HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 679, 2 December 1909, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

(From Our Special Reporter.) o HL'TT LOAN APPEOVJ3D. 'Polling on tho question of raising a loah-oli; iIO.OOO for the completion of tho Hutt;drain-W ago work took place ut tho Lower Hutt Town ■').; Hall yesterday; Though tho drainage question ,'; has been a nruch-dobated ono in tho post,.' terest'in tho poll /was not-great, only 224 raie«: payers taking tho trouble: to, vote. The - was as follows:—' '■ •' ;' . .'' : ■'.:''■'-i.,':■■'■'. '-'.'.-:■;-:' h'or the loan IM, ■.'? Against tho loan ........i.....-.- „;' 132 ,?■'': ■■■ : ."" •;..- I . ; v Informal .........................';■ 6 .- ■{ ;.,£ .'■■' Total numhef of votes polled ..... 271 >':->i It will thus',be seen thjit the proposal; wa»t, carried by the exceedingly" narrow margin, of ;j four votes. . •'.'■''•.- '■'.- : * ;~ ■'."■ -.<-■■ -■'_'. : ft! Previous to the taking, of tho poll arrange. •■'. racnte had been made for securing the monei Vi from the Government under tho Local Bodiosy, Loans Act at the rate 0f.41 per, cent. This"wfll'ij' include a sinking fund,;so that; the; whole loaniA; will be extinguished ■ in-: 26 years.. Tho', wortj:; for which it isnecessary'to raise.the money.isjj'; I the completion of the drainage, tho larger.'por-jj, tion of which,has been, carried out; wii&.tfeo;: i .£52,000 loan raised/some tiiuo ago.-.;lf/'neoos?;?', sary tho Borough. Council; may borrow an;'ad«:; ditional JCIOOO later'without'going to tho pofl. ;?■ Now that the loan has been sanctioned Miffli council will have to settle the question of ho»r] ! : the work is to bo done—whether by day labour,,, or contract, and whether under' the ppervi*;'. sion of the borough engineer or the conswianjy:: engineers.; The council has already'resolved to):: call for tenders for' tho ..carrying out- of: tieW,; work by contract, and when the tenders "nwfe received, the first of the questions-mentionoa. ; < .will be'decided. ' • .■' '.-:•,;' ' ' :. :■■;•■■.""■ ;■<■,■ -,' -..;->': :; .:^ PETONE JUNIOR The second .of .-■.' a 'series' of 'evening',. meetings arranged by ■• tho v Petono Jnnior. Chibp. was held on the Petono Recreation'Gioandl.'■■' yesterday, when,a-50ydsi dash, and an : -888sd3?:: handicap were decided. ' '. -:.'■',:. •; '■'..'■-;.*"■.■s.'. ' The races 'resulted as follow:—s9yds.'-dashai.' First, heat':. ,T. : Miller,: IV F. '• Strickland,'■'■•iD '■ Second heat'.'Howo, 1; White, 2. Third hea3;• Price, 1;'. Praser,.2. Ki»di , l'raserj(SJydßj;:lt'f Price (4yds.), 2; Howo (syds.),.' 3.' ;Time. l ';' 5 4-sseo. '-.. -'■:'■■ :',: '■■;'-' ,880 yds. handicap: T. Mould: (55yds:);', ls*jJ 'a D. leaser (.15yds.),: 2; A. Bold Time, 2mm. 13sec. ■.-",- .... '. •'•; ">.., ..;,,-;•..,' : _ The next' meeting will probablv'beheldVetf ; December 15, when the events vrilrbe a;l%daj''j and a,milo.handicap;v :.■;;;.-". ,'.■„;■„.: ;\-'\' : .--' : y,:'- :-;:A '■ .;:;EislßbimNE'; deamattc society;: '-;S$

■ Tho Eastbourne.iDra'matid' Society did'' not,-i receive' aiver'yi.encouraging.' receptioh at- Potonei'.."-' last night,'.so-far. as"tho size of ; .the nudiencaitf was concerned,' the»Oddfellows' Hall : being.hot:.'--' moro than half .filled. But what the aUdionc«'', j lacked in.numbersjt made up for tion. -The society certainly deserves ment,', for both' of.:the ; farces;. presented^ tverett acted, and- staged 'in- a' very creditable: manner. :' ;■ l-reezinu aMother-in-Law," and "lei on;Parla'': irancais .are now- so' well-known, that defectiTK:-' tion of them would be superfluous. In th«'" P. St./John'iKeenan.-Vas ,Watmuff,3frs. E. Carte, as Mrs. Watnvdff; ajidfrt Miss M..; Carte as Miss )Watmuff,'-fiUod--{j ar .^.'TW, well.-Mri'B. P. Swift), and Mr. P, B. Wright (Walter; Lither-.;; ■l an S)-w?w>'nlso:good.'. In .the second farceV'Mri'"' ,y: S. Gii^lestono. 1 ('Sprigßins),'Mr, ) W.:E;'Grarie/" (fW?; Regulu's; ;Eattan)„:' and-. Miss' -Fleming "!'■ .(Anna,.Maria),"'were./best.,',: ,The; other "pirta ? *°?° % d 'by-Mr.- ; P..-.W. :Miller, (Victor'Du.' : 3 l™h ¥ ,ss -, ¥•'■ Carte:: (Mrs,:. Miss Myra Smith-:?' (Juha);,.iTho society is: appearing-: at' Petohe. ; , v : again, to-night, and at Lower - Hutt' tt.mdrrow'.ff night.--..;;:.!.:.: ■;' -, - '■■ ,--.' ; a ■..•: :■< -.,.-.■■.•. ...'vi-'

Yesterday was a' gala'; day for' -Petae; hie Excellency, the Governor iviaitcd' tW' tom« ' far r of- ;-opening.:, the V-W^eran-'f'• loung, Mens. Institute Carnival.':''•■■ The"haini'? Street of Petone had been ni'ade quite- gay' with - : bunting, ferns,, and.'fiags,:ih.honotir.>of''his;-'--f^l^ncys visit. Lord Plunket,-:accomoajiied : '; by Capta Gathorne-Hordy, A.D.C.; 1 tie town.at 3,' o'clock, and' was .welcomed-at-':-.by the '/Mayor : of. 1 , Petoho (Mr: ■ *■' 'f''^^^7paa);-and f Mr'.'.l , .- , M: :: Wilf6W,- , '.M.P. ,^i' for, Hutt. : ~. , - ■'"...;.- > . .-''-'•::::,;.-*-:

VJ? &* speech of Excellency referred to\tne v 'good 'f? being done.in tho Dominion-by the-';W;Y.'M.I. and similar associations. He congratulated the ': peoplo of Petone on the progress which "their. M' town-had made within the.'lasb few years,.and ; : ; then declared tho onrnivnbopen. Cheers" were then' given ;for; his Excellency'■ and ; Lady.^Plim.-p, :; One of the 6hief features' of the: owning wag v tho; proccssion'of decorated:.vehicles, etc.-■ Thisi;-' was tinder---the - direction' of-Major chief, marshal!; .and .Messrs., Slipper', and '.'H : Lepner. ~■ Tho procession' was led ,by fhs 'Citi--J:; ,zens'- Band,'.and/ after. the' : ; l)an'd,'cahio : niimor« "'-. (■ ous conveyances, representing'th'6- various busi-vsi. ness; houses of;the district.-''Prizes l '?■■■ ■ offered'for, the' various .sections -making up .trie-y: procession,;'.'and'- these; were ■ awarded -as-'vioUflS low:—Best'and smartest'reel' and hose;.'Petonor'.' Eire Brigade;c best decorated',' vehicle;- Palace, ;S Butchery,'.M. G. Martin; most originally,decor-f : ? ; - ated vehicle, -Mr.- W. Angus;.best:.decorated l '-" team of horses,-Mr.: G.'.Maidment';!;best.:de- vcdrated horse, Mr. G. 'Maidment;: most origin.'V"- 1 ally decorated .horse,; Mr..G. -Alpin; most'>or-: ,v ;' iginallv decorated team, King Bros.; best, corated geat/s' bicycle, Mr.- Colquboun)\ best!' ll ''; bicycle, Miss D. KibblewhiteV-"-' most' prigiiially, decorated gent.-'s;'bicyclo;;-;MT..'>i'J R.;.Kibblewhite; most' comical : get-up", -:'ihv; '■'■'?-'. Kyle; most;c.omical turh-ont.-Mr..Smithjsbesfc■:■!>'. pedestrian; character, Mr.•-. M'Clure '(first), SMr.- > Battersb.y- (second); •■ ' best ■'•': lady's: ' pedestriaaS.'-: character,-Miss M'Whirtor;:best;decorated go- V : i cart, Hiss Tovey; -most;, originally ' ",y go ; cart,- Mr. M'Ewen;' best; decorated' mbuntedi'-*' marshall, :-Mr. Dyke.: : ' (first),: Mr. : .B. : ' HowoivJ (second) ;';best tableau or '-group,', 'Maple .Leaf';- .s butter exhibit; most original tutri-oUt:in pro-;t ;: cession,'-Mr.-Boyd.- -.?■■.■ ,■-; : *\ynl , -V';-*; i-, V;fe' In: addition'•',to' tho. street-procession outsidc/?,v= entertainraent was providedinsido tho Drill HaiCv- ■' A number;: of' little-girls, did a Maypole. :da'nco.•;:!;) in attractive style, and other items were:,con.K;.' : tributed 1 by Master Rupert Christie .and "WV Smith. The entertainment concluded vrith i-.-fi. ' a farce, entitled, '"The Hansom Cabby."v, ','•'.- • Tho various side-shows.at tho v fair were in,:;;:'; charge of the. young men of: the W.Y.M.1.-lThe! : 5 5 stalls were in' charge of- the,'following;—lco- ;: ,« cream- stalli -Mr. Kerslake; flowor.-stnll,:Mrs.';.*',-and .jumble-' stall, c-:: Ladies- Guild;;lolly stall, young ladies' Bible-:' ,; : class;;:handkerchief and d'byley stall;: .Miss vTreddinnick; refreshments, Ladies'- Guilds ';UA[ft** : The carnival; «il rbe continued to-day and: r' *: 'to-morrow.-.!:-'-; ■'.' -';:. : /■,:';... -:'-.;.'. .-v.: .'.>.- -i'-';?:]: