HUTT AND PETONE NOTES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 3

HUTT AND PETONE NOTES

(From Oor Spccial BcDortor.) LOCAL BODIES' LOANS: A PROTEST. A: special meeting of the Hutt Council was held last the Mayor (Mr. E. P. Bunny) presiding. The Mayor, in explaining the purpose of the meeting, stated that the council had oeim called , together to consider, the effect of that part of tho Now Zealand Guarantee "for Advances Bill which bears upon the loans to local-: bodies. He quoted tho present Local Bodies Loans Act, under Section 61 of which local bodies mayobtain loans: (1) At 4£ 'per cent, per annum' for a period of 26 years; (2) at 4 per cent, for 32 years; (3) at 3£ per cent, for 41 years. it : the expiration of tho period of-the loaa, if all.-, the • annual payments have been mo.de, the council s liability ceases without further payr°enP' There , was nothing payable' in ; respect of either principal or interest. With' the pas-' sa S® the newJßill, this would be done away with, except in the .case, of previous application for. money. The-Hutt .010,000 loan would thus ' not be affected, since the Prime Minister had agreed- to grant it. Under 'the new Act; a procuration .fee, of a sum not exceeding half per cent, of the amount raised,' would have to .be paid. Previously, he said,- the : River Board had'-raised <£40,000 without paying anything for -, procuration. Councillor, Clere: What does the Government pay for the money? I should think it was impossible to, get. at, the rate: ■> v . .®2 r Ww> ri -* < I do not know." Continuing, fi 3 that he had - spoken to JJ r - Wilford, M.P., about the Bill, and Mr. Wilford had suggested: that they should call avmeeting, and-he would arrange ■ for a deputation to wait on the Prime Minister asking him to reconsider tho matter of depriving local bodies of their powers under the Local Bodies Loans Act. "I see," stated his Wcirship, t&at Mr. Allen called, attention, to these proI V" but it is evidently not considered that they will he a distinct disadvantage to local bodies." On the motion of Councillor Baldwin it was resolved that a deputation from the council wait .upon the v Prirae Minister to ask him 1 to reconsider the proposals:in the Bill which will affect the granting of small loans to local bodies. •

LOWER HUTT MAGISTRATE'S COTOT. A 1 sitting of the Lower Hutt -Magistrate's Court was held yesterday, before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., who had .with him on tho bench Messrs. Cudby, Wilkins, and Purdy, J.P.'n. .Further evidence was heard in the ease:'of Phoebe Cooley. (Mr. Bunny) v, Harry Cooley (Mr- Jackson), an application for maintenance. His Worship made an order for the payment of 255. a week, and costs' £3 Bs. Securitv l'or appeal was fixed at JBIO 10s. Two young men named'< John Speedy-and Walter Johnson were prosecuted by James Kilminster, the former on charges of assault and damaging .property, ■ and the latter on a charge of damaging property. Speedy was convicted on both • informations; On the charge of assault he 205., and on-the charge of damaging property, ordered to pay 20s. for damage and costs .£l' lis. , John'son .was convicted of damaging* property and ordered to pay 20s. and costs XI lis. Mr. Lewey appeared for plaintiff and Mr. M f Grath,for defendants. ! On charges of refusing to' quit ' licensed premises, to wit, the-Railway Hotel,: when re-' quested to do so, Wellwood McLean and Ernest Turner were , convicted and each 1 fined 20s. and costs 7q.,' in default seven days' imprisonment. '.In civil jurisdiction in the undefended case of .the Hutt Valley Timber Company v. Thomas A.;Swaj;sland, a claim for' 65.'9 d., judgment was fiven for plaintiff by default of fondant, with costs £2 17s.' 6d. '• Thos. P. Allen. (Mr. O. Beere) sued H. E. Kempthorne (Mr. Bunny) for 10s., damage alleged t ho have been- done' to plaintiff's. houso by defendant. Judgment was given for plaintiff. ft\r £7 and costs iE3 2s, ' ; . . .

A claim for £5, 5s. 1 9d. wasspreferred by-Geo." Bradley,- 1 motor , dealer, "• against Walter D. Perry.. Plaintiff,: who. was represented by. Mr. M'Grath, stated thai ~ ho sold two 1 retreaded motor-car tyres to defendant for this sum; but Mr. .Bunny callcd- 'defendant to prove' in evidence . that he - had ordered new tyres, and had refused to pay for the' retreaded ones; His. Worship gave'judgment for' defendant without'costs. 1 Hairy V. .Westbury (Mr. Bunny) sued G. Armstrong and W. H. Westbury ior' Mi, "alleged to-bo 'due : 'M payment for' a 'pony : tra.p."'Mr. M'Grath appeared for tho defence. After hearing : len'gthy evidence;'.his Worship ' adjijUrhe'd "the'6iiso "till- to-day- at Wellington. ; ■ ■ In .the 'judement 'summons case 1 of; Cornelius v. Patrick'Cronih.'debfor'was otdenid to : -pay .i£9, Bs.,!,on'.'or .before November : 15;> ,i»' default''seven - days!- - imprisonment.' •,.- ..Chas; I'iihg v,-as ordered to pay. to Geo. Bradley the sum of J61,55;,3d. ;'on ,or.before in .'default- threo' days' imprisonmeht; ; ' la the case ofiHutt "VTalley-Timber. Company v. Herbert ,H. Knighti dpbtor was ordered to ;pay .£6 ss. Gd. by November 15, in'"default seven days' imprisonment.'; .v'.'\ :

. A PRESENTATION.,. - '- About:,si dozen friends of Mr.. Rix-Trotti' Hutt Borough-Engineer, met'at the residence' of.Mrl Pinny lost night,.for the.purpose of'''making'-Mr'. Rix-Trott a presentation,' and giving a testimonial signed by a number of ratepayers, ;'> together : with " a letter stating t that; bad time permitted, mora signatures .could' have been obtained for'the testimonial. T. "Waugh, who made the presentation, mentioned Mt. Rix-Trow'B services as engineer, and stated that he had emersed from an arduous inquiry with-.credit,-.. Other 'ratepayers • present also spoke.', ' ' - . ■ •••