HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 659, 9 November 1909, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'From Onr Special Reporter.) , 1 -—. a ' " \ - I>ETo.\'B BOROUGH FINANCE. . . . A balance-sheet'for. the hair-year ended September -SO was brought down at last: night's meeting of the I'etone Borough, Council. The Mayor:'-in.-presenting.'.it, said., thati the general account' ehawed receipts' amounting' to .£I67G, so'that .£7737-was now due.', 'fie sum of. .£5409 had been expended, which was/,£3322 short of the amount estimated for the year.- "That means that-to will,, have to put the brake on," remarked; his'. \Yorsliip. Of; the:expenditiire J;XT22 ,had'been, spent on repairs aid maintenance,'out of. .£2821 estimated-for the '.-year, Teavihg jCMI/yet to be .used, - . Notwithstanding the' fact that ,in;'many, cases: more!, than half the sum estimated. had been expended, his. : l\'orship thought that at the end of the year, they/would ,be; well within the estimated A great deal of the expenditure was'on Works 'that .v/ould.not: again; require at- ; tentioii for /-six' -months, -lie,' cpuncil had Voted an. increased sum of>Cloo to,,the estimates. but .' he hoped . that. . they, would; not find it necessary to"draw upon .tbat. The sani-' tary expenditure was - .£26 below/ half the amount estimated; > This'..work was. now being done. by contract; "- The receipts from the gasworks were £363 .in excess of 'expenditure, which was equivalent to reducing last year's debit to a sum of JSSi. v.' -. ' ■ JOTTINGS. ■■■:. A team from the Hutt Cricket i Club is to pay, a .visit .to Para'parauinn to- ! play :'a match. with .the local :'club..to-day:.'.'/: . - ; -7."'- " A number of. members ; .of,; St.; Augustine's . Men's Club . left tor Mas-terton,/where-they > are. to ...visit! St; Matthew's. Club. >;-A ■ copy- of a Parliamentary , supplementary order paper was . forwarded by Mr. T. M. 'Wil'fo'rd,: .v.M.P.V fri. . last , .night's. ;'nieoting,.'of. " the ' /Petone'-Borough' Council.' : Thb, paper .contained ■the statement',made : by, the! Minister,;, for ■ Justice to .the effect that!,a. 'site for a courthouse at.'Petbne-.hadrbeeni 'purchased,'; and; plans of the',proposed were. now. in! hand.. ; !: The 'question of makillgl financial; provision for the erection of ■, the/building "would be. considered .-when -the ..estimates, were being '.framed.—Mr. Wilford was thanked for this and other...Parliamentary papers, -■-■ . The Petono Citizen's Brass Bojul - notified the. Petone Borough Council -at last, night'sineeting !that,- ; in response ( to a-request from several prominent-, citizens, /they had resolved not. to play in on. Sunday 'afternoons. /I'',/.' .'-.- 'I -i. ■iThe.. Auditor-General returned the . Petone Borough -Council's balance-sheet' last night with a tag attached.. The l tag -was'-toilthe effect that .C4SO7 -19s.- -7d. ;■ received from the Hutt Borough ; Council shouldj-have .been- reI turned to the debenture-holders instead of havirig been lodged to the credit of the district . ■fund/account; Tho clerk explained - tliat .this money had not;been, returned sinoe ithe deben-ture-holders .would not accept it untiljit was ! -due- . Therefore the/' tag: was -. ' The following, delegates were elected by . the Petone .Borough Council last night ,to attend the'various meetings for ; this election of local governing/' 'trustees:—Benevolent' 'Institution Trustees: .The- Mayor . (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan); '"Wellington 'Charitable, .Aid • Board;. Councillor Short; Hospital Board: Tho Mayor.