MASTERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 February 1914, Page 6

MASTERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MEETING OF COUNCIL. i The monthly meeting .of the Council of the Ma-sterton Chamber of Commerce was -held in the A. and P. rooms yesterday afternoon, there bd* ing present Messrs', C.. E. Danielf . (president), H. H. Donald, J. Milne; J. B. Keith, G-. C. Summerell, D. -M.Graham, D. K. Logan and R. Brown. The treasurer reported accredit balance at date of £3l 3a 3d, with a contingent liability of £26 towards a mail subsidy. ; - A communication was received from the Palmerston North Chamber, asking for co-operation in making representatives to the Minister of Railways on the matter of the freight on wool I which was returned from the.place of sale. —On the motion of Mr Milne, - seconded by Mr g-ummerell, it was deeded to support the action of the Palmerston Chamber in the matter. ■ Tho Masterton Borough Council forwarded a copy of a.resolution passed by the Council, dealing with stock routes.—Mr Summerell, said complaints were made that drovers were nob allowed to 'use Dixon Street for tbe droving of sheep. !He thought the complaint a reasonable one. —The communication was referred to the sub-committee set up to deal .with the matter. A communication jyas reoeived from the Department' of Agriculture, In- * dustries and Commerce, atatii g thafl I;the Minister (Mr Massey) would-be" I glad of any suggestions from,, theJ Chamber'in regard to Che ! tion of the Dominion at !,;<■- Panama Exhibition. —A sub-committee con- ' sisting of Messcrs Donald and Milne I was set up to deal with the matter. The same Department wrote, stating that arrangements had been made with the British Government to secure information on trade matters- ft orn the foreign consular agents.—This communication was also referred to Messrs Donald and Milrie. The Auckland Provincial Industrial . Association wrote complaining that the Railway Department did not make , provision for the carriage of wihat is known as "shorts" timber at cheap rates. It was pointed out that this " class of timber,. which could be used for manufacturing butter boxes, fruit cases, etc. r . was now going up in smoke.—The ma/fcter was left in the hands of the president to deal with. A letter from the British Imperial Oorancfl of Commerce in reference to affiliation with .that body was received'.