AUCKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10264, 16 October 1896, Page 5

AUCKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A MEETING of the Council of tho Chamber of Commeroo took place yesterday afternoon, when there wore presents-Mr. B. Kont (president) in the chair, and Messrs. S. Vailo, C. Seegner, and R. A. Carr. Sundry letters from tha Government relating to the various communications that havo passed regarding Bills against which the Chamber has protested wore dealt with, bub it was reported that no reply had yet boen received with reference to the resolution passed at the last quarterly mooting, asking the Government to place telegraphic communications upon a more satisfactory footing than it stands at present by reverting to tho old systomof urgent, ordinary, and doluyed telegrams. Favourable replies were received from the several shipping companies promising to cable advics ot tho loading of cargo Btoamors in London, and reporting the probablo date of departure and first port of call. The London Chamber of Commerco forwarded long thy correspondence 011 the subject of Australasian bills of lading forms. The outward bill of lading form is practically settled, and ib was suggested that a homeward form be adopted. This Chamber is communicating with the Australian Chamber in tho first instance, and it is to bo hoped this much vexed question may be now finally sot at rest by the united action of all the Australasian Chambers.