COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 26, 12 June 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

4 The commltleo of tlio Cliamhor of Commerce mot yestordny aftornoon, CorreHpondonco wnn road from tho Hon, Sec, to the rrovinolivl Beorotary, drawing alien tlen lo tho loHti and liieouveuleiiee wlilcli resulted froni tho mail Hteaniors arriving nt, and departing from, Lyttolton on tlio nnmo day, nnd rcqncflting tho 'Provinoial Govornmont to ropn-Honl tho matter to the Government at Wellington, wlllt a view to an alteration i i futt.ro timo tahlos. Tho Provincial Hcerotary, in roply, onolonod a lotter from hl« Honor tho Huporlntondent to tho Colonial fioerctary, in whioh hlu Honor •myfi thut " the mutter to ono -which fieriousiy aiTcfftH the inlerosi/i of tho morolmntn of tlio provluca und tho eonvonionco of tlio publio aonorally, und 1 shall lio glnd if tho Hon, the Po-tnimitur-Gonoral ilndfl himself ablo to make unoh allcralkms In any futitfe tltuetahlefl as will meet what I think will lm admitted to lie a rcasoniililo roqucflfc on tho part of tho Oliamlior of Commoroo." A. letter wuh read from Shopjmrd 8c Co., cornplHltilng of the law at proflon. in forco, in roup, -t tn ahiu-otiilliif, dohtorfi, and of tho clause in tho MaglßtrntOH' Courts Aot which forlildfl imprisonnionfc for any »uin under XlO, Mr IngllH was requested to nubmifc a ronolutfon at noxt mooting, in rcopcob to tho inconvoninnco of tho provlHlon in the Blllfl of Halo Aofc, whioh mukcH It inoumhonfc to »'«- glutei* hllla of wale within ten days after execution thereof, The Hon, Hooretary reported that tho Collector of CttstoiuH had made au order, that all geedH iiit<!fi'l(-d for Clirliitcliiirch oliould bo passed for nfc Christohuroh.