THE EMPIRE'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 17 September 1909, Page 3

THE EMPIRE'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

■■-.' (Fuai AasociAnoN.-^-GopiniaHxO v;^-Pißl|fi^ENlri^ v .ro^E.'i3)EßATE.'' . ' ' : . : : : ;:^ alining V aotl(Defencbi . ■'■■■: ■'••'■>■■ ;. ;J,^^T I) NEy>;Thuißa^y.v;; .-■'":■. The Chambers of Commerce Con- . ■■; »f¥?s> iy; 81 Ato ; 31; adopted. ; the iidii- •' ..... dou : Cfiamjbet.'a resolution in favour M^prefeire^^ tode, ;^th the sddi- . tion of a y r|eon£taeniiation :f pi: the ap- : ~ poihtinent^of'. Commissioners to :? mv- ; f ojiire 5 istp\fne Question, and .report to ■■■■::} their , reßpeetive. J^oVernments; . " ■ v v Mr Harwooa aaiijthajrwifile/Britisa ■■',?. ; P^W^. .^^ " -.'thi/i :p?-; -'-> :;'- -th ■ ■ Gerj^nsv'.-iiad done) V All- hbnjiir I thy;wa3r;iliby had ;. .pushed th^ir, : trade, and. all disgrace to ;-. the ' iiglilih^ f&,- aUojfing Vthem ytb>do ■S:']so>. ,;:'— ■3y^rv~V-Siv^ v . . .-.■:;■ - Mr Bathewa^.?aid;Ji^: -wquid : - show i. the coafeiattce;hoTT 'preference should .pi /be glren, •> .fl^^i^iisabnij^g tojabc milHoaa' Was j^p^4%ori:;tea,>. and ■ fcbour. tMrteeaJfiittiiHi^^^ .;■' Let them swee/paway-the\duty on. tea, :.::•; which "did.ioVgopdttoVanydno-fM'ept- . ; : In^.it'.'broii'iife'.'iii. reWnue, and Vtake about one;/ shilling preference -from to, bacco f roir -India;. Sbuti :Af rici»,V aii'd Australia.-c., There.woulde .would ,',ie : a,, deficit of abotrt "eight millions ' : aitogether : ■ which meaa^that; .workjng;.inen in \.. 'Orftaiß ■■wovid be saving." that inue), lMney&LJhe.:year;^,^at ; then? Impose . exactljy.the . same amount in other di»eciions^'put"a penny a pound on the tTro^ddferen't -kinds of mea. ;, ; ; that, •wpntdr^eep'. a'nadap ' Australia '_■••; :and-^Southi^Airica; /put 2a a quartoi .on wheat ''ana; .corn 'that wonld assis '. ■ Canada,^Australia, and' India; pnt a penny, or /eyet twopence, on rice, the :/ xesult .of which would.be nine or ten ;..-. millions;-,' and-, help tea from CeyIn- . -:; dian rice' ! fl^iflffl;^'and- increase trade be „: r :;; : jtw«eii ' AuatraHa /ana^Britain. - He .>;'-'^wo^d-l^e^'^^^referesLee by the '^''■' C '-;j^ontis>^|ry^o^^l)roiigiit.:'in ;: Britißh' ;.-..•;.• ;BWpB-to P<>rtß. : ' ': -v-c .:_.v''".'\^.;.- - |^*^w^-oonß?dered : -that -free : ■ .-■' ;trade : 'was : impracticable/ .to-day. - Produties were; not 'proposed/ 'but V :.th«r impoeition; of ;Hght duties on cere; - -■taini..Boo r dar .■-; iet the' commercial in :/vJ'Btin^;^;bve?bnrden"«ill;-ptherß, , and they would, lead them in the path of integrity,: and power. ' ■ :C to. the individual, vote. • -.ftVchamber^'. 1 vb.te v was taken, restliti -ing, for, preference 60,. against 8; neu : 'i'y^J&f^;^: ■;•.;■■ vv..-,;/..--. ■■„-,; ^ ::■'■-' Palmerßtoai__.Canterbury, -Nelson, : -Dnffe^n;vAuckland,. Westport, .Wei-. -llng^on; r andvSlasterton .voted for pre-^ \ 'ference,^ an3'>7 ikvercargill "againsfc . jSSydney, Geelong, and Fre- ;■ ■ inantle- remained. neutral. - ' ■: -'■ ' A -cable; of .congratulation arid wel* .■'■■ come to- the delegates was ; receiver ='- ; vfr^-:the;.vAciing-Priine', Minister pi ; . New Zealand. ■'•."'■ -■'.:. ■' , '■_","'■ ;. --'■„ Mi Peata -f(Leeds) JnpveS "tlat fti. .. .youth of theViiinpire Bhordd . nniyer- ' sally undergo^ such a course:' .of ..trains : '•• ing in discipline and arms, as, with' ■"•!'- ■' out; nndue'gii'terferenc^ with;, indus--i!.' ■ trial vcinploy^enl:,; "'Trill-^tTJtheai'^to C'£v: ; tokei^airtriJ^the ■ ; Em^ire'sl ! 4eie«er!';J : vj^|M^^^aTr^uckia^gs v; 0 ftei'Te^olutiofil^ :aSd'=explafned; ta'e; : Ke'jv i^- Z^&ioeaiif;aysiem:~ ; ' '-^^ ;.vi'_ .-'Mr -Hatl<OTray : ' considerea, it wonld-vvvbe-iinjudiwi^s; to.' pess .. ;^the .m.Dtio^;-. .^'^<&M^---'WPn^''' - H<iit^and/.could . jnot 5c ■■ ■^^■eep^'the^motibn;:' ; "- r ": •--•■; ■^■■'^ : -.' i ;i w Mr^Dav^London) mov>d: '/Thai - the Congiess. views, with saUsfactior '■■■■ 'the" recent -discussions" relating -to - the >" ;:; r maintenaHCO -'of '¥aval supremacy, 'and. •;■ records the yaluable assistance tcb \ :dered. by the : colonies, -and, the' Cmi . '■ . griws' affirms. ;the principle that it' « -,'-.' the'-duty'' ■$$ the' self -gdr\ ; trning do : o . : ; Diest6 .pa^wjp»tejin'-tlio -t.cost:of the ' defence .ofiOTe'.Em'pire. ' ' . He : syplainr '•e^' : 'tijit'Jfci^otipn:.^^i^^,;j»|oi ■ : ■^'•■'tto 1; -'Dltfe^M^Qtfiif6ifiBhefc'" i '". ""..' ".■■ '.■;■ : B^ndea !^ -. : oio(tl01li-:-:.- r . ?,? ■'. .^ f v'C:V'i- C:;;,.v'.;; \~ .^ " mpv^a anj '■': " that:Uh6 ; '' .a'V. ; Sk ; J^^navai^gpe^^ 6^* l '? r ' ' '.^^ be;j;:in; * •hoping ol\.each'r He' estimated |hat ; - the "Commonwealth on '^his" basis," ■-"/V woaia iare/.'to contribute: £1,125,00.0.^ : - .^TWv'^^to^t^.ifM..iost, ; -»n'l/ ; ")tUc ; : '.^mo^h^caHij6d.;^;. ;■■-.-._ : '^\:\' '.:'i-^ ,":"-.'•- •' ' ■:^'* ;> ' •.-... < :.:'s -.y. . : :^-'-\, ■ r '----\:<^ *bj»At'B dABtESI ; "' :-v'^ '- %jmrEB9AIi MmiTABVc TRAIN? -' : :A~-:^.:\'.y':t- : y-' - TJW^.^^Vv-' A-.-;'-;- --:'-: X FAECEtj VPOST BATBS. : :.: K Sy jJAjti r ; •:-:, A -BIG. BAKQTTEf . ,p . "; .& ■'"- ' .'^^ WV (Ee6sred '■ 9.20 hin.) >: : : : ?: : -V ' SYDNEiT, ivWday/ '''"^-jr'he "Congress of the Chambew ;o£ s'^do'mmerce adopted Mr Peate's motion : in>favour of universal military train- :: ■•■■"•■-■ Wgi a** 0 -resolutions; in : f asrouir ■of reducing'* ; tb the lowest posiiblo -'cvi-1 ■ - •■' parcel post rates., between. ■•litUain ..:m : l Sic colonies, -and the abolition^?* r tAMtion'jlaced- 'by certain colonies : nppn commerdar travellers for Brit- ' : -. istmade gopjia- ■ v ■■-■•', ■ '• The delegates were entertaiued at : * banquetjih the Town ; : HaUat •; n "brffliahtgatheringj" including.; Lords Dudley and Chelinsf ord, and Mr DesiiiL '■■:>0~': ■'■■-"" ' ".■■■' Lord Dudley said that the occur- : '.^xence -of the Imperial Defence, Press, ; and Commerce Conferences within a -£ew month's of each: other .Must rated i' r the rapid march of events; towards a larger measure of Imperial Minity. and '-• -BtaMity. ' Dealing wtth,,|nK^^f ; '•' sity of consolidating and strengthen- - .the : .industrial and : ■■.^ofcefi ofJthe Empire, Lord Pud^ i^;-: declared^that in^tte f utur e , steuggjo £ ". - ; - f or tommttcial ' supremacy^ : : ■■, ■■: Wa not^find .any, resfingiplace ■"■■■■. the" achievements of the ; ; ->itand stil^ :or even to advance; elojnay, ':'■ jra« to invite defeat. - - „• , - ; 'Mr .Iwakin, ill a trilliant^cademi<.V : -iai:'^MCli dealing with^. the impp^; ;? rt: ta^eV/bf :ihe¥<!6^ess"aOT":of-xhe > . emine'reiaiTand. Erpduping;!;; interests; ? ,;^ ;^thi:^ir^ Bai^that^V devolo|-. >r: jient'pf 1 Britain' had lea^ to great ; „ : .iointiUnrcej^and let jthem : share ,_.^and / : i&M&ieu.ii: '.'■' ItTwas y?o'tho "com- •' ''■■-, iffeMiai aid^pro'ducing interests .' that . l«-looked lor the building up of the - f Bropire, especlsiUyVthiß; portion pfit^; ■ I-..-' ■ .■ iMrl^lcerg^P^; Tefenrrbig^ -to «J c : trade, preferen'cie aiojted; '-■''■ .Country found that" it. had ; {notibeen j^:: going on lines *est adapted; to>i?the ?-^ ' - rest of the Empire/ he .was- sure' it ?S?^ r - wc iid r fincl lines more Buitable^aina -^V- : froW the- fipirit.-displayW . at : the 'W-:- me*iingsJheli^^ng jhe week,: ul% \W : r;- . n^^y ;i theyX^nW.^pnie . to. a «pn-; fe^^eroi^a^i»*aeftry;to-.a?l, : ...' .- ±-;M :