HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 416, 27 January 1909, Page 4

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(FIIOM OUB SPECIAL ItEFOttTER.) '■■■■■"'•v.- »AAA"A.-A' : r THE TRAMWAY BOARD. Nominations for mombcrship to the Hutt Valley. Tramway Board olose at noon to-day with the. returning. officer. (Mr. • -Percy : . It. Purser). [It is understood that the following have already filed their .nomination papers Messrs. A. ; Y. Lees, It. 'Stevens, ; Councillors' W. H. Russell arid H. Baldrfin. , The following 'aro known to-be coiriiiig forward:—Mr. J .W. M.'Ewan (Mayor of Petone), Couricillor.R. J. Sonthgatejvand Messrs. H. Findlay and W. B. Nicholson. It is understood'that Mr. Oswald Beere, solicitor, is nominating, and. that Messrs. T. P. Allen and E. Hayes (an ex-councillor) will-probably coiiie forward. Tho board is to consist of seven members, arid as more than, the required number appear to be offering,thoir services, it is considered that an election is certain. Such an election would be held on Tuesday; and the first meeting of , tho board a fortnight later. . There is,' how-, ever, much talk of'running ; "tickets,'-- so :as' to. arrange that 'both; boroughs: will secure, adequate'representation without the necessity of holding an election, in which latter circumstance it would .be possible thateither Hutt., or Petone would got a preponderating majority,' and this- might create a deadlock owing ■ to local feeling. . ' • ■ ■ '. It seems from a glance at the Act that the board, when elected, will have to i put a loan proposal before the ratepayers within .twelve 'months,' so as to enable them.to comply With Clause 67, which says that if within three years a service is . not running-the board will: be dissolved.. . . Considerable feeling exists 'on ■ j;he matter, I'-and no' dpubt, a:large perPentage bfy'blfeotors ;will. avail themselves of .their privilege; PETONE WHARF. • It isiexpected, that the Petono Wharf "will, :hs, completed'and ;tak'eri over bv. ; the. H'afbbur Board in a;month's .time., f Tbo contractors-i were considerably-delayed ,by the. non-arrival of . the sleepers, -but :they have-all come arid' been put in position-before this. The. \vork, ' which has'yet to be done is' in .'the natu'ee of •tarring, pamtirig, putting 'the'fenders, iri position, bolting, and final touches generally. .The boat '.steps have' been completed, and will be affixed shortly. Already the . wharf; is :boing used for shipping, ! and the Ferry Company runs.;steamers to Day's Bay on Sundays. HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATION. A meeting of the committee .dealing with the arrangements for.'the demonstration on Hospital Saturday and 'Sunday-,- February 6 arid 7, the, Mayor's rbom, Petone. The Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) presidedover a good attendance.'. : The, secretary,. (Mr. D. Jones) reported that three brass bands and the; Hutt Valley Rifles and Petone Nfcvals would , probably assist at . the Sunday demonstration; and he was arranging for- a 'band programme-for. the previous- evening ;in,Jackson Street. Mr. Lcpper was appointed 'marshal.v'of; the.; proceedings and .supervisor ,of collecting arrangements.■' /■-''■ . . AA. JOTTINGS.' . ' v " ' { 1,;.' At last, the 'decision,'-of the Popo.-regarding the appeal against 'the removal of tho Sisters of the Order of Mercy from the' Valley has been received;- and the decision of'the' Archbishop, has ;besn upheld, It will bo remembered that, the proposed change evoked' tho most-dccided opposition, and a public meeting was hold to deal with tho matter, and the • parishioners appealed to Rome, with tho result stated. The cable reads"Mattercare-fully-considered; follow out'your,decision.",, I -;. The committee set up by. a meeting held at Pofyne'. recently; to, alleviate.-.distress 1 in. -Bri--i' tain -has prepared' subscription lists, arid , the money.; alrfeaay collected has been, ibrwardil to'*Mr. Blatchfor'd.' ' "" j ; . Tenders'fbr 'tho pipes for the Petone eastern ; schema jjayg -ftQU'et. been, s.ccepteij, •owing 'to tho. or. the engineer. \ 'Tltte ,'matter.will be dealt;with very shortly; : ,-J Tho Petono teams to play Lower Hutt. at ■the! Httt-.;Green'torday will be L. Aplin/ .Griffiths, Dr. RoSs:- ,(s.)j'Lliney, Cowio, Coles, (s.); •' Barlow)- H. Ryder, -Wearne, Henrys (s.;; • Kingdon, F. Aplin,' Johnson, Wilmbrirst (s.) .. -i.: . A:-clearing up meotirig 'of the:Hutt •Valley Licensed Victuallers' Association will bo held on Monday. • ■ In reference to. tlio decision' 'ofithe ■■Petone; Borough.-'Couni.il.' to'"hold a. special meetiilg to allot the reoreation grounds, to applicants; it' .appears-, that, applications; have been" re- : ceived- from ';the -Rugby .Union, the,.PetoiioFoPtb'all'; Club; - the ' New. Zealand .'.Football Club'- (professional)," : and - : the' association, game. Tho Rugby Union desires tho use 'of the whole ground; l which , can accommodate . live games simultaneously,: while tho others ■would be satisfied with tho use of a'.playingground, only. The council must decide ' upon' tlio allocations. - ;;■„■ ••••;' ,■• .-. ', - The visit of-' inspection to- the Petono catchment area by the borough councillors to-morrow afternoon..The cgunci.llors';will ; leave'jiy. drag. at one o'clock,, and expcct to return by about 6 p.m.: .The .Country- is -interesting, and,. combining. pleasure; with duty, tho visitors should have a I>!easant outing. , " On account of the'illness of the Mayor of■ Lpwer Hutt-(Mr. T. A, Poterkin), Coundillor'; Russoll, has '.been Deputy-Mayor. Tho question of, fixing a date , and making thb necessary: arrangements,'for.■the .opening of, tho -Mclliug.- Suspension Bridge will bo fixed up in .a!.,few 'days.;' ■ ■-;',- : Mr. ; : T. ■ J,: Boland .is , acting-postma'stor:; at: Lower' Hutt, . Mr. jSeyinbur,- the postmaster,, being on holiday leave. ;''. If the occupation of/the new courthouse at Lower- Hutt 'can,bo gazetted this week,-the building will. be used for next! sitting. day. Thorough arrangements are .being made about " the . furnishing! of the: courthouse;' but they, will not be, completed. until the March sittings. ' "' /- " vC, The River Board will not hold a special meeting to elect a chairman, but will do that at /the ordinary meeting -in- February.-- .- The recent .' rains swelled and discoloured the Hutt, River to some extent, but tho raiu seems to'have been-purely local,- and the greatest rise was on!y\ two feet. ..Yesterday, it.was but-slightly . above normal.: ' .The election ■ expenses ,of \Messrs; M. Wilford and R. ,AV. Short,;; who; contested the Hutt electorate, are returned 'a't £ISI . 16s. Cd. :-and:;£110 135.;,9d._' rfes'pfictiyelyl,,