HUTT AND PETONE NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NOTES.

./ _(Frbm : orir SDeoial KeiiorttrJ ; ;; ■ ;v- ---: ■.': :'•;...———rO^T——— :'....';;■■'. '" : ;{^< ; ;■- '.'■ A SCHOOUCOti&EIViy ;V.. : /; ■A. concert, in .aid of; the cricket futid; : of' the' Potonb Main , :Schbol .was given., in; <the '■': Odd-: fellows', Ilair, lost' night/ There was a good. audience; 5 all * of appeared . thoroughly pleased with' the entertainment. Dan'ces,!recita-. tions, and' vocal /and instrumental items'\took tip''the greater part: of; the .programme,, the following- ■ contributing:—Misses i!'■Y^-.Davjes,' M'Ewon, Brooks,':and -Hinemoa'. Wood; Messrs., Soiling, Weariid, A.' Ji 'Mason,'C. .Gray, 1 , .: A. Mason; H.-Wriglit, Bowman, Donaldson; Tfylie, aiid •. C... Clu'inpstyv f An ■; amusing farce entitled "On Trust" concluded .this programme;

7 -HOTT RIVEE BOAED. ; :• ■■[■■■ : i. : meeting of.the .Hntt.River Board' was held last ovoning,"when , there wefdprepent: Messrs. R. , Stevens (in the' chair),' H. Isladden, T.A. Peterkin, the board's 'solicitor,- hnd' tho .consult-, ing engineer. ■''•■■ ■ "'.- ' '■ ' •■■. , , 'The, overseer. , reporiei} that-the: work done during tho month "comprised the erection of the extcnsi6n,.of:B3ft.to Npi.l' boom ..groyne at tiro foot of Gear , Island, th! \2Bft.'extension "of No. 5 boom groyiwioff Gear Isl jnd, north of.. the new 'bridge, , and'the .56ft. extension to No. 2on.?mal boom- .the so.uth end. of the-.upper, diversion cut had also been completed. Good progress, had-been made with A 0... 7: .bpom 'groyne'off Gonr island Immediately north,of tlie new -bridge. '.Two-freshes had occurred ra the. river during,,the .inbntK,: registering three, feet above. , summer level: The,- protective, works were in a gtod condihpn throughout the, district.—The report'ivas;adoptcd.- ':■-._'' :', '-' > A .letter was ..received from the Borough: Council, sbfferiiut the sum , of i2sofpr the land required foVythc approaches tp.;the Hutt pipe and traffic _v -. . The. consulting , -enssiveei-.'..(•Mγ..' Laing-Meason) pdiute'd out' that'thc. construction of: the bank anil'-other' necessary work;in connection with the approaches - Would cost about and at wasi" 4iot -■' stated in the. letter whether the council' or,: the! bdard was to bear, this /expense. ':■■:.■'■:' :.'"!:':-■;. ~.. -~-. -■'.. ; ,-> Mr. Stevens.stated that the board's original demand had been, for' .CTSO, and the council had stated that they,based':,their original :estini(ito on' this: sum:;'. He-had' a strongs-objec-tion, to s'ticking" up ,, , the: matter,' but "they -had , to consider -the- interestsi''.of their ratepayers.:' It 'would ,, he' expediting: matters, he .thought, if they'asked-for. sEo.OO'instead "of• £?50, and stipulated-'that Uie'■• banks; be constructed 'to the: -satisfaction . of, the: board's. - engineer .at the the .'council being liablelot;.\all claims..ior compensation-^made-by'• the. board's ■-.tenants; ~'.> ;;■':' -.: , '.t'•-'.■; ■- ' '.'='•:

: Mir.' SladcUn' remarked* that /tie-'land <had cost ; the: b6ard. h about JElso':'ari> acre. ' '," ''•'.'■■ i Considering- that -the area -of -'pie- land- wonld ; be little rtorc thin.-one and. a. half' acres, ■th6ught.; : :that:, : tliey;, inight ■ yut down jtlicir' otter.'.a little more. '■• "':,'..-■■..' "•'•;;.': . Mt -Stoirens ,tHpuftlit, thfit■ tlifey had 'to' consider .the qnflstion.of ■severanoe-alpo.rfor/.the value '.of the land. cut off l?y. the /bridge .vp'tild-. be- lowered.', --■ '■.';'.';■;'<■ 1 v' ■■:;■ ■ ■..';;.,- :■:'.■ • ■'• •■'. ]~ '..' '",' ..' Mi , ~.'Liing-Sleastin.stated';that-.tlie .cost, (to the- council J, of, tho.approaches ivfpuld. bo. : about £750; if.-the laiid/'were 'purchased,'for'JJSOO.-J '. ■■ ..Bunhy:: The .question, is:' .Will the .bridge be'bf. tiny, benefit:to \tb'c.island?,. :'•','-*?.■'.:■ •'! A MetAbcr:"Ohi>;certainly!i VV , ' .■ • i ■'.'■':'•■;' ■; Mr.. Bunny.: -Because.the ; counett is'.entitled to..set off.'such.-.appreciation .-in , land l .v.ynlne against, the amount of compensation J -.'.; ; ' . ; V i: V'v ■.:■ • Mr/. i sadden'.SuggMted\that.'th>y;sh6uld' : .a'elt for,#idft,'ithe council to..pay-.for"the: •cohstru'c-t'iQn-;6f the approaches; Takirig';the...c'dst-'6f the land; to. them in 'value of ; tne severed pprfion,' .tpe.Xtotal ;'\roitl"d \be '■'■£49o; In reeaVd «t-b£f. ot.'iiwreaisod "valtie.'-he did not 'think the .bridge to goinj *t» be of any benefit'to'the :islands ' ".'.:;:■ % .■:.:>•■/■ ~ -*■■■■ : : Mt>.Stevens' optourred-.in'th.is:,and-a- motion was therefore..adopfcedi'tp ,the .'effeot.Uhat th'e land for the .approaches be-'offered. to the Petonefboroutjh cpuh,eUvipr"."jeiM;7.]|ie'-o<wawi:-to" cohstrnct. bant.a.t'.itsvpwiijeipehse ito ''the .satisfaction. M- Vak ensineerv and-' the' lS e *s? '& : ?2 t bs&J!!s*ty( k ffii conditional ,5n - ■thej-FelluigtonrGity Gonhcil.-Biiving its claim itfiegard:to,damaßfHo:,the'"dia : pipy:bridge>:' ' '}■ '■:! '■ '''(';• :;•;■ ?9T T^ f < 3 'S.\■ '-)■ ''^;;..!v^.■■ .■;■ Good business'' Vos agairf done ,at all stalls in'the PetoneCath'blic'.bazaar yesterday, The hall' }vas':weir'filled' and dances- arid' operatic selections ■ provided good .■.ente'rtajnme.nt r: for ; the larße 'nuffiber' present. ■'.", •':■' v '■'.'■' ■•■-" : Mr.;and;Mrs.' Gi A. Chapman, of :L6wer Hutt, are leaving' England.Cais week on theirvfehirn to NewZealandT '■ ■''■■■■■■ :■.■■■ .'■■..: