HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our SDecial neDorter.) COURT SITTINGS. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held at Petone yesterday, Dr. A. M'Arthur,, S.M., and Mr". W. Inglis, J.P., presiding.' For breaches of prohibition orders, John Boyle was fined 10s., with 7s. costs, and '.Hubert. Kossa was ordered to pay costs, 7s. For failing to send children to school regularly, fines wore indicted as follow:—James Tanualiill, As... with costs 7s. on «ach of two informations; Walter Bbwator and George" Gough, ss.,.with costs 7s. each; Andrew Riddell,- 25., with costs 7b'.; and Thomas Parr, as., with costs Us.

Messrs: J. Wilkins,, H. Elliott,, and .1. Cudby, J.P's., presided over a sitting of the Lower Hutt Magistrate's Court yesterday.,' A yoiine Italian named Antonio Focllo was convicted of stealing a horse-cover, and discharged. Judgment for plaintiffs was given in tho following undefended civil cases:—Commissioner of Taxes v. W. Aubrey, claim £1 7s. Cd., costs ss. ;• Advances to Settlers Department v. H. A. Hurrell, JSI4 2s. lid., costs 155.; G.. Bradley ,v.- E., Bevan, -junr.; £i IDs. 3d., costs £1 Gs.; same v. C. Lane, j>2 15s. Gd., costs .El 25.; same v. G. Lindsay, 12s. Gd., costs Ss.; same v. Gi.-Kitt, 65.-Od., costs 55. ; same- v. T. Mlvor," Gs. 3d., cosU'os!; A. Db'ull V. E. Reddish, £i 11s. 9d., costs 55.; Clendon, Bull and Co. v. J. Pritchard,'.£2 17s.< 2d., costs 55.;.W; S. Buck v. W! C. Aubrey, £1 75., costs i!l 3s. • J. W: M'Koin v. J.'. Jacobs, £2 -Is. Gd., costs

WESTERN' PETONE SCHOOL. • The newly-erected Western Petorie. Schoolis now ready for occupation. The building consists of six class-rooms, four of them 'riieasuriii" 26ft. by 21ft., two 30ft. bv 21ft., and two 18ft. by .16ft., the headmaster's -room is 10ft. by 7ft. 4m.', and there is a teachers' room of the-same dimensions. There is. an up-to-dato lavatory, and a library of tho latest style. The corridors are lofty- and 9ft.' in width. The school is the finest in the Wellington education district, and , one of the', finest in New Zealand. The building is of the. latest design, and built throughout on hygienic principles, all the corners being rounded to prevent the accumulation of dust. The.; general up-to-dateness-of the school is illustrated .by the fact that tho old blackboards and , easels are' entirely'dispensed with, the new ones.running right'round the walls, at" a convenient distance above the floor, and rising "to a'-height of about four feet. Too,,exterior -js, of. pressed' -bride with .'cement facings. Messrs. G. T. Croft and Son erected the building, the contract price beiup .£3OO(J. The brick and concrete work', was sublet to Messrs. B. J.- Southgato and, Co. Tho ground,, which' covers'.about two' acres in extent, cost .£I3OO. -.The school'district'takes in children living., ivest of. Kelson. Street, and tho building was planned'to accommodate GOO children', but it; will : only ;.be used by about.'4l)o at first. The headmaster is.Mr. ,D. Bedinfield, B.A. -" .: '

;...'. '. ;' ■ ;,V'\ JOTTINGS.,' : .'. :,.^;■;,■'. .The Mayor of Lower" Hutt (Mr. E.. P.. Bunny) presided over last ■'night's statutory meeting oj the borough ° c'ojincil-, called for the purpose of confirming'the rates for the currant "year. A formal rcsplutjoii was carrjed., ,The delui.lsof the rating have already been published. r. E. Sniyrke, of'the Petone Railway Worb shops, is under orders to proceed to Napier on transfer.'.". ... ' ; '. , '.'_" • ' .., . .'-. ..- , -The Petone Rowing Clnb's eighth annual social presentation of tho prizes" won during tho past.yearwill be held at the Drill Hall .to-morrow week. The'arrangements are in tho capable, hands of Messrs. J. .'Canty, secretary, and B. Treumin, treasurer, and the function should' be a success. ■ ■' •

■■ '.The Rev. T. A. Williams pave the third of his.,. Plain Talks on--Great Subjects" on Sunday night last. :Tho service, was /followed by the men's meeting, for free discussion, and'this was spirited-and lengthy, many taking part. A. large of questions, were asked re--lating to miraoles, the virgin .'-birth;-' Christ's .present, mode of-existence, 'the Resurrection,' the future life, and the inspiration of the Scriptures. ' . ■ ■'. \