HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 627, 2 October 1909, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

(From Our Special llcnorler.l

: ; ;tICENSED ■ yiCTUALLERS' SHIELD. ■-: About- twelve' months ago, tho - Hutt' Valloy Licensed ■ Viccnallers' Association presented a ■oballbngo shield . to'the committee which -was set up to.make arrangements for a combined sories of annual fire brigado competitions, 1 any .brigade iii the/, district, boing eligible to "take .part.'". , - The • trophy'-'was? won 'last' year by. the I'etorie Firo EtigadOj aud,\this year, it will be competed for by: tho brigades at the combined competition to be held on Labour Day.' ; In addition to this,"the association has just de-cided-to donate tiTelvo. guineas , to tho' committee, tho amount.to bo expended'in medals, iTfhich..are,. to' bo presonted'as supplementary prizes.. Yesterday, ■Mγ. H. J. Palmer ' (chairman of tho association) forwarded a;cheque for tvTtlve, guineas to!.tho authorities controlling the : competitfon.' .. ' .. . : -.-.'' '■■.-','"'■■ •^:v,;^TjE!MPEEANCE--'flqciETY;';::;i^.-"-^ ; .The Young People's. Temperance- Society,-,.in .cbnnech'on with., St.'.' David's .(Presbyterian) Church, Petone A .: closed' its'session, last night. Tho loccasion. was' celebrated '■■ by: a "social," ;during.,whioh th6_pnzes' won through the year were vproseuted; by the president (Rev.. , A. : Thomson). The society; .which holdsVα' session pf -six ; ..month9v hasVα -membership, of about ninety , !' :Ui. Harold .Green, is. leader, Mr; James.'"Wilson, vice-leader, and Miss-Barbara Rogers' secretary ■ and treasurer.'. The "social" was interspersed with musical, :items ..'contributed by members present.. The prize-win-ner's ..were .as follow:—Nellie ahd.'Edith Hall,: John' and Edward Alice Smith, Grace Wilson,-Dorothy. Russell,' ■ Kathleen Andrews, Lizzie..Corson; :Borothy Cotton, Jean Thomson, Bella v Scott,- : Ino. Feathqrston/J.'CoUiuhouh; "and -. Avis' Curtis/ •';'■".:'.''•■'-'■ -. , : '•'"''■' . ' :' '; ;:';, XuIJPPBE'. HUTT- \ TOWN' BOAiID. T •' •' ■ At'the;'fortnightly!.meeting of -the I, Upper. .Hutt; , Town "Board "all the'.' commissioners :save Mr. , .Williatns \vere present.":.' Mr.' 6. j; Benge presided.-.;. : :*,*■/; ''■ ;;/;: ;;:,'.; '■_■ ■ -A/'ratepayer-.-wroto asking ( that:.the ;blerk' should .wait, on'-.her in Wellington: to explain why'she'was; two years in arrears with' her ;rates.': The. reply of v the -clerk; explaining the : "circumstances, and' regretting 'that:his duties wonld'"not- -permit of his making~they > trip either'V-at .rhisvown., or . ! the ; boards ! ex-pense-was approved.., , .'! ■:'.'■''- '■ : -'-'.'" e '/!.'-.,- '. :i. A' number ,of:-;ratapayers ■madei inqniftes 'as' towhat type'offenQe the board,, required'upon thei-Wad frontages' of '■' allotments. :_ The'; chairman ruled; .that, as., the Municipal Corpora,tions; Act, 1 1808,. under /whioh! the notices 'of ■ fence had :'been ; served, did not specify any ■particular.'fence,' : arid, as the board.'had not made a .definite' prbnoancement. on, the sub-.jeot■'■whenT-.'iaaking:. the : brdor,. the clerk was justified■*in', 'informing':: inquirers' as soon as possible; "'of. >the most economical "sufficient fence," which would fulfil; the requirements of thsi brdor., ;'. ' .■■" : - '■''.:, ■ ■:. '•'■: ■■•',■■■'-■

■Application : -was :/mado :by." Commissioner i.Craig, on,behalf of the E«v. FatherJlane, for 'tho': restofation ; ;'.of, the level 'crossing l at ;the Pine' Avehiio entrance to the Catholic Church grounds; It'was decided to put the work in' hand-at:6noe: i.'o '::■''•' : ;;'•'■,. ■'■ '■ ;-,■'■■ .■-•■ ;: . ■''' .'.' In ,the. jn[itter; of: the approach to' Mr- Bate- , son's' property at the Trentham end of ■ ihetown'district, it was: resolved-.to ; .put in a pipe ;dr'ain 'to carry the'stprm' water pastiche ■entrance,Spending,.the; construction:''of a' foot-, path in :tno vicinity; ■.:::..'', , '■...'' ' " ,\, ■.. •i 'Chapmen,., Skerrctt, : Wylie,', and Tripp wrote oh bohalf ■ ofJaiiies Brdwn-.J claim.ing.,iE2oo:fpr.:lani given to the Hiitt,. County CoUnoil'tpr widen Pirie:Avenue.; -The'jletter, was rtakeri'-in'committee,'and,.on";resuming., it was reported,that'the, subject was.'to-receive the catemi;'consideration of the ; board;.'. :•': '■■■ '■■■'■ The vclerk'-- reported -the. issue. ,of .building' permits- for.the'erection - .of-'; p. .'dwelling, in: Kiverbank :Strcet :; to- the -order,.of Mr..H. "E.[ AVhitemari; -and 'for .tho erection.' of "oVdwelliri? -in': Setldon : ,Street .'to'the order'■>.of Mr., A; T. iEbbson."-'.-::"-'!.'!;..-.;:.:-'.'-?!')--' , -^:-'-/- , '■■''''■■''■'■■■■■■■'':.'■'"''"r' • I '•'The Tβ Eeiiiga Estate PfpDrietary wrote-re-porting the sale'pfi fifteen'.allotments, at: satisfactory'prices, and various other owners ,'hqti-, fied that' ten 'allotm«nts,' .pn',:\tho ;Bcntinclc Estate, ihd eight allotments ion: the, Dominion ahd : Eiverbank-blocks, had. changed hands. : .' 'J •: It :was -Reported that, ; as. 'a ;result; of, ;tho rcceht .'prosecutions :»;'fdr'. ■ allowing ; stock ; v '-to ' opmbined 'with, the ...vigilance ■ of Kanger'Dick, ■ there.:had,'been:aimarked: absence of";animals, .on; , the roadsides and. : ■fenced l allotments, .:•■■,'■;;,,.---: '; ■'~'.-' ■' : :i'. : ; ; : :, '• Some"slight'-damage: was -reported, as .haying 'occurred vat "'the.river protection :works,;; .this being dueitoithe,' lashin|?(;qf T willoirs, •'lo^erVsldβ'■o|lthβJ:n}ftin.■|^We > i l them to' project 'some .distance.; beyondrtho i!ff the last i.nigfi ftoodi.-a ■considerable-amount, of: debrisihad collectedjnitheiwillowi,; 1 and;Jhp. straihi'hadidisarranged the::toppinf.::::.lt.,,was., decided : to' rtstore; the work .delay, and 'replace'ir-the- willowsvbelowi.lhe-.-orestv of .the Cratosi .-■■•, A'-ViS.-Yj-V-.-'5...', , ! -"A'.-.".>' : >\y:.'. : ,\. \i\ij: '■'- r'-RateS'w'ere ':Teported,ps coming mjislpwlvibut.tnat a largo : proportiofi of ratepayers: were remitting-'the:; : full -■amount-, for'. :,,tho; itwelve months,,instead; of paying' the , first ;iristalmcnt. .DOW-."dusv.;o':-i-■/■;.■■'-!:■' ;-.V : '-_', ''■■"•!f. ; '"\:"''. i>".' ■•'':■',:,: : : The bank overdraft was "reported as. exceed-. ingi%£23o,: with some X2OO accounts outstand> ing, : .an'd September ;,wages ; ':accpunts,accru':. ■ : -Inicaseswhero 'bwnera.'pf-'aliotments.notir fied -their ; .inabilityr,to -ifcnco -frontases, vowing to: temporalry.lack. of. employment,: ,11 was.-.aiS-cided"that-each case should-;be: considered, ; on, :its .raerits,{-and.-'-that > the.-'.board^wdnld;; where. necessary'.-erect the ;fpnM,'-ahd.'charpb4ho;co3t., '• against' the,: land Vfehced,',ttfto; to 'the;.owiiers'/ponc.erfiM', , -oft:the'. v ao,ti6nt.;.tp:;;te' i takeii:'"The''clerkj'.was:dire'cted:tp obtain: i\\\t\ for i'thi verectipn, :;of.: : ;front;ilpcal;,;residents.iM«;; :-p. v fi : :': -' ;V..,VOPPEE 'HIJTT■;:CEICKET,' CI/CTB.'■*; ':■■ .Th'e''annual.report'. of the UpperHutt Cricket Club;.states':that;the.'.past season was:a fairly successful one, i;The-club "played .30 matches,; : \v6n 20, ; ldsf 9,: and drew 1. Alter expending 'M .oh'widening.'.the-pitch,-' 10s., on .a.new, 'niat^and'^iOion toaterial,'.they"had a,credit: balonco;;of '■ At the' annual', meeting-Mr." K. Ifabey.was-elected.captain.; 'Miy EiPhilhps, vice-captainVJ:!!: , .''' , J. . liambeft,;secretury;■:and llessfs. E.':Pelllrig', :E;'A'i Benge,' ! A.-.K. ■; J6witt,\ and W,;M'Cfpssiu, .comjnitteempn.; da-.. , cidEd v not i >tp,'thterM6r,'.any : '.cbint)etitionj-.: the train.'.serricb' : ii6t Jbeing isuitoble,-. but ;the,;club' ■■■ivill-be;-pleaJsed" to: meet;their;;opponeuts:.pf iqstyear'againi 'and - any .'othe'r:',teams; who. care to make .the: trip'.,-The.season will bo-Opened.on ;Satur;day, ; :October;,?,::.withVa':match—Married, v., SingloJ'*':-Afternoon ;tea ;w]l';be; provided.,-.,;

..'-.■■.Th'Petbne.-Boroilgli'.engiiiest.is 'making.'con'-'. eidorable : progress -withYstheVcaslernY:, drainage' Echeme. ; ;'lt:f is .estimated I that'at. the'end of' five' months' from .date',:.all/ drains -will : have. been. laid; : .and the, system ; in 'full, 1 operatibn. New-pumping-plant is expected fronV:Erigland,: but, untib.it arriyes, temporai-y plant-,is..bems utilised,.-: .The' number, of men at ■ present-:- emi .ployed-.is. - thirty-fhree.' ■-.;. ~.•.' .•■'; ; • : "--;i- i >: '.■,;■; V ; "A nndl reminder. is;given' qf-.the' representative' football,-.'match.. (North /Union: ■■rules) between Wellington and Taranaki, whioh is to be played: on, the! Petohe; E*creation,Ground. this afternoon: ':•: Two ■ good teams, 'trill : be'.in the • field,. and an ■. interesting■ contest. is-.' prob-. -able.v-v"'«V v l: ' v :/:^:V.: ''<■•■ ■..."<•■,**.. "'■ /'.^j-'^'r'-^' ; ■ A■■' meeting'. of ..tne' management committee of the'Petone District-.Cricket Club was; held lust night,'-when I 'it.was decided to .bring Vfoi'ward a-motion'in favouf,pf,reduciiig:.tho subscript tion. to a ; general;'meeting, : to be", held next ■ The.-Crys.tallaU.': Cup'-biiliard competitions were;contihued last, evening.v- At.the Petone .CatholiO'- Clubrboms,''\y. 'S. ißrice' , (Petone Catholic Olub) defeated : J.- J; P'Sullivon (Wellington'. Catholic,' Club) ■ by .'39 '/points,", in' .a game.of-300.-.The.best ..break, , .2B, made by lhe-wtnncr.^ ; : .-:.■'■":■■'- .'.>;.-. •' The'fourth-'race of;;-the•season, undor'the auspices of/the/Hutt..Valley, Pigeon, Cl'Ub, for, old birds, ;vaa'. flown ; on- Satufday', last,- the winner:being;Mr. v Montie ; J. -vWard's Silver' Crown. , .'.. '.The birds. Svero' liberate<lvat .■■•■ 6.20. a.m.j and' clocked'rat";B.s6 a.m. ~The,airline was 120}'' miles; and-the Telocity attainod 1377;1 yards "par minute.' ./The iplaces'.wel'O: filled: by Sir. George MabeyVWapganui./and-ilr'.. Oscar Ball's'- ,, Skate .'■reapectively.- The v next match of! the series will bo from i Napier to-day, arid the final from.Gisbortie on Satarday, October 9, for- trophies presented by- the' setretary. arid bv llr; ■• il. ■'■; J. Welch, /.vice-president'• of .the .clnb."-.";'',.^ , -.'''.'!■'.'/. >■•.::/ .J- 1 .- ■'.-.'■■.■-'',- ,;