any alteration, :■ I a.- I i allow piC-iCUt «('. ek to bo used up J{. - 1.-c-t that tb- biibject bo re)-^- alC( ] loa See. oil i ' .iionbl'o, con.-, si iii" ot JL-*.-.!- Ne«le. Uainilton. I'.dward-. "and Pevien l"f Ihcir consideration, a repoit I' be altei -words furnished to the Standing Commit I oe. Mr <}. Wilkie, of Braebuin. wrote sua. uosting thant several P f kelson's pro . miueni cituen- should pay a visit to the Marina. Mr Wilkie agreed to procure pack horses aud a d.^en -addle hor-es which would moot the party at Murchi ' =cn Mr Wilkie al-o suggested that Mr -.raham. M.H R. should visit the place met deliver speeches. It wa- understood that Mr V. Hamil,o:i wa- arranging a party, and that the ' natter bo left in bis hands, Mr Hams mUniauid lhat he had writen to the Lnion Company, thanking hem tor reducing tbe freight on flour nel urged that a reduction should be ijielcon hun, etc. shipped I'min Nel^n ir tfarns t toted that so far no reply had eon received. _ It was decided to twain write to Ihe ol "' ,s ' Department, urging that areoit sd.ould be granted by Ihe Depart i out on road construction for tbeptirose ot opening up the Msuuia Springs It Was deeded that tho Inland Comumeati.n League, C^mit'co si&et in uiuai v,

Mr Kirkpat-i ick, in deli voi ing an ad- I -be-s, gave a :: miliary ed' tho recent meeting held v.itb legard to the f rmation of an Inland Communication Leagui . I Since tlie last lnr-otiny; of the Chamber tbe Ih'igi-twal -'i' dairy factory had beeu opened, and the butter from this factory w»p being ceur. to London marke 1 first I praeh-. Ho al-o referred to tho fact that Creamed; s were V.ein;,' Ftartod in various parts of tho c uintry distiicts, which nil i went to the benefit of (he farming comlnuuity.