CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9076, 22 June 1915, Page 8

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CENTRAL BODY MEETS,

The monthly council meeting of the Weuvugton Central cnamoer of Commerce was held yesterday, I Mr :C- M.Liuke presiding. ■ . ■ A motion to the effect that companies, who have found it necessary to take over properties under mortgage, should be. entitled to offer tffem to tne Government at debt or capital value, or relieved from the graduated land tax in respect of such properties, was lost. Tne report of , the special committee set up to consider' the commercial defence fund was postponed. _ INo reply was received to the invitation for a representative ot the, Eastern Cable Company to attend too meeting. A request was received trom tne juas-terton-waipukurau Railway- League to be allowed representation at tne next conference of local uoaies and chambers of commerce. Mr Lute stated tffat the general opinion was tffat tne present was an inopportune time. for a conference to be neid. The quarterly meeting of members was fixed tor Wednesday, June bluff. at 3.ju p.m. Mr A- L. Hunt forwarded the sum of. 3s t>4, tffe amount collected three or tour years ago for tffe coat of a legal opinion on the questions of bills or lading and not used. A letter was received from the Hamilton Cffamber of Commerce recommending tffat the attention of the British Manufacturers’ Association be drawn to the fact that the particular requirements of the Dominion, ffad been ne-' glected.—lt was forwarded to the British Trade Commissioner. The tongaroa chamber wrote requesting a list of, Wellington firms whose capital or principals are Austrian or German. —It was stated that- no such list could bo supplied at the present juncture. A letter from a country newspaper drew attention to the fact that Auckland firms were conducting an active advertising, campaign throughout the Wairarapa every small paper having large Auckland advertisementsIt was resolved to ask the, Government for - details of the constitution, etc., of the proposed Board of TradeA financial statement showed that the cash at the bank amounted to .£8 Is. that outstanding subscriptions amounting to .£SB 16s were due, ■ and that other money due brought the assets up to J 874 9s. Accounts amounting to. £35 were owing.