CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 October 1930, Page 5

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph —Press Association). THE HERMITAGE, Wednesday. At the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, Mr Norton Frances (Christchurch) moved: “That the executive be authorised to call a conference, or, if considered desirable, request the Government to call a conference representative of labour, farming, commercial, industrial, financial and economic interests, for the purpose of freely discussing the present economic, position with the object of endeavouring to promote the prosperity of the Dominion by suggesting a scheme whereby (a) the cost of Government, (b) taxation and costs of production, may be reduced without lowering the workers’ standard of living. ’ ’ Mr. J. C. Begg (Dunedin), suggested that the words “without lowering the workers’ standard of living” be deleted, and the following substituted: — “With the least possible prejudice to the workers’ standard of living.” The alteration was agreed to and the remit was carried. Other important remits carried were: —From the Canterbury Chamber: “That this conference is of opinion that there has been a tendency for legislation to be presented to Parliament in the dying hours of the session without an opportunity being given to the public to consider or make representation in regard thereto.” Te Awamutu: “That the time has arrived -When the Government should curtail the setting-up of commissions.”