Mr. A. J. Lirriz moved the second resolution, as follows That the Accounts as rendered be passed.
MIN. Henxequiy seconded the resolution, which was also carried without comment.
Exectioy or Coannrrer.
Mz. Howre proposed the third reso-
That the following gentlemen be requested to act on the Committee for the ensuing year Messrs, W. Keswick, E, Cunningham, ©. J, King, 'A. Hennequin'F. Nissen, Al. Gubbay, F. i. Bell, J. A. Taylor, E, Hi, Lavers, and J. G. Pardon.
Mr. Fearox seconded the motion, which was passed.
Srock or Inrorrs.
Mr. Purpox moved the fourth resolution—
That in the opinion of this meeting, it is irable for the Chamber to resume the publication, annually, of imports in and. the Committee are requested. to give the matter their special attention. He said the motion was almost the same had moved five yenrs ago, to which present had after a time acceded, there being intact only one dissentient, who would not then give way, but who afterwards saw the error of his way, and contributed the information wanted. There had been an impression abroad recently, however, that some of the statistics so given hud become n detail to some members of the Committee before they w ished, and it was desirable to let 0 fully sent forth that such a thin was impossible, The statistics were hondo to the Secretary, and as soon as he had extracted from them what he wanted for publication, they were destroyed by him. No one else saw them. The names of the firms even were not known until they were published in the circular. He (Mr.
purdon) was authorised by Mr. P, Maclean to mention, in reference to the report he himself published, that when he issued his application a few days ago for the returns, he did so under the impression that the Chamber had given up the collection of statistics; but he considered the Chamber was the proper source from which the information should come, and\wished they would resume the publication, as it would not be interfering with his report. If it was a good thing for a private person to do, it would be much better for the Chamber of Commerce todo it A private person might at any time stop or withdraw his publication, but with a Chamber of Commerce it would be a permanent institution, He therefore now moved the resolution, Mr. Harr asked how it was that it had fallen through with regard to the Chamber?
Mr Puxpox replied that it was through a firm refusing to give their returns, because they believed some of the members of the Committee saw them, as he had before said, but that was not the case, That was the objection he had heard given.
The Orricrative Seorerany remarked that no reason whatever was given.
Mr. Harr said if. the motion were carried, he thought, if firms declined to statistics, their names should be D. Braun differed from that view, because it would tend to interfere with liberty of action in business matters.
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