The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-22
Called to Meet in London
Next Year.
fssrth cossress Of the chsmbers Of Con.
aeree Of the british E@eire sad
It's Seote.

The Council of the London Chamber
of Commerce. who were responsible
for the organization of the three Con-
crosses of Chambers Of Commerce OF
the Empire held in 1886, 1892, and 1896,
have recently decided to proceed with
the organization of q similar congress
to be held towards the end of June
next year. This date Is selected as
likely to be suitable to the convenience
of q large number OF colonial mer-
chants and traders, who, 1t Is expected.
will be attending the Paris exhibition
in 1900, and l am therefore to invite
your association to cooperate In this
congress. A representative organizing
committee has been formed, and at
its meeting on June 7th, approved OF
the following list Of topics as likely to
afford material for discussion at the
congress:
"a Commercial relations between
the mother country and her colonies
and dependencies.
(2) Intercolonial trade relations.
(3) Foreign and colonial bounties.
az Foreign competition.
(5) Boards OF labor Cancellation and
arbitration.
60 Codification Of the commercial
law Of the Empire.
ca Bills OF exchange; uniform pro-
cedure.
(S) Bills of lading reform.
(9) Commercial education.
(1O) The decimal system of weights.
measures and currency.
1D Light dues.
D.,tl tuht tlSa.n n l.
way communication with India and
the East.
13) Secret commissions.
1D Arbitration for international
disputes.
Q5) Imperial trademarks registra-
ton and patent laws.
(16) Cable communication; con-
struction, rates, codes.
40 Steamship communication:
rates. subsidies, war risks, insurance.
1S) Closer connection between Gov
erments and Chambers OF Commerce
by establishment of commercial advis-
DRY or consultative councils, home and
colonial.
C9) Supply OF Government publica-
tons to Chambers of Commerce and
mutual interchange OF documents.
(20) Representation of United King
dom in colonies and in other parts Of
the Empire for the promotion OF mu-
tual trade.
(2l) appointment of an Imperial
Council to consider commercial ques-
tons OF Imperial interest.
(22) Copyright.
(23) Municipal trading.
1t is not intended that the foregoing
list should be exhaustive of the ques-
tons to be considered by the congress,
but that it should only be regarded as
sideration. l am therefore to request
that you will inform me, at the ear
Hest possible moment, whether your
association approves OF these subjects
being brought forward, and II SO (a)
whether your association desires to
submit any special resolutions there
on, and (b) what suggestions, II any.
you have to make as additions to the
program of business? Invitations SIM
liar to this have been forwarded to
the whole OF the associations whose
names are appended hereto, and In the
event Of your being aware Of the ex-
istence of q Chamber of Commerce or
similar commercial association not in
cluded In the list, in any part of the
Empire land especially in your neigh
borhood), am to ask you to be good
enough to kindly transmit an indica-
ton of it's style and address to me, by
an early mail, In order that the organ
izing committee may consider the de-
STABILITY OF extending an invitation to
such bodies. 1t will materially assist
the organizing committee II you will,
without taking any decision as to your
association bringing forward any spe-
cial subject or resolution before the
congress, kindly inform me at your
earliest convenience. and. II possible,
not later than October next, as to the
decision of your association In regard
to this invitation to be represented at
the congress. A communication of any
subjects or resolutions recommended
by your association can follow subse-
Quently, upon which / shall have an
opportunity of communicating further
with you, although, In view of the
wide distribution of the invited bod
les, II Is desirable that the organizing
committee should be In possession of
information as to the subjects likely
to he brought forward for considera-
ton at least three months before the
meeting OF the congress. | would point
out that in order to add tn the impor-
lance and representatiyeness of the
congress. II Is desirable that each CO.
lonial association should. as far as
possible, delegate at least one or two
residential colonists to represent them,
the nomination Of London merchants
being, as far as possible. avoided. In
order To more fully effect the object
Of the congress, which IL To bring into
personal contact representatives OF the
colonies and representative CONNER
clal men of the mother country.
! am, dear sir, yours faithfully,
KENRlc u, MURRAY,
Secretary