HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

! : (From Our Special Reporter.!' . : "' ( : ' v; ; ;.'" v ' ■-..' .»"■;, ~. ' -.;'-' ; ■ TO PARLIAMENT.. Parliament has received a petition from twenty-three ratepayers of Lower Hutt! against the passing of the Hutt Valley Tramways Apt Amendment Bill. They urge, that as Petone contains a .majority of the ratepayers of the tramway district, these- voters 'could carry the proposal although only one-third"of the liability for the scheme is to be borne by. that district.'.The petitioners suggest that it is impossible to accurately determine a fair scale of classification and preferential rating, and that the rating on unimproved; value is the only satisfactory and equitable method. They object to the Bill giving power to acquire and work the Hutt Park' railway, holding that snch is not .required, it,is proposed to run a <.trainlin'e parallel to. , the 'railway and close beside.it. Also, ( the. word "ratepayers," as defined by Clause 17: of the Bill, would enable persons to vote, on the proposal who would not be liable to pay rates to the Tramway; Board. The petition is headed by Messrs. H. E. Kehipthorne; P. de J. ; Clere, G. F. Pearce, W. A. Mpwbray, and Dr. .G. E. Anson. ■ ..' : . V, PETONE ROWING CLUB. /: ; . On Saturday the Petone Rowing Club, held the' annual contest for the Mothes Cnp :for senior pairs. ''All the races were well contested, there, beiig seldom niore than a length's difference between the .crows. - The vaTipus heats "resulted as follow '■— White (str.)' and ; L. Dnimmond (bow).defeated Dent (str.) and Parrant. Second heat: B. Trenaaine (str.) and B. Inglis ! defeated ■ C. Biirridge (str.) and H. Struthers. Semi-final: W. Sharon (str.) and C. Drnmmbnd defeated White (strl) and L. Drummond. ; Final: Sharon's/ crew defeatM Tremaine's crew by about, a length. : . : CUTTER EACE. In the annual cutter race between crews from the Petone Navals, Lieut. Price's crew had an easy victory over P.O. Hardham's crew on Saturday afternoon.. ;Both boats got well away, and,- rounding the buoy, Lieut. Price had a lead of one and a half lengths. This was increased at tho finish, "Lieut. Price ■' eventually winning by a: good three \ lengths. The crews were constituted as follow:—No. 1: Lieutenant Price (cox)i J. , Ryan (stroke), Hfll, , Hobbs, SUverwood, Skinner, Martin, Daly,. Marsdon, Sherwood, Parkwell, and Guthrie. No. 2: P.O; : Hardham (cox), Chandler: (stroke), Devonport,- Wilson. Dcnby'l Martini Jones, Birtty, Hollsway, Adamson, May, and Miller.'.'■ "■ Nest Saturday afternoon the ex-Navals' .annual race will take place. ■ ■■ . . ;'.•; ■■■'■- ':'"■■ , PETONE LOANS. '. •'•'■■ / At t<Hiight|B meeting of the Petone Borough Council, Councillor Piper will move: That the council be informed (a) as to the purpose and amounts' of borough loans now required ;.(b) as to:,the. reason why such loan- proposals have not been placed before the ratepayers; and (c) that the council considers the advisability of submitting with'.other proposals a lpanpro-posah-for the acquisition a sight .for High School purposes.. *• .--.■■ ';■:..■• .: '. ■ . .■'■•. .■ ■ . • ~ : '"" >.■'' ■