HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 403, 12 January 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'"... (FIIOM ODE SPEOIAt BEPOKTEB.) ' '" ■< r/i" ■'■'-■ '■ .-. ,',» . V. -^■i-'.\'^v ; A : : ; : - : HILL ADVERTISING. ' -r.O . The question of advertising on; the Korbkoro'hills was raised by an application from Mr; Hector;;D; B. Sheeran for an extension, of the leasei'of tthe rook face''for advertising purposes for five jjears received'by. tone' Borough .Council last night. ( ;..' ..." Councillor L'odder :'lt' should be* considered froni year to year. '-.'.Wo': may.- got an: artistic, ■crowd in next-year, ,'and-they-may■'haveVdifV /ferent views., 'Some people,'object to it how.'■'.' ■;■:[■ It- was ..decided to r.deal {.with-.- the •matter ;from year t<> year.;. ; '-, : •:;.,.:;■'•■ :,■'; '';•'■':'.• ;.':':k,,.< V.' ■TOPER irIUTT SCHOOL ;c6mMITTEE.';:, .All me'mbersjwore.present'at the: monthly., meeting of the Upper.Hutt'School Committee held last);night... A' letter, was, received froni- the Social. Club stating that; a '■_ series." of .bi-monthly,; concerts ; had '.been', inaugurated,' and), that; Itwenty-fiveV per '.cent.',; of - the-net' proceeds' would,,be handed' j;p"'the;Scho6l Com-., mittee. : -;The cbhtfactor.fpr the'-'new'.schobl :asked;thaji~:the ..infant's'school ;o'e .closed; until - his . was : completed/ It -. was /resolved'to; refer ithe" request'.to ' the, Education \.Bpard; : . witn ■li\i&. i intimation' that' the'.cbmmittee^had-no^objectibn'ito-offer.' ~-;-It was / decided;'tp apply ■ for a-/grant l fort-plough-.' ing,; levelling,- ;and •■ sowing": theM vacant': land at the now school site". ~;.- ;; -'-: ;i•'v.-.v: -V- •'.■•'.' •'•lt ..wa's also- decidedto pay ; to..the Town Hall Company a .proportion, of ;the; sanitary foe's -in'-, respect; of -the . committee V tenancy of .trie'hall/buildirig.<;' ; ' ! .' : -.; -:,;./. -

JOTTINGS. v Tho Hutt'Valley Gun Club's .nest 1 shoot will take place on January .22, when the contest for -a cash prize- of £100 will come; up for, decision.■■'.■[J The Petone Salvation Army Band will give a concert under/the auspices of the Borough 'Council oil Thursday night;at the Recreatioii, Ground;"^;A''cpUection ; . ih; ; aidr ofthe 1 uiem\: ployed in ; Great Britain will be taken, ;and tho-, proceeds handed to tho local committee ; set up' for that purpose. 'As .a part;.of : ; the improyomcnts to the Recreation (Jround,gas lights ar'ej being installed on thrf bandstand., and thoy.will be used for the first' time at' concert. \ Constable 'Murphy, of .Petone, ■: who has been on the 6ick list, resumed"duty on Sunday. r ' ■ . .Til following are the results-0f.,-the ; .coin;, petitions .held at ■: Day's ' Bay in connection' .with'-the picnic 'of the■' employees of. Messts.' : R.) Martin, vLtilh . Mariners Street; many •qf ■whoh* are Petone people:—Apprentices' race —S. Eagle lj N. Hannan 2; three-leg race— :Ray, and Dixon '1, Ralph and -Hannan .2; .'old men's raco—W. Stoner 1; y. Croig 2;Tobey.,lj Mrs, - Smith'.'-2; boys', race—G. Martin 1; G. Johns 2; f ,egg and spoon race—Mrs. Tovey 1, Mrs. Kendal 2; 150 yards race—J. Auld 1; N; Hannan 2;. tug-of-warr—Painters 1, ;Shop, 2.'' - v -.y The: number of \building. periniis issued'hy the X'etono Borough- Council; for December was six; ; 'the fees collected beingi'£6. vThe' estimated value of the ■ buildings was. £3426.' The total fees for.nine.months amounted to £89 lOs.;- the.;«stimated value being £34,957. x • Upper Hutt Cricket Club played a' drawn game : with A.; E. Ke.rnot's : Cricket, Club on. 'Saturday. Kernotfs mgde 154 (Fred Midlahe 73| A. Simm 85, and. Cater l l2), and Upper Hutt 108- for six wickets- (Jowett : 89. not- out, i*Lambert,',24, ■ and " Dumbleton 10). ■. Jowett I bowled' wo)l • for ' Upper 'Hutt; and Sunm : 'an'd' for tho towri-teani.* V' : . / . ■-■' Mr. H. J. Palmer, chairman of; the.Hutt ;V^ey;JGkien.^'\Victinafle» , forMastertOii" yest«rday'. : '.to Vbe^'present.'-at the inquiry 'in connection ■ withv the- recent local option poll., . V --'V'