HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Esccial Oarresbondent.)

HUTT RIVER BOARD. ■:. Tho Hutt Biver Board; met on Thursday ovunins.' Present: . Messrs. Robert Stevens (chairman), H. Sladden, and F. J.. Pinny. Mr. Stevens was unanimously re-elected chairman. .:..... ' '.'■■-, .'. The,'.' consulting■"■ engineer,. (Mi.: Lning■Mea3on):presante(l ';a,'satisfactory report on the condition of the works, but'stated that at Mason's Gardens ho had observed tn&t'.tiia rivor had encroached some 10ft, further, and'he expected to.seo slill.more encroachment 'during .'.he winter. The board would rem'oriiber that, this was, ouo of the weak; parts which called for tlie proposed extension of tho River Board ■District. . Thero;should be -us. littlo delay, as possible in giving effect to the "proposal. . The report was adopted.:' ~-''. The, board decided to engage a canvasser in the' interest, of the .proposal for..the .extension, of the district. . The .overseer, in 'his monthly roport, recommended .tho removal of'..'soma, bad snags in the. river 'bed; also repairs', to several of- the flood gates in connection with the culverts under the stop bank (in . the ■ vicinity of brjdge-bnilding operations). ■ The protective/works were ■all-in-good order. . : -.•;.-. :.' ;The : .report was adopted.." ' Mr;-Fisher (overseer)'was granted l ono month's.leave:of tbsence. /'' -'':'■

,".'',' : .'-.-;■ HTJTT PAEK .COMMITTEE.,' ;;'. 1 The;, fpllp\vin'g financial : statement' for, last .year 'was submitted by; the treasurer at. the: last meeting of the Hutt, Purk Committee:—-. ...: Profit and; Loss Account -'•'..- ■'■■■ : -:::'.-"■'", ■:- '■..■:■>■-■::■ '■;-.■-■£■:■*:■&. Credit balance March 31, 1908 '■ 33 10,10 ltecoipts ...........;........;..1.......'.....'-170 6 .0 ':■'" Total!. ...........;.. 204.210 Expenditure: ~..;....._......-..........,155 12; 8, •■-'.', Credit l»4anco-1.;..;.'™.;...;„...., : .-,'48'i0.. , -.2' ...;;.,.... Assets and-Liabilities. :! "-'" ■ ''■'■-. '■:/ --■-' ">:.: ':.',.::;.;■-;., ■ .■.-■,-.',•■:£.''s.-d.-j .■-' Assets—. ;-, ■ -~".; .■'.;:■■ -.1 Credit balance-. '. ■ 48 10 2 Duo.for',rent,.:;etc.; ...:".......;.;,..., 12'.'1.8,1 v • V #ii 10' ; ,' . Liabilities— . ,'-.•■'/,/. :".':■:■:■: ;;/-.-::,' S £:s;'d; Kates. :.;...';..;.-...„...i...;.......„....„ ; .' ! : 79 4 ,9 ■ Solicitors';; costs ,'■;..............;...'.. .'6l s■■ 0 .Carefalier'sv.salary ':.........,.;„.-.... '1515 0 Sundry;' items; .'...;...;.„......,;....; v 33 19 : .3 ,'.'.'.'-. Totol'-. J :.;„;:;;.J...;.„.;...^..„.;.'i90 r '4 0 ■ ;-v0D0Hcit.,.;;,.. i „;.;.;.;;;..v„....v.... ..129 12.-3 I - Accounts amounting : to .£37 35." ?d. were passed' for; payment.; -v '.;•■",..■:..-";•'■'•■ ,:..-' - ~.. Tho ; Defence •' Department,' wrote notify|ing .the.,iatention"o'f 'No^'i Company of Engineers fo :go info' camp on r the■■ park : I irpm; January.,.' 29: to •'. February, 13.;: The' "committoe,.i'ormolly allotted, the. ground to', the company; :the chairman,' however/' ipointing' put- that,, tho ..Defence, Depart--:miiht, in encampment for 1G days,,was exceeding its.limit by,two days.. '"•■ Application for.: permission to encamp onj! tho park was also received from Cap- ■ tajli; Dah-yittple on behalf'of; the.' Do- . minion ' Scouts,'; the' period stated being , frem:;,' January : : £B,,.to»Tebruary-I—Tho committeo/decided ;to.reply to 'the 'effect :thatiias:m'.,torms : .'of the Hutt; ; ,Park Act-' tho. Defence. : Dopartment,:had already this .year:-occupied the ground the -requisite : numbdr of "days '(28), it regretted'having ;tp" refu?o'permission. ;.;.,: .'-,;;. ..'»'>!'.--ji i'..-! A: letter was 'received from >'■ Messrs; Stafford, -Troadwell ,and" Field'' as' under V :?\\o .have'i again- to call'your attention" to,tho matter;, of oiir-- unpaid' account,' amounting'; .to jCsl' V Is.! (Id. , We 'cannot allowvthis;-matter to;-drift-any:• longer; and .'have ,to noticb' that.unless wo obtain .a settlement! by. this ' day week, the, ,9th: instant,, wo\:iviH. t prbcdod' on tho summons ..which . now .'stands adjourned,* and; apply- for; a, receiver ■to bepnt;in ; possession of.tho.park rents".' A,memov-. anduhu attachod■■ to. the--letter stated:' ..'Some.stime -ago 'Mr.': M'Ewan a'mUMr. Baldwin failed .'on us and ;.promiscd: us that, .stops; would be 'taken,to.-gradual''*-' .reduce, tho. dobt;owing by: the committee l ■ ™ '^ s '■, "° ' naT .^' rec e>ved since, that'i'dntd "jBlO.•,: Wo :do: not think that this;is.keeping uaitli.;.with, us,;\and ,we. propose to' takb,-.;steps',-',to have. a. receiver appointed Htuf e S ei ™ -'' tlle of: tlie ;pnrk.-so', tlrat tho ambnnt"oiring.:to : us : may, be <lis-» .charged. /As you'know, we: are entitled•to .payment before other,creditors,- arid it 'i- oj"™ •/■ .unjust ; , that'...current ..expenses should be:-:paid while..wo -wait 'fori our ;money.".;;-; ;.;'':■'.,.'^:'\";'- : '' : *; ,; :■,■■;::;

. At'the,chairman's, request,.'tho ,'cleric furnished a/complote. financial:statement, which -showed, that.tlio/balarice of assets over habilities,.wos'£l29'..l2s. 2d. : '// /:'/:/• ; . .After ■ somo disciiKsinri; the . committee' resolved fo'dp what, it-considered-to b; • the, wisest .thing, possible-.'under -the .cir-cumstances-pay. off Jl2O ;ori. Messrs. -Staf-ford-:.and .Treadwell's'. account, -givo/. the caretalter-his/waKes,'- moot'certain, items pthcurrenti the amount' of about. odd,.'and/retain;a; cash/balahcb ;Of: about : «Clo.;/' : /:., //;.': ; .': ./-;"<:>': ;/;v/- -/'/TRAMWAY ItATTEEs!:// //>/" /.Thd/Hutt and Petone. tramway loan of mOOO is.;likely, tliinks the,chairman of -the Iramway,Board;(Mr.,MTi;wan),' to;bo ono of .the, cheapest loans ever raised,; and one pf. the: first to: bo.applied for to, tho new.-Lending Board, about'to ba : sot' up by; the .■•..Government.: ;,As 'against..,tho City Council's .loari- of 1J per cent., with a'-sinkirig-;fund'of'l, per: cent.,: tho Hutt' tramway loan was -to be at 3.j per cent; with !• per; cent, sinking fund. The chair-rnan'-said that from ■ cbminunicntinnW. hh'ad had iv-ith. the.Prime Minister he had no -."doubt /the- application"wouiu be iiui.ourcd;"- :•..) .:...--- •;.•;/'.-: V,Mr. Haii-thbrno'expressed' the ; 'opiriion to tho.Tramway Board,last evening that if thq board,put boforo tho,ratepayers an 8-mile scheme instead of . the ■ llj-mile scheme, approved in.the engirieerfs report,the. Scheme would encounter' very strong' opposition from .'ratepayers, interested ;in tho -deleted portions. . He -believed' the whole', scheme could' be ; " laid ; down for : tho : 1 which ■ i t .was: proposed to borrow.; He. suggested, '■' therefore, that 'the /board'should -giveran .undertaking that if .'the. funds were sufficient the -wluile scheme should be carried .'out,. but, if not, that, then the' deleted portions should'be' the first extensions. //Ihese portions were through- the whole, of-: Middle. Waiwctu and: along Park- Avenue.: .'Other' members expressed themselves .fully in'accord with' this/view, which;wasiUnariimbusly agreed to. •, Mr. Hawthorne '. said'. contractors., assured him the whole schemb" could well be effected for the .£85,000. :.//:-..,■ ''-/':'//-',,/ JOTTINGS.-/-;//':/:/,: ■;;■;:;; A meeting of the.executivo'of tho Hutt No-License -League ,was held/last evening for:tho purpose of preparing the annual' report-for tho general meeting of • the league,.;which takes.place shortly.' -Mr: T. Tpwnsend tendered his.resignation./;.. //The moonlight excursion held last evening, under the auspices of tho Hutt and Petoiio': Citizens'-Band -was well attended. The ontertninmdnt took the form': of dancingon'the gi-een at Day's Bay. / /:: '