CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Waipa Post, Volume XX, Issue 1241, 11 May 1922, Page 5

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

MONTHLY MEETING AT TE

AWAMUTU. MATTER'S OF INTEREST. / The regular monthly meeting of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce wa s/?|jplcl on Tuesday. The president (Mr*H| G. 'Downes) occupied the chair, and tfiere were also present: 'Messrs D. Bockett, E. J. Taylor, S. Clark, E. W. McCarter, L. Hopper, >S. S. Preston, T. Spear, J. W. McCarroll, and A. G. Warburton (secretary). Apologies for non-attendance were received from Messrs N. E. Lee. A. C. Cruickshank, and T. P. Clark, Messrs S. S. Preston (solicitor) and A. E. Rhodes (electrical engineer) were admitted members of the Chamber. Two members were removed from the register. /

Mr Clark referred to the danger'of an unlighted railway station, and told how a lady arriving one night last week had been carried well past the platform. In walking back toward the station she had tripped over the points and suffered injury. It was a scandalous thing that people should be exposed to such risks. Other members cited similar experiences, and it was decided to represent to the Railway Department the danger which exists, and asking for urgent attention to the provision of at least a few temporary lights. The president referred to the desire of the Te Awamutu Borough Council to compile a history of the Te Awamutu district. A'public meeting was to be held, and he appealed to the members of the Chamber to attend. Mr McCarter referred to the dangerous approach to the railway station from Alexandra Street, the sharp behd and narrow entrance being negotiated only with difficulty by vehicles. It was true that efforts had been made to improve the entrance, and that sooner or later a new station yard would be provided. But meanwhile there was an ever-prevalent risk of accident.—lt was decided to ask the Railway 'Department to endeavour to improve the approach. Mr Preston referred to the late fee posting box at the post office, and suggested that it should be available for mails other than those at night. Recently, owing to an altered railway time-table, the north morning mail was scheduled to close at 10.15 o’clock. This gave little time to deal with urgent communications, and if the late fee box could be made available until the ordinary mails were leaving the post office it would be a great convenience.—lt was decided to make representations accordingly. Mr Mclnnes gave notice of motion to move at next meeting that at annual re-union and dinner be held.