The Chairman having read the letter, Mr A. Burt moved—*' That this Chamber desire to bring under the notice of the Government the desirability of taking steps to disseminate useful information regardicg the colony throughout Great Britain.' Mr Denniston seconded the motion. He thought it a very sensible letter that Mr Nathan had written, and one that conveyed a useful suggestion.. The present was the age of advertising, and if New Zealand did not spend money in that direction she would not be properly known at Home. Motion carried unanimously.
LANDLORDS' CLAIMS IN BANKRIUTCY,

Mr Sargood moved—" That this Chamber while endorsing the principle laid down by its Committee—viz., ' that landlords' claims should have no preference over those of other creditors, and that the Bankruptcy Act should be amended accordingly,' in de ference to existing interests, resolve that the Bankruptcy Act should be amended forth with to preclude landlords from having any preferential claim for rentother than that due for one month preceding the act of bankruptcy; and further, that an act of bankruptcy should cancel existing leases and preclude the lessor from tanking on an estate for the unexpired value of the lease, except for a period not exceeding two years, and that any amendment in this direction should not have any reference to existing contracts, and that a copy of this resolution be for warded to the Miuibier oi Justice and the other chambers of commerce thioughout the colony." The mover argued that the mer chant was unfairly handicapped as against the owner of property ; that it was an every day occurrence to find a landlord swamping an estate, while merchants found themselves left in the lurch.
