CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12356, 28 January 1926, Page 3

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS BDUCATION .VALUE OP EXHIBII TION. The first meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for the year 1926 was held yesterday, the president (Mr I). J. McGowan) being in the chair. The following new members were elected:—J. Barron (Barron's Typewriting and duplicating • Service), Mervyn Evans (Neuchatel Asphalt Co., Ltd.), Fred. G. B. Gill (Townsend and Paul, Ltd.), J. M. Griffiths (Wellington Racing Club), A. R. Bislop (A. R. Hislop, Ltd.), F. R. Marriott (A. Bourjois et Cie, Ltd.), Henry F. Moss (Moss and C 0.),. E. S. Pilcher (Palmolive Co., Australasia, Ltd.), Geo. Sara (Cadburys and Frys, N.Z., Ltd.), Douglas J. Taylor (Maoriland Motors, Ltd.), T.. Taylor (Combined Buyers, Ltd.), S. T. Paviour-Smith (Anglo-Continental Produce Co,, Ltdl). On ; the motion 'of Mr A. Leigh Hunt, seconded by Mr Hyman, it was decided to hold the meetings in the evenings for the next six months, as a trial previous to permanent adoption. CHILDREN FOR EXHIBITION The following motion was moved by Mr A. Leigh Hunt: “That this chamber, realising the great educative value of the New Zealand'■ and South Sea Exhibition both from the Empire point of view and that of the 1 Dominion, is of the opinion that every effort should be made to enable all State and secondary school children, of tbe -higher standards to visit the Exhibition,; -Therefore, this chamber strongly urges ,upon the Government fo make available a sufficient subsidy to supplement private effort to’ensure this result/' Speaking to the motion, Mr Hunt said thht anyone who had visited the Exhibition must' be well aware of its educative value. Its value as an Eknpiie educative factor could' hot be overlooked in these times of political unreßt, and he held that it only reouircd a certain amount of .pressure on the Government to gain their point. The Education Deportment was in favour of the scheme, am! satisfactory arrangements had already been made with the railway and steamship departments. The cost of the railway trip was 6s 6d for the first 100 miles and 4d for each five miles thereafter, these being return rates. The ferry trip would be 18s. Arrangements had been made for boarding the children for three days, at 6s per daV. He suggested that the Government be urged to subsidise private funds got up for the purpose of promoting the object in hand. Mr McKenzie seconded the motion, urging that an alteration be made in the motion so that parents whose circumstances permitted might pay their children's fares. The motion was carried.