CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2586, 21 August 1909, Page 2

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce was held at the Borough Council Chambers yesterday afternoon. There were present: Messrs J. AA 7 . Bright (in the chair), J. B. Kells, J. R. Kirk, C. J. Bennett, T. E. Toneycliffe, J. Redstone, and F. H. AV. Traill (secretary). . A copy of the suggested constitutions for Chambers ol : Commerce as drawn up by Air AV. Ferguson was received from the AVellington Chamber of Commerce, and consideration deferred until the next meeting. Air AA 7 . Richards forwarded a tracing supplied by the Opotiki Roads Department of the proposed AVaioliika stock track.

The map was received. Mr Toneycliffe raised, the question of the Chamber ta'king steps to induce the Harbor Board to forward the outer harbor movement, and said he felt that the public only required educating to the advantages of an outer harbor for it- to be carried. The popularity of the Alain Trunk railway had almost isolated Gisborne, and unless an outer harbor was built Gisborne would become further isolated as the-,inland towns were connected by railway. The Chairman suggested that Mr Toneycliffe should bring the question forward at a general meeting of the Chamber, and Air Toneycliffe agreed to do so.