Then, by the Bill, in*>that the memb.rship must be limited to the city, the borough, or the county in which the re gistered office is situated, the membership wil! again he limited, because, if you look down the list of the membership of the Can terbury Chamber of Commerce, you will find that a good many of the members live outride the area of the bnrough. With re gard to retired traders, there is no provision "n the Bill at all for men who may be retired becoming members. They must be engaged in business"before they can become members. Well, I suppose we all know men who have

the experience of a lifetime who could giv-' assistance and advice and guidance to bodies of this kind; but under tho Bill they are prevented from coming in. There may also be persons living at a distance who would, if allowed to become members, possibly do good work. Then, the Council may contem plate a position like this: If these Chambers of Commerce go out of existence, how are you going to carry on your communications with similar bodies in other conmtries. I cannot see how it can bo done. The Bill' says that you cannot have two Chambers of • Commerce; but Ido not h .sifcate to say indeed, it is very probable—that some of the business people in the large towns will get up Boards of Trade, as they are called in Canada, and assume and endeavour to carry on the functions they now possess. That being so, the Bill is only partial. Ifc does not cover all that the Government seek to cover, and so, in reality, you are only compelling them to change their names, or set up opposing bodies. The Boards of Trad, in Canada are on the same lines as our Chambers of Commerce. Now, as I said. at tha beginning of my remarks, I will vote for the second reading, with the object of suggesting improvements in the measure- in Committee, in which I hope I shall have tho assistance of honourable members of the Council. 