HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Ebpotterii It is understood that some 'nf the Lower Hutt councillors ;are. now: desirouav> of an amalgamation \nth Petone > Such a consummation of many stress*)' seems still far. off, however; as ihn.Petons'couD- '-T'.i--: cillors pledged themselves, at a' publm mooting prior■■to- last{election;>titt'oppos*"' amdgamatton 'scheme.-^iA'grc.lt pro- ; ''; ' portion-of the Petono ratepayers are also . opposed to it is i A ,special meeting.:of the v Hutti- Comity - r Council' will bo held on Tunsday,! January 11, to 1 decide _on i the weekly half4ohday.. T Mr. K. C. Travers, who has evered his connecbon.iwith the filrm ■ and Co., Petone, has been' presen ted with ai fj^cdrphotograph/ofthe stil, and : . a travelliDg rug frQm the .firra ttiiJl staff Mr.: Travers: intends leaving shortly - for - ■England; where he purposes: entering' into* business on his onn account Mr D M M'Crackett, Church of Christ evangelist at Petone, will supply the pulpit at the Vivian,. Streot i: (WeT--- 1 - •: when an evangelist from Amcrica will relieve him. *ij -\ > ■ < jf HUTT- NO-LICENSE LEAGUE. (To THE EdITO 1 ) Sir,-'My attention has been called to 1 most letter, m ;a :receilt .issua' - ': :: of jonr ' paper, mimed; : byr- .Mrj-;:J. - W.. M'Ewan. ,-while it .is - true 1 ; that fby some -. • ■ orror - the - report of, tho executive ' meet- 1 - - ing:so appeared,that:it mi?lit:L'ivß'been mistaken for -a; members' meeting, 'yet, ' 'apart from- this.fact, the.contentions of -,> Mr. MTJwan's letter on the subject are inexcusable Mr M'Ewan, was a P memberriof, that-, meetme.iand.-a^-par<;ri;to-,tha ■ ? s. appointment (at ■ the:.' secretary'sf.'Bugges- i.e tion) •of an official - reportar, "who duly., Reported 1 , the-'.-meefing;in -'prop£ry«order.->if~ . -:Farther, Mr.<ll'Ewan > '. w.ho ha&'jwprevj-v ■ ■ ously winkcd at - the mostiflagrantly un-■■:■■■■ constitutional procedure, now, as H a fbrlorn• hope, • dubs■:a- meeting which went ■ t :against . nis :views, ,but. m-irhichi hovhim-.f: f -i-' self took an achvo part, as unconstitutional: Thosei who-know; tto facts ifindat :?" difficult to -take .'-his notice ht\motiein. seri-.-. . ously He fights long, thVugh he fights, not well —I am, etc, ; ' r r;M B P. EOTHWiJLL, J j • * j»U \ ===== m *