CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11665, 1 November 1923, Page 4

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

lAt MIGRATION QUESTION

AND RECENT OLHTIOISM

The Chamber of Commerce Council meeting was presided oyer yesterday ’by the chaiiman, Mr J. Myers. Also present were, Messrs P. D Barchan, A. Fletcher, A. L. Hunt, D. J. McGowan, A. AloKenzie, J. T. Martin, C. G. Wilson, C. H. Young, and P. A. Pederson. The Hastings Chamber wrote asking if the Wellington body could do anything in the matter of securing speak ers for th 3 monthly luncheon. The members agreed to do what was possible.

Following upon a letter from the chamber co the Acting-Prime Alinister, which container! reference to certain views attributed hy tlie Press to the Overseas Settlement Delegation which recently visited New Zealand, for the purpose of inquiring into tlie necessity for emigration from the United Kingdom, the Acting Prime Alinister wrote stating that lie did not think it necessary to call Air Ma=say’s immediate attention to the “probably incorrect statement of the Sydney cablegram,” aS it was possible one of the delegates had expressed his individual view on the subject.