CHAMBER OF COMMERCES.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1406, 17 February 1860, Page 3

CHAMBER OF COMMERCES.

The ..usual Mqnthiy...meeting of the above body was. held on Tuesday; last, the I4tb inst., when there was a,iair : .attendance ofi, members. Owing^- hotfevej,) ? 4a,jtbe,^bustle co£ business attenaant'Oii^thKdepattuteoiPthe'l'nter-Coloniil Steamer and 'the arrival of*' tlin Wditga Wonga, it was a. lat&tonr. before the Members coiigregated,''' '"' '• •••• - ■--?- -■ ■ k.' ■'■ Georoje; ijtrNXER, Esq.y the Chafrman of the Chamber presided. ; ; '•■■ • The following- '^correspondence from' Mr. Hals^ed, Secretary; to Lloyd's, covering letters from the Secretaries of -the : "Committee of Privy Council fat Trade," : and' of : the "Admiralty" were laid uponr the table-land read' by the Secretary. \ '1- ■•. ■•■\ •■' .. .^Lloyd's, 30th' September, 1859. Gentlem^n,-^! cam directed by the committee for managing- the aif.tirs of Lloyd's', to acknowledge the receipt- of your letter of the 27tli May, relating to ihe losses of tlie Franklin and Terror^ at the ; : Chatham Islands, and sug giesting that a representation should be m;«.de to the Admiralty as •to the' necessity of a IHhorough survey, of the Jsl.uuls ; also expressing your opinion that, provision -should be 'made at your pojt for conducting e'uq'uirios into wrecks, as provided for .in the Merchants- Shipping Act, 1854:'_./ '.}>-.. ,■'.'■■ • '• • I am to 5 , thaiifc you for the communication, and to inform you, that the- paragraph suggest ing the sui-Vey/ahaS- been transmitted 'U> the 'AdmiraityV^afjjd, 4h.ie one relative to the propriety of enquiries thtqjwreclcs, U the Bomd of Trade. . ' I'ara, Gentlemen, Your, obedient servant, (Signed} • ..G.-.-A. Halstkd, ' 1■- "'■;»•-.■ ■ . ;■ . ■ Secretary.' Messrs. Bethune 5c Hunter, • • : Wellington,, . : \ NeiV .Zealand, ...*. .

;, ..Lloyd's,. i3th' October, 1859. - GENTfrEMEN,7-?With .reference, to my letter of the 30th September, .1 am directed Sy the committee for mauaglng the affairs of Lloyd'.s, to transmit td you iheannexed copy.of a. letter from the Bi>aid..pf Trade^ stating that appliea •; tion^shoold be made to'-the . loual in New r 'Zeahia(l,,fpr, ifepp^iy ries,, into. wrecks taking placeiili th'rft:CoJ^aj j . a.ls.p. -, p, copy j/0f a.Jetter from *lue Sdbrfetary Admiralty oh the suhjuct of a smVey : of 'the. Chatham Islctuds. s ' > , laiti, Qeqtleinen, ':,•'- --:■ •' "Yflur obedidnt servant," (Signed),. GK> A l . Halsted, » • ; . • j, : -, " Secretirry. Messrs. Bethiine & Hunter, Wellington, ...-.; ; ' New. Zealand. •, - OJSpe of Gommittee of Privy Council- for Trade. . Mariue Department. .:. Whitehall, 6th. October, 1859. Sib, — I am directed .by the Lords of the Committee of Piivy Council tor Trade, to acknowledge- fcb^jfecejpt of your letter of the 30th Septenlb/er^.aiid. to acquaint you, -for the information- '-6? jtbfe . Corqmittee for-' -managing .the afi'.tirsro'lP'Silo^d'.s, that, the suggestion for a provision to" oohduct enquiries into wrecks in New Zealand, 'as^provided for by the Merchant Shipping Act; : lßq4,"shoum be raade-to the local authorities hi that polony. I am, Sir, . „ • •■ Your obedient servant, (Signed) • James BooTfi. To the Secretary .to. Lloyd's, Admiralty, sth October, 3859. Sm,— ln reply to your letter or3oth ult, and -its- endlosure;i" relative to a survey being made of Chatliaih lilairds, as vessels are frequently lost there from tlie : want of proper charts; I ani,.c&innianded ,by my L>rcls Com missidners of the" Admiralty, to state, for the information of the Committee', for managing •the affairs of Lloyd's, ..that my JLiords are quite aware of the •imperfect, .state of the charts, and will be glad, when otl»e> important surveys no longer interfere with their' talcing measures for a survey of the. Chatham Islands, but to make a thorough survey, of 'thetn, would a considerable time, as.w.ith their off-lyih r cliiiijjei's they, occupy^- spa{Se ; ofa6out 3f,00J sqiiare ' unless ■v:' -;,,„„; ««:. > f i: ■.- . •I..aj»j Sir^.i,, .-,; .; •. ..-i... _ • i.i ' i:, ■ Your. i^,o,st. obedient servant, ... (Signed) '.:/ v,. C. P-AaKX. Capt. Halstedi ;..„ . , , ! ..Lloyd's; ;.:'!,. ,■... . • , Mb. Kinross, moved the. following resolu-i ton : — .._ , '.' .„. ■■" . .' ■ -.j | " That with, reference to. the correspondence laid before the Chamber by. Lloyd's agents, it is desirable that the., General Government be tneuiorialised to, bring into operation the pro.visions of the Merchant Seaman's Act, 1854, for conducting .enquiues iuto wrecks taking place on the, coaslts of New .Zealand and the Chatham. lslands." .','.'.'" , . . Observing in iso doing that he thought it only light that a Tribunal should be legally constituted having power to inquire into the cause of wreck. U c thought tlie. desirability of such a Board would be obvious to all. . Capt. Rhodes seconded, the. motion, observing i however, that it was the province pf.the.Gei-erul Governineut. .to, bring, in. an Act which would-j authorise tbp upJinotloii of the sune. I The Cr:AiP.a:4.N;db^orvsd that^he Comptroller of Cuatotns yjtxs.e&jfficio.t/he representative of {i the Board 'of '"ijaigj'; .j _„j : ,;-, „., t' : - . The laotiorj^wKl^Uen. put and carried nem cpn- ' . 'V '■'■■'hiid'ir*'- ' ■ ' ' The Draft of;, relative to the 11 Bank Paper (iiiii-ejicy^ct" which bad at the' last meeting of, jJto Chauiher teen • introduced by Mr. Bowler. a»d referred to the Committee for revisioji jyasf.riext "brought- under.consideration, but Mn Bowitr Limself Veing' absent, it

. was moved by Mr. : Spiuks 'and seconded by , Mr. Woodward,,— - 3 " That the consideration of the Memorial be r adjourned until the next monthly nieeting, hi I order that the mover may have'iiii opportunity , / (>( being present, and that the Secretary be .7 directed specially to invite Mi\ Bowleuls. -atI tendance." .-. „ ■'-' ;■''■■ 1 ' r „ Mr. Duncan objected to this* continually I postponing 1 decisions on importitiitsuibjpcts like J that under consideration as pr^nflfcial to the the inlltierice of the (Jhambef,' ; lie thought it a great pity that another month! niu.it elapse before this matter could be disposed pf. Mr. Seinks. supported the m'tjiiom as he thought that not only was Mr. Bowler's presence desirable, but it was a matter that required to be most carefully considered and freely and discussed before any right result could be arrived at. : . " • _The Chairitan thought the principal of the Memonal was of such importance that it would be unwise at that late hour 'especially as the , original mover^was absent to enter on its discussion. •■ • ' ! . The resolution was then agreed to. ' >„%-. Bowx - Ea here entered tlieroom and the Chan man having shewn him the resoliition, Mr. Bowler regretted his absence' from the meeting, but said that the Memorial was now, not <4y_s, but a Memorial emanating from the Committee, but as the subject had 1 - been brought befoie the Chamber it wasMir'them to decid^ whether it should be proeee'ded^ith; -' The Chairman. thiwight«ft&th^ ; Mem6rial had not been as yet proposed > for .ftdoption, he. thought Mr. Bowie? was'lthe'nfdper party to Mr. • Bowler after a few 'further "^markg. premised to moVe r its adoption at the "next meetiag.. .•' ■■ ■ .'-; • ••-^ ' * . • "'• ■ Some remarks of a c'onver^'Jonai character then, ensued as to the 1 flirtation, of a fire Brigade, chiefly as to whether tiiose composing it should be paid, but nothing definite was .dptte. . ■:".'.• The Chamber then anjbur'he<£