New Legislation

Suva C of C Wants To Vet

THE Suva Chamber of Commerce wants to be given an opportunity of examining all new bills and regulations before they are intro duced to Fiji’s Legislative Council.

The Chamber points out that many matters affecting trade and commerce become legislation only to be the subject of complaint later.

This, it contends, could be avoided if the Chamber, which is a repre sentative body with many trades and branches of commerce in its membership, saw proposed legisla tion. Sub-committees appropriate to the subject could be set up to form the basis of reports sent to Government.

At a recent meeting of the Chamber it was alleged that at least three such matters had been sub sequently rectified and another of

some importance to the building trade is currently the subject of pro test to Government. t Three workmen were badly burnt when a gutter carrying molten residue from the nickel smelting furnaces at Noumea exploded in mid-February.

H During a routine visit too Shortlands Group in March,i John Gutch, High Commissionsi the Western Pacific, made a i sonal call on Mrs. Clara I pioneer resident of Faisi, and invested her with the MBH honour which was awarded t<: in a recent Honours List.