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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

\ merlin"- of the commiUre. of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce was held on Wednesday evening, sent : -Messrs M. White <m the cliai ), .1 1' Newman. D., Turnbull. Iv It. Tuniir, VV. Penro.-e. W. Pr.es;., and 1. 1). Young. ... , •V letter was received from the \\el--1;u"t:oii * Chamber, or.wring suggestions made to the" Minister of Marine by the Commission on Fires in ocean-going vessels, and asking support for the document. —There wire thirteen clauses in ir, sevetal of them being disapproved of by dilfeien: members, it was felr tnat unanimitv couki not ' 1 e attained. In the course, of the discussion it was remarked (hat if the Gommissioneis con Id nor- make suggestions, when they werein possession of all the evidence, they ot'.nhi not to ask others to relieve them .if "he responsibility. Fullier consideration of rhe matter was adjourned, pending iTrceipi of the Commission's report. A suggest'on from the Wellington Chamber°lhat a. conference of Chambers should be held in Wellington at an early date was approved. A suggestion from Napier that a I'srlisnioiiliiry Committee should be set up to watch commercial'J interests, was lelt io be deals with ar. the proposed Conference. A letter was received frm-ilv W. . R. McLaren, Timaru manager for die .Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, forwarding a. replv he had received from the company re a letter from the Chamber, re freight charges on'cement, ex direct- boats from London. The letter says;—"We cannot, under ihe present circumstances, hold onj : any hope of any reduction being made. The expenses of your port, are isucli as to make anything of tlie sort. quite ■ impossible, anil indeed the probability is rather thai we will-be compelled to extend the differential to other classes of cargo. Ynnr importers evidently have no idea what a visit to Timaru with outward car°'o means to one of our steamer.-*. Mr" McLaren added—" I have to point out thar- Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company wrote befoie knowing 'fit - the partial reduction made, by the Harbour linn I'd in the matter of charges on hawsers. Whether they will consider that sufficient, or nor I cannot of course say. A'lurcher concession, bringing the charges in Timaru- down to (he. level ol Lyitellon, would I feel sure go a long way towards securing the end- the Chamber had' n view in wiiting me, or prevent what the Company write they may be compelled io do." - - • li was resolved —''That the S.S. and A. Company's attention ba drawn to the fact • thM . t.ho harbour charges having been decreased, h still seems- reasonable to. this Chamber • that the' charge • .on cement be reduced to bring if.- into line with main port rates.'?. On a. circular from ihe Government Printer, it was resolved that, every effort should be made to obtain a copy of the consolidated statutes i'or the use of member." and the public. The chairman "drew attention to the fact that the Oaniaru Chamber were moving in the direction of, providing an ■alternative route to Mount Cook, claiming that there was a shorter and easier road from Oamaru than from Timaru.

Ten new nvtmbers—individuals and firms—were added to the membership. The ■.-ecreiary submitted a form of circular to be sent, to possible members, requesting their support- and encouragement. as members, and this was approved. The circular states that" the Chamber was becoming generally recognised as a power lor pood.by tlie commercial interests here ; that its usefulness in the near future would he greatly determined by the amount of nupporr accorded to it by the business-, professional, pastoral, aiul agri-, cultural interests in South ' Canterbury ; and that an extended membership necessary to maintain iis vitality and effectiveness. The members woitld be much encouraged by seeing a. large addition to the membership roll.

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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13678, 21 August 1908, Page 2

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13678, 21 August 1908, Page 2

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13678, 21 August 1908, Page 2