The ordinary meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Mr A. Kaye was voted to the chair. The Wellington Chamber of Com merce wrote, asking the Chambar to sup port their action in urging the Government to provide a fortnightly mail service to Syd ney. connecting with the Brindisi mail. It was resolved to approve of the action cf the Wellington Chamber, and to communicate with the Government on the subject. A letter was received from the Premier's office, stating that the question of subsidising a monthly steamer servic? to South Africa was under consideration. A letter was read from the General Post Office, Wellington, saving that the Postmaster General had de cided to accede to the request of the CTiam ber to have telegrams accepted when the lines were interrupted, and forwarded when communication was restored. With refer ence to the coming congress of the Chambers of Commerce, it was decided that the in vitation be extended so as to include all mem bers of the different Chambers. Reference was made to the examination of goods by the Customs Department, and it was re solved to ask the Harbour Boards at Dun edin, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, and Bluff to state who was responsible at their ports for the opening of packages ordered by the Customs officials to be opened.
BEWARE OF A COUGH.
