CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 20 November 1924, Page 7

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MONTHLY MEETING. On Tuesday night the monthly inectir,(r of the boutn Canterbury Lhambti Kmi.™ Mel. of the Chamber (Mr*. O. M«ij) °c cupied the chair, and, there weie aim present;—Messrs G., b. C)ay, V • HOrball, AY. G lnvm, John bcottj 1 . B. Foote, F. k. Hun can, L.M idmm son, 11. D. Halstead J. Anstey, C. G. Curtis, R. Shiilito, - \\ .D. l«l ; - Alston’ G. \irtue, C. Dash, \\ . bimpsoil, G. J. AVallace, AV. N. Barker, and the. secretary (J. Leggott) The secretary repoited that lie had attended the shipping conference, which was recently held ill Dunedin, iyheri a series of resolutions ,(as already published) whs passed: He gave a stmimary of the. findings of the conference,' and said that a committee had been set up tfa littve. efiect given to the rfasolutions which had,been passed. This committee would iiieet in, Wellington fail Monday next. | In regard to railway matters he had, as instructed, given evidence before the Railway Commissioners when they visited Timaru. 'Hie president of the Chamber had also given evidence, and they bad been accorded a sympathetic bearing. At the conclusion faf tlie sitting they bad met the General Manager and tlie District Manager ot Railways, who had inviicd them tfa bring before them at any time, any grievances they might have, and promised that such grievances would receive sympathetic consideration. If the siD ting of the Commission in Timaru had achieved no other result it had brought the Chamber into close, touch with tlie beads of the Railway Department and cleared the ground for any future representation ; which they -might wish to make 7

A letter was received from the Mount Cook M*tor Company suggesting that the next Conference of the associated Chambers of Commerce might with advantage be held at the Mount Cook Hermitage. The secretary said he had forwarded a eo{).y of this letter to the Associated Chambers who would meet in conference at AVanganui. The secretary’s action was approved.

The Executive of the South Seas Exhibition advised that they would hold a meeting in Timaru on Tuesday next for the purpose of arranging for a South Canterbury Court, at the Exhibition.

The president and secretary were appointed to attend the meeting, as representatives of the Chamber, The president said he would be pleased to see as many members of the Chamber as Could make it convenient to do so, attend this meeting.

The secretary mentioned that the New Zealand Publicity office forwarded to the Chamber copies of tlieir advertising pamphlets or folders. These were remarkably ivell got up, a fid ccfmjanrod very favourably with the advertising matter issued by any other country. .It'was decided to thank the Now Zealand Publicity office for forwarding conies of these pamphlets. Mr Irwin said he had heard it mentioned that clay that in one of the recent pamphlets Mount, Cook, Gore, Invercargill aticl other places were referred to, but there was no mention of Timaru.

The secretary mentioned that Mr F. C. Roberts, , who is in charge of the New Zealand Coiirt at Womb lev Exhibition, had forwarded photographs ol the Court and particulars concerning it. These seemed to give the lie to the critics who condemned the New Zealand Court at Wemblev.