CHRISTCHURCH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2499, 5 February 1902, Page 20

CHRISTCHURCH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CHRISTCHURCH, January 31

A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Committee was held to-day to consider the question of the army frozen meat contracts, and after considerable discussion it was resolved — " That as conditions for tendering and supplying frozen meat for the army in South Africa were unsuitable to New Zealand shippers, this chamber is not prepared to comment upon the action of the War Office in placing recent contracts for frozen meat in Australia, with Argentine options ; and that this chamber requests the Government to endeavour to arrange that special provision should be made in any future contracts for the inclusion of suitable New Zealand meat, and that ample notice should be given irf the colony before tenders close."

WESTPORT, January 30.

At a special meeting of the Westport Chamber of Commerce the following resolution, moved by the President (Mr Bayfield), waa unanimously carried: — "That this chamber unanimously endorses the action of the Premier in his protest to the War Office against their exclusion of giving part of the army meat contract to New Zealand ; and further resolves that the right hon. gentleman be thanked for his prompt action in not only looking after the interests of the colony, but also in giving prominence to the opportunity of adding to the solidarity of the Empire in a matter of commerce."