CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 31, 7 February 1929, Page 5

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of fho Chamber of Commerce was held last night when there were present: Messrs J. B. Richards (Chairman) E. H. Young, W. L. Kennedy, P. Thomson, and H. F. Flemming. Messrs J. H. Fletcher, W- McDonald and S. Macalister sent in apologies for absence.

DESTRUCTION' OF TREE FERNS.

In reference to the Chamber’s complaint regarding tlhe destruction of tree ferns in the Tangarakau Gorge, the clerk of the Whangamomona County Council reported the receipt of a letter from the Telegraph Engineer at Hamilton, stating that instructions had previously been given that trees or scrub along the route of telegraph lines were not to he unnecessarily cut do'ivn. ,As regards trees cut down in April last, only those had been cut down which wore considered a menace to the line, and to remove the line dear of the trees would have involved very heavy expenditure.—Received. EVERETT RESERVE. The Inglewood Chamber of Commerce asked for support in a request to be made t 0 the Minister for funds to improve the Everett Reserve. Mr Kennedy said the Chamber was being asked to support something it knew nothing about.

Mr Thomson: It is like asking

Inglewood people to contribute towards die upkeep ol Stratford do-

mains. . T lt was decided to advise the 1 - glcwood Chamber to approach the South Taranaki Automobile Association. hank holidays. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce asked tor support solution taking exception to V B tl i.„ banks °n December closing of the nanus Slst It was suggested that 1 S er notice should be given of inten,i„„ to observe a holiday, and that clients and Chambers ot Commerce Should be consulted ou the mat e . alternatively, that uann should be regulated hr statute., Tl , e d.airman thought the movement should be supported Mr Fleming; And the banks should he asked to keep open on Saturday af Mr Kennedy. At least they should keep open till noon. The chairman; Closing a “ on Saturday is universal throughout the Dominion. It was decided 1a support the. movement. “COMMEUCE TKATS.” The secretary ol the Wellington Chamber ot Commerce forwarded a copy of the itinerary ot the com merce train" which is to ttaie over the southern portion ol tue Ch Island, starting from WelUmtto„ on April 12th and visiting St.at-

ford on April 15th. Suggestions as to how passengers could occupy their time in the district would he welcomed.

The chairman said that evefry other year the Chamber of Commerce conference was held in Wellington and the Wellington people spread themselves •in entertaining visitors so that it 1 was only right that people in the provinces should do something to entertain the Wellington people on their tour. It was decided that the chairman should reply to the letter, after conferring with the Mayor. IATERMKDIATE CREDITS. The secretary of the Associated Chamber of Commerce wrote that Mr a. Coleman’s letter, urging an amendment of the Rural Intermediate Credit Act, forwarded by the Stratford Chamber, would come before the next meeting of the executive.