NEW CHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 435, 18 February 1909, Page 6

NEW CHURCH.

I (FROST OCR SPECIAL REPORTER;) HUTT VALLEY TRAMWAYS. PAYMENT TO MEMBERS. The first meeting of the Tramway, Board has: beenheld,'preliminary. details; have' been arranged, and, to all appearances, tho - venture has been fairly, launched. ' The members exhibited, a 'considerable , : aifa'ount' of unanimity,; and/ judging by' the.!tenbr : of .their, speechesjthey! seem determined ;to place !■ a : -'clearlydefined scheme before tho, ratepayers at as early a date as possible., v'X?..;! In an interview with a Dominion representative yesterday .morning, the. chairman of the board, the Mayor, of Petone (Mr. J. W; MlEwari);- expressed'himself as very satisfied with; the inaiigural:, meeting, he considered, passed Voff.: very well, aiid first appearances were very satisfactory... lievo,".he continued,: "that the board consists of earnest men, determined to give the .ques-; tion; the,-fullest'-'consideration,'arid; whatever the final decision, will be, the ratepayers may rest assured that it will be,the'result of careful thoiight'and''deliberation.V.- . ; . What about the payment to members' clause? . -V''-'-:!';!'' '•'ln my opinion," replied Mr. M'Ewan, "the payment of members, is, out of"the ques-. tion until a scheme :.has .been approved by the ratepayers." - ■ .-::'!>!," ;■::;■' -It might be thought that-the ; ;decision.'to" meet wee'kly was with the idea of 'financial benefit,, suggested the; reporter. ,- ,v "All nonsense,".replied ft{r.: M'Ewan. . "We. have decided to meet weekly, simply to hurry on matters." - "-V v Asked as to what would probably be', the : next -step taken, Mr. M'Ewan "said that it would he difficult -to 'say. ' He: thought that, after the board, gathered all the information : possible, it would probably .be.found necessary' to call in tho assistance of an expert on tramway; construction and, management., : , Inquiries made by a reporter ! showed that there was a! possibility, of the question of reinunpration. to members being, raised,- with a view of securing .the payment allowed by the Act,'and that; at no distant date. • PETONE JUNIORS. ' The; amateur athletic competitions, in connection'with'the Petone Junior Cliih werb continued at the "Recreation Ground last evening •in the presence of a ifjood; number ■of ■ spectators.! The events, coming up for decision were the 440 yards handicap, and the' hop, step, and jump; . The results wore as : follow; — , 440 Yardn Handicap.—Mould (31 yards) 1 • M. Ryan (30 yards), 2; Frasor (15 yards) and Guthrie (40 yards) tie for third place. Time, 53 2-ssec.. -The-winnerled all the way' and .won by about ;three yards. '! Hop, Step, and Jump.—F. Elbe, 38ft, lin , 1; J. Thomson, 37ft. llin., 2:-M. Ryan 37ft., 3. ' y ' On Wednesday host,-.thrrpad .race from tho Recreation Ground by a circular course, about three, miles and .back, will take place. At tho iioxt meeting, the mile walk, and the IQO ; yards handicap will, be contested.-, /

. (BY. TELEGRAPH - —SPKCIAL..CORRESPONDENT.) ! V Duni'tlin, February 17. The. foundation stone, of the new Methodist, Church .'wri's laid ore; this afternoon by '. tlio Hon. G. Fowlds. The building is to to 1 of pressed brick. It will scat. 250. people and' .. cost £1500. : It. will' ba iised next November as the Council Hall for the Methodist Synod.