CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13699, 14 September 1908, Page 6

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A meeting of tlw Committee of tlin .South Cant*:!bury Chamber of Udumerce ■was livid on rriday night. Present : Messrs M. White (present), K.. G. Turner, G. 8. Cray, T. D. Young, R--11. Bowie. \V. Priest, H Eaton, and J. P. Newman.

A letter wa.« lead from the Wellington Chamber of Commerce stating that, all the c.hamb»>i« were agreed that it would be advisable to hold au annual confer-.-nee and March wa* xuggeMed as a suit able month.—The commit ue approval of lhi< dale and decided that th-- chamb. r elumld be represented at the conf.mic*. The Oainaru Uhamlier *euta lixt of Kubjeets they wished the conference- to dUcu», vu", re railway**, haulage charges, at. jort.s. overtime charge* at porta, weight-* of produo-, consigning t-mpiy waggon* when oidetcd. regulation re weight «.f Mck», cat!lag.- of woolpack* as lias- K. ; oilur subject*: Sale of pro due-, all wk* extra, chamber* t«> be V presented on Harbour B<>anb., iii..i«p* for long distance; telephone, universal neale of commercial charge. Tin* commilUv will Mint the hubjeet of bank and other holiday*, and member* were r-quoMed to consider and bring up otlu-r martens to be forwarded.

The Hon. \V. Hall Jotte* replied to an inquiry that '.he could not afford" t<» futnUh free copio of the tun wilidnted «t.*uit<"< to member* of Parliament. The committee d-cid-d i«> order a complete w!. fully hound f"i the w>e of the Chamber. The M.irkr»/.J.- roomy t'..uu«-ii v»t«a.p thanking th- Chamber f»r »«*m-"'" m iv-anl 1" ohiamins better t-r-un UriYii'f--. alon- th=- K.irhe line The •Ternary «■« instructed to «n:«' io Mr A. W Mot~nn. a»ri»v»nt «t.UionmaM«rr, congratulating him upon hi" pro motion N. hj« itationma-'.'T at- Amklsnd. <*Jtpre.«»in2 rrcn-t that Timarti «•>« him. and shanking him for the eouricv and njl!in t TV*> l<> a».i»! hij.-.ne - | ■-■•"!<•. v, hi.!, lv~ hs'l »ho«n wh:!-« <t Tro.tii. Tin- .uj, elected uxmu*:* of !h<- Oiunbrr- 'I J. itcrn-. I'-If fr>

l>r<«.. Wallace and Cooper. iViry, I'.rry,

and Kinnemey, Adams, Ltd., Smitlisou and Raymond" L. O'Callaghan and Co., National Bank of New Zealand, Dr C. E. Thomas, K. McLennan, J. Withetl. J. Edmond, Wright. Stephenson, and Co., J. Blythe, and N.Z. Clothing Factory. Mr John King resigned his membership as he was leaving the district. A discussion took place on a suggestion by one of the members that delegates should ba selected by the Chambers of Commerce to discuss railway matters with th« Minister of Railways from a business point of view. The member who made the suggestion -was requested to formulate it and bring it up again at next meeting. Per Press Association. FEILDING, Sept, .12. The annual report of the Feilding Chamber of Commerce is published. It congratulates the town on being made a stopping-place for the main trunk express, which shows that the district claims were recognised. Trade generally did not appreciably suffer during the year; the drop in wool valuer and dry period in summer had no effect locally. The opinion was expressed that the through line to Auckland and the Government acquisition of the Manawatu line must prove important factors in the advancement of the commercial and producing, interests of this coast and the interior. An endeavour is to be made to make the Feilding railway station a trucking depot. The Feilding railway returns show that the sheep and lambs imported increased by 34.695 over the previous year, the total this year being 144.366. Feilding held pride of place regarding the export of pigs, the number being 5080. The report acknowledges the great services to the district of Mr F. Y. Lethbridge. M.P. for Oroua. and regrets his early retirement from politics after twelve years' continuous representation.