CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13673, 15 August 1908, Page 5

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Per Tfess Association. I DUNEDIN, August 14 The presidentail address to the Chamber of Commerce to-day was delivered by Mr Walter Gow, whoy refemng to the trade outlook, said —".We may look foi a tempoiary falling off w ui the value of imports of geiieial" merchandise, but the sirua/tjon calls foi nothing anoie than prudence and -a reasonable amount of caution. There has been no m Otago for a good many yeais, and. so iar as this province is concerned no excessive valua.tion of land, or anything mvthe nature of a boom of which we need fear the bursting. ' Alieady the is clearer and the outlook moie enqoiu aging, and notwithstanding the loss of sheep on account of the. heavy (snowfall, the v agipcjiltul«il_ and pastoial pi onyxes to be much better .than foi a number of yeais past I anticipate a lovival of gold .minings pai;ti\ularly in. giound sli'icmg jSoutfiland! h.is suffeied little or no check, ceitoinly less than any othei jwit of the Dominion, and with the impioveinent, m wpol values which ,has alieady set m (| the coming year is again likely to be satisfactory tluoughr out the whole provincial, area, x ie claims of the Otago General railway should be treated as a gieat national undertaking, the destination of which should not be Wanaka but Westland " Mr Gow pleaded for isolidanty among the Otago membei", and objected to npu lesidcnts implementing Otago constituencies. Mr John Mill expiessed the opinion that the Chamber should support the Govuument in an endeavour to bung out) suitable immigrants. [ The following office beareis were elected —President, Mr Diigald McPheison; vice president, Mr G R Ritchie; committee, Messrs J M. Gallaway, J JW Hinton, J. Loudon, H Salmon, Crosby Moms, W and T Glendining The following resolution was earned—"That this Chambei uiges upon tlie Go veinment the reasonable claims of Otago piQvincial dijstuck for an, extension of the Otago Central, Cathns Tahakopa, and La.vvrence*Roxbuigh lailwajs, audi that the completion of tho North Island rail way should be followed by an adequate vote for the piosecution of these woiks."