HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 13

HASTINGS NOTES.

. r (By-Telegraph—Special Correspondent.)' \ ' > Hastings, August 13 ■ very: heavy frost .was -experienced ; last, night,- twelve degrees' being registered in ■■■ the- open. Several hot-water pipes .in tovn ■ were -bnrst,:' and : pumps '.cracked, and the •services of plumbers were in great demand. '• . . •"Superintendent Hugo : inspected' the - fire •V -'brigade' last; night.-::- An':'alarm'-was'-'given;' and ,-the- brigade turned .out promptly, but /^-fd^pbe^red/^in;'^g^tingijthoywater, owing. ; down'/ , of the turn-out ' The arlnkal 'meeting of St Matthew's --■-v...... Cburoh was-held laßt njght,: the vicar (the - ltov. J. Hobbs) presiding. Tho annual 0 balance-sheet.showedothat -the' Church '.started 1 v., , tho year ■ with a debit: balaiice of i£7B 14s. , 7d., and .-finished :with a' debit of £154 15s; Id., ' but they - havo a, credit balance - of £143 - 2s,t7d. to the propeniy.iinprovement.account,' and *a credit balance :Qf .-£9 l3 1 8s.- 9d. to the v : church; enlargement account. An individual •->. : caiiyasa by. .members of'thb vestry resulted ■ , ./•, - in an; increase of - nearly £100 for the • pre■■■sent year.- .The following officers for the year 1 -were ; elected.:—Ohurchwarden, Mr; J/ -•-•.Ji; .Williams; people'? wardenf Mr, H, Smith; r : vestrymen, Messrs; ■H. 'Wellwdod, Q, F. Roach, G. Ebbett, A. Masters, J.. A. Fraserj ~ J Faulkner,. F, Brook, L. Peglor,. jjnd *A', ;■■;■ Wellwoodauditor,;;Mr..:C.- Jj! Tipping.- It vas resolved 'that a copy of the address presented to the Hov J, Kayll be recorded in the minute book, m. appreciation of his ■..:valuable '.services;:^At ; 'a:.suosequciit" meeting " :of. : the-,^vestry.:,Messrs.!J., NV Williams, , H.': Sihith, and R 'Wellwood ■were : elected parochial nommStora. ' The Native Land Court, after disposing of "Unimportant business,- roso-yesterda'y.''- ■