CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6538, 31 October 1882, Page 6

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

ZWL quarterly maitiag of the dauber TU t.iy re«terday in the liuomseo RzLLdiojj, Dr. j m t in the c?»ir. Fnaat : Sterna. J. y 7Urk ( itajor), Morrin, Tnrkim. Ltuob, T.u iYinfcs, A- B-Ai. E. H. Step&ssxon, Cndf. Eyres r. Cooper. G. P. Pierce, Wayraoath, J. Rm-j" tnd MiiceTKZ BUKECrTCT LAW. The ?EC2ZTAET : I hare to band ia the p»p»ri recflTed apsa the hint ruptcy kv. X3u«e ij. Ja<i- the report of the Joint CosmitUs of ti® cf Commerce is Xew Zs»laod > tk» li; of 1552, toe report ef Sir Wajawrath,' l-.j jsh-er papers ind documents. Ths CKAI2J£A2f : As tiieae docsmeatiara Y*rr rclaasicou, I think the beat way to deal *}*•> to them to the eosasiitie*. The >->simittee may bricg op their report it & l.»— period. i±r. J :-K5 Lilts : Ido not Ireow whether »» eoa'd g»t a copy of the Scotch banVriptey law" There are a gr?»t m*ay thisgi ia it taat zpptu very uiitfri-il, airi which do not is Acts. Mr. R. ET. SZZPHZSSOX : I * fr *~ ~*t* i--* tb--t one cocM be obUiaed. Mr. Lamb : icer«, when any cu fiilj to nie~; his eßjajeaieni* an interim tnute. ;» appointed, and eTerytilin? is at caee Tested ia hisi. He tis?a poiasnioß of eraryihinj insa the creditor*' trustee U appointed. IWu g--. c?me-i in & case here where a man ran away. bxi s.Uho-j*h I ;ot a jad£iatnt of the Court trtzj. : -:n/ tu swept away. I jcide the —i- t bat, oeTerthelfcis, ererythitg w*i goaf. The moment a max fails to eeet hi* encisetseata li« '2iin shasJ-a be tikes in tia3 rtt r-sc?. M-. : The tuse thing appHejiath* rlrrillch hearts. Whsa a mac uiU to sett hi* a. receiver is *t occ» *pp:4-ted. Mr. \VATIio~rH : I *ee Mr. J. M. CUrt moiioa or -iori to ilr. Ci-AiiH. : I Lire no to this is it qaite proper this :er alien! i L-; referred to the committee. This rc.-r'.iuZ wva'-J cot be snitah!- for the cjjuiderv.icn cf the And icdeed the coitcii^ taiges be in «Tery respect to deliberate and report fcUj cpon i:. X t'-jr't lisere Are gentlem*a who hire ciie special &tadj of ibii subjec* bas are co: cgabera of the cotncuslee. They c©i\d g:re aojt ra*a-kb!« aid in contidericg ihe cnertu.tis thi* «i!l c'-nisr -p in ccanrctioa "Tixb thii ii:bj«ct» Therefore, I think is woald be well 10* ip. pclnt a. special cocsraitt«« for this porp^ae. The : It be U ;t=- co&ic&ittee to &ppoist a sab-cotniaittee, Mr. Cr hVS : I shonla thv& |t£. tleisea u I refer to be to »ent oq tb&t sab-eommittde, th&t is vh» might rot be members of the ordizArj coslzlitee. Two Disea I would rajgert, riz., Mr. Waynsoath and Mr. Cooper. Mr. WATKorrn: I: is eiidect ;h*t qaite * Lew era inbiiktniptcy law is opoa n* ta Ke* Zealand. It ia highly imporUat th*t vc should ukd all precantioas to hxre is good a liw cow mxde aj pesubie. Due considerxtifin sbotild be girea to is by inciabsr? of the ccazsittee generally. I hope that when the pro-iab-coimnitt-ee is formed all the members ! of this Chamber will siAke any snfgettioti that j msy hire been derived from their experieace. ' There are thiegs trhich the sub-cocunittee zsight | cci thick cf bet which zziizht jegges; thecuelres , to ifldiridaai nirinbers of the Chic&er. .t i appears to me, is the time to devote czz 1 vho'e a*.:si.:ioa to this s-rject. Ozt : a rery v2.1a2.012 suggeitisiCi ;iz rne the other day. It wis thi; : that wherej a mm mUht set squeeze-: up. in! wta cca- • polled to go through the CoTirt by j he still might hzr? & tangible istc est in his basinea which would represear j a con>id«»rAble amoutit to him. The gentled* 1 sq'rested whether is was not atill possible tc i give the bankrupt in sach cut 1 ac ictereit ia | biibnrLce?', so that he might rank as a creditor I the estate. i Mr. Cmbk moved, '* That the committee cf ! the Chamber be authorised to a nl- ? comm!::-?•<», cot necessaxiJy to con?i«t of mes:t ber« of the Chimber.^ Mr. T.i V 3 seconded the motioa, wai ! to nxanimonsly. • ' TiOOb ii^OtUFACTUHES. 1 Mr. A. Bill: I hive a few rem-vrlts to mi£» ; respect to t?oo1 gTOwn in this country. ; S-cme time I was at Home, I hai i with severs! of the cczslizzJ r-ih'.e cf the South of Scctlirc. whim I retired very considerable inj fcrsii'ioa on the Mr. Bell tiucread ; a on the tuViect. • Mr. moved, seconded by Mr. MILSZ, j "Thit the p*p=r jest read be inferred to the ; commiitc-5 of the Chamber to ierc:t cp-cr zi 1 | future mretiriz." I STT \VSZS. i Mr. Lajtb there aboard be sotnerhiig : i:r.e to enable traders to receire their atincu : eefore the msU 1-ziU It often hipp€ce<l that : people did not xet them nntii two day* after • the boit left. , Mr. Milks : Thirteea months ago the chair--1 r; • ~ or tae Company proaii*ed a weekly \ and every ihoald go thrstgiu. ; ;;:e rc-nn-r is which AackUtd baa beta j tr; ite-i in this matter is ab-3rfcinai>!e. They • 5-rj.i up a smsJi boat here instead of secdicg ( str-imers ri»hs through. The promiie wisoade i :'Tr ai-?r.:h-5 sod tL«re are no iigna jet j promise being redeemed. i_: s cvLc!die-i the bn*:ce«o before th? z:Hi- ] i-a-