HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 792, 15 April 1910, Page 2

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

■"•" ' - ———o— —— - /:■-; HONOUE FOE ME. HAEDHAM. A public meeting has been convened by the Mayor 6! Petone (Mr. J. W. Miwan) for the purpose of taking steps to suitably* recognise, the many services" roridered. by Mr. W.X Hardham at local demonstrations and functions,:, and also in. view of his.retirement from the captaindy'of the Petone Football Club. The inesting mil bo held in the Mayor's room qii Tuesday, April 19. ... ■■-. -v lOWEE HUTT SCHOOL COMMITTEE. • At a recent meeting of the Lower Hntt School Committee, the chairman, Mr; T. H. Wilson, reported that lie: had beea , again, approached hy the Eev. H. Biad-: dock for. the use of,the school after regular hours for the purpose of delivering . religious instruction to children subject i to the consent of their parents. He (the '. ■chairman) had granted an interim permit - with the proviso that it.should be signed by at least four members of- the com-" mittee. As this had already'been "done it was decided to > uphold the chairman's action. '■■■'■'■ ■""■' .■..'; A letter was' received from the Edu- .', cation Board intimating that tenders . had keen called for. the new school on King's Koad. . . ■An entertainment is shortly to be held .. for the purpose of increasing the school prize fund. ' ■ ..■■.■■■ ~ A draft of the committee's report for the year ending March 31 last was, with a few amendments, unanimously adopted. ' : '■ CHRYSANTHEMUM. SHOW.. : ' Exhibitions at the Hntt Valley Horft cultural Society's chrysanthemum show, ■ which is to be held iiv tho Lower Hutf Town Hall next Wednesday eveniug, will . bo confined to members and their friends Mr. E. Pointon. will be present to en- . lighten visitors on any desired points in . chrysanthemum culture . during. the pro-.. gress .of the show.' ■ '■' '-. • . _-.- i •AMBULANCE WAGON FUND.. '.. A meeting of tho Petone Ambulance : Brigade was held in the Mayor's room ■; at the Council Chambers last evening. Jf. J. W. M'Ewan occupied tho' chair. ' The secretary (Mr. W. G. D. Evans) reported that the cash in hand toward tho ambulance wagon was ~£9O 19s. Cd., and . the total expenses to date.JEl 4s. Further arrangements were mado regarding the concert and dance which is to •be ■ ■ held on Friday, • April 22,: in aid: of the fund. It was decided to appoint Mrs. . Bennett, the Mayor, Messrs. Cook, Cox, and' Hancock, as a suh-comniitteo to. arrange details as to the selection of n vehicle and submit same to a meeting of the general cdnimittee. . . . POLICE COUET. At the Petone Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. M'Eivan, J. 1 ,.,, a first : offender, charged with drunkenness, was ' convicted and discharged. . ■ , • .