CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2371, 30 May 1906, Page 2

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The quarterly meeting of the Paliiatua Chamber of Commerce was Held on Monday night in the Bank ot New Zealand chambers. QUARTERLY REPORT.

The President (Mr. \V. To&suill) presided, and submitted tbe following report:— Exhibition.—Several meetings have been held in connection with having the district represented at tlie exhibition. At a meeting held in the Borough Council it was decided to join in with the Wairarapa in having a court for the combined \\ airarapa and Bush districts, subject to the local bodies making a proportionate grant. The local bodies in the Pahiatuai district responded in a mo-; generous manner. The ..Pahiatua Borough Council voted £3O and the Pahiatua County Council the same amount. Mr. Horton also offered £lO. Otlier private subscription*, would have been obtained, Mr. Norrell having offered £2 2s. The lot-I bodies in the Wairarapa. how. ver, did not respond in a similar manner, and it seems that the whole matter has fallen through. It is a pity that nothing can be done, as it i- ot the utmost benefit to this district to hare it advertised more than has been done in the past. Technical School. A committee .ms appointed at a public meeting Held in connection with the starting ot a technical school in Pahiatua. and a suggestion has been made that the technical school should pay for puit ot the new site for school buildings and thus assist in financing the matter. A deputation proceeds to Wellington on Wednesday next to interview the Education Board in connection with education matters generally in this district, when the question of starting a technical school will be laid before the hoard.

Goods-shed and Telephone at Station.—This matter has received every consideration from the council, and the member tor the district. Wo hope to lie able to report tavourable results in the near future.

Lignite. A sub-committee ot the council was appointed to go out and inspect a lied ot lignite that had t »-en found on Mr. Eisings property at Makomako. The committee appointed has inspected the ground, and a sample of this lignite is now oil view. The question ot prospecting the ground will he considered at this meeting. Agricultural Show. This mattet is Wing gone into tlioroughly A resolution lias been tabled by .Mr. Bolton to the Wioodville Association, that the show should he held at Pahiatua and Woodville alternately. 1 i.e council are awaiting the result ol this proposition betore doing anything further. Membership. Member' sh uld e,*i.sider the question ot furthering tie objects of the Chandler by trying t<* prevail on all the bu>ine"pe«ple to join the Chamber. There i' no question that good work i' being «:,uic. and assistance should he given hv all residents and bti'inesspecple who must, as a matter ot course, i*. interested in every way ill the advancement ot the borough ot Pal i.itua and district. GENERAL It was decided to hold ov« r t e question of finally deciding to abandon the idea ot Pahiatua I* nig represented at the International Ex. il'ition until ins Mor.-iup ti.e May i has laid the matter betore the Borough Council and the County Cv .11cil. Mr. McSherry’s notice ol m tion - That the annual subscription he ten shillings, but in tlie case where thero are more than one member ot a lirni members ot the Chamber t it extra member's subscription he nv e shillings- was agre**d to. At the request of the meeting Mr. Tosswill undertook to supply the record of the rainfall to the local papers each month. The meeting passed a tin lion to tlu* effect that the Chamber approv.d of tlie site select«*d for the proposed new school buildings, mid that it give the project its utmost support. Mr. Manifold suggested that Mr. B. Hat's advice t*e procured a- t > the possibility ot developing tin field of lignite at Makomako. Mr. Mnrley moved: That the -ecretary write to tlie l nderw l iter-' A— >. ciatioii ill reference to reducing tie fire insurance rates as Pahiatua ianow an up-to-date high pie-sure water supply for fire-prevent ion purposes. \greed to Mr. Cr,*we moved: That t ie ( her approach the propri* tarj ; : • gasworks as to reducing the prue oi gas to 9s. and that the chamber is . I tlie opinion that where a .-,n«— has the gas laid on to his prune . - well as his business premise- t , .... readings should t*e taken a> Carried. Mr. Crewe also moved: That M, - Marie?. Norrell. Herbert mover ho deputed to wait on : < .. - agoniont ot the gasworks a- : duct ion in the cliargcand a proportionate tv. ic‘ power, the committee to ha V, t. it niH s-aiy. to diaw up ap. 1 1 . > be signed In the bu-ine—p. consumer • generally Mr Tosst ill Po-t mast, i-General >, wiiti. reference to having Pahia liectcd I>\ teh pit,an with W. . via Palmerston Mori 11 < o,it ih it \\ ilville >■ 1 • to Welu llgt 'll through I ’ North. The m,«eting then iciniin.n,.