(PER UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Thursday. The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held today. The presi dent, Mr Adam Porter, delivered a long address, in the course of which he said that the volume ot business in Auck land had during the past year been larger and sounder than for a long time. Money was plentiful for all legitimate enterprise. There was more money in the colony than the demands of trade and commerce appeared to be able ■to absorb. The returns showed that a greater number of people were making homes in the Auckland district than in any other part of the colony, while in imports Auckland was the first port in the colony, and was not far behind in exports. Mr Porter spoke with approval of the com pletion of the Kotorua railway, and regretted that no attempt had been made to teat the deep level reefs on the Thames field. He mentioned the necessity for settling the native lands. In their report the council of the Chamber expressed gratification that) Lord Onslow was taking steps to insist upon the branding of imported produce in England. Mr Porter was re-elected president. The business of the University Senate to-day was chiefly of a formal charaoter. It was agreed that for the purposes of statistical information no names be in cluded of undergraduates who have not performed any academical act for a period ot 10 years. The time and place for the next annual session of the Court of Con vocation was fixed for January 4th at Christcburch. The Senate referred to a select committee the protest of an examiner in surgery against a second examination in that subject. It was decided that the two persons mentioned in the Chancellor's address as having been admitted to the matriculation examina tion of last December for the purpose of qualifying for a teacher's O certificate be reported to the Edncation Department, The question of admitting to matricula« tion those persons who have passed the solicitor's general knowledge examination was referred to a select committee. Wanganui, Thursday. The schooner Falcon, with flour from Timaru, went ashore in the river at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Stormbird was towing her in, and had just cleared the bar when the tow line parted. 