HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

7* 1 f. .. .(■ y J-fi-'r' -Reporter) ./ , . y' i' h " ■ —« „ T » or/' BOARD.- ... If' | The Petone Technical School' Board of ;Mah--3.' Pagers' met,last'night, there'being present: The ie E«v:. Av'.Thomson-(in the chair), and Messrs. cl H. : BaldwinjiK: Motlies, D. .M'Kenzie, G. Dun,n 'canii.andlH; .F-indlayV;.. ■4* ■ '-■ - .', 1 ■ -'... r,' I. H/Mri..Castle- reported the purchase -of; amagio ' lantern fdr-ftthe-.classes:; ■' . .v,; ■ ; ! '- IThel director;:. Mr- E., King,; reportea,.that, ®. tor.the'i.art.'classes, ho. was.-einpow-i >er«d to .students.from -tho. ; .primary M i scjjoolS"': He* out notices. to the' heade- ! masters ; : o£:, Hutt,« Taita, -''and al full number, ot. students 's : were fpunily- .and- there .were now'ten .proficiency certificate^hblders-'..nominated/ )jy. the. -headmasters" as': promising'drawing pupils. - The latter came' on : the 'free-plafte-system,' bilt the board at got 'the''ordinary' capitation; //He .thought-thai ia 'they.'-.might'-'make Via'.stdrt with';the .cookers a- class.! If it did/iiot' prove a success, it could se v be I 'suspended uiitil -jiextfyear.'- .Eighty name; e . had-been given; inlforxai .steam class, and {lu ie was hopeful .that a succe'ssful,:classl-would de ,j velop.^ ■ ■ The ohairman, thought; it advisable, to. set ui ?>'■ a-committee'' to jlgo :'.jnto • this latter, question ! ls as thaVe./wsf l e,-maßyf .young men, fitters, .etc. h®. wno-'might-'benefit-'froni a-general .class.. : " M'KenzieiTnoved .that :; a- 'steam class' b< iri- started,: ths"'ihstruetor -.to.'receive. ■£13.' for th'i m- first-\terinfor' this I'and; al similar class. ' . Thii a was . decided , upon.; ■: . - ' lls THE £52,000 LOAN. ;i ; ix- ' The'VLbwer . Hutt. Borough.' Council sat. ii lh committee till after 1 a.m. yesterday, tak i., ing tho evidence of employees and ex-employ ees oni the subject of tfte expenditure oi in jG52,000 loan; The committee will report ti 113 the council'at the; meeting\on Monday even ■P" ing. noxt. ■; Councillor.-Clere -has; given' notic of .'motion,', for . the ,same-meeting, to the effeo that;, the : remaining' .'portion .of/, the l.work'. b IJ, proceeded-- with by, contract in sections;. 1 ; ty: C : .-:V 1.. -ho . HUTT NO-LICENSE LEAGUE. : 1 h° The monthly meeting of the Hutt No-Licens in * Leaguo was held on Monday evening in ;S< 2i.y Augustine's Hall, Petone. -The Rev. VW. 'J 211- Keay presided,. and - Mr. R. A. Wright; M.P ip- delivered mi "stirring. and, encouraging addrcs: üb. He received a "very, hearty, vote" of thanks, i nta also did the'chairman, and'the'following la< (Up ics and gentlemen, 1 who , contributed'to tl ■■ musical part of; the programme i-rMiss/ Ba ! m I tesby : (pianoforte solo), Miss Janie Kirk (song '' at Mr. Sussex (recitation), Mr. C. Sherwin (son encored);-Miss Millar'(song; encored); and tl idn Eev. Keay (recitation). \ The local Salyatic he Army Band •.bravely.' faced the elements, an ble played a number of selections in front of tl hall- before-the;, meeting ; commenced;/ ,