HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 4

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

' • ) | THE BY-ELECTION. ' (From. Our Special Correspondent.) v": >iv • Councillor .Hi E..'Kempthorno,. who. . leaves lor'lndia on .September 23, was granted the necessary .leave of absence i :at Monday's meeting of tho Lower Hutt . : ! Borough Council. ...V:;;: i: The team .to represent-the Petone Working Men's Club in a Morris-tubo : : ; i match'against Wellington;, Working Men's Club ?.at-Wellington' :tp-rikht .is ; aSi':fol- 1 :'v.■:-.:--lows:-■ : ■Henderson,V -Hogg,--Edlin ) '' Pettett, ■■ Finlay,; Wood, : Cook, Mcy,. Gwilliani, >- \- Millars, Butcher, and Webster. '■ -■ ;-. . : ; ; The annual meeting of the Petone Tennis Club was . held on : Monday evening. " ..; The attendance was: a. very good one." V The -Teyi'rt, and balance-sheet ~ (previously .v!'':-''' published) were adopted. The following officers we"o elected for -■ the ensuing season President, Mr. K.. C. Kirk;. rice-. ■' : • \ ■ presidents, Dr. Boss, and Messrs. Hornet, Warnes, Foster, and : Lodder; hon. sets retary, Mr. F, Austin ;' treasurer, Mr; : K;;Hope; committee. Messrs. Parkin- ; :'v : son, Duncan (2), Coverhill, and Andrews; auditor, Mr.,. Mason .- Ladies' . Committee, ' Misses Morris, Coverhill, --Alexander'^ana -. ; V 'Bennett; delegate to Wellington Associa-. ... V. tion, Mr. A.. Duncan; Selection Committee. .Messrs. A: Duncan, Parkinson, and ' . - Austin. The season will bo opened.: on-; Saturday, September 17... • • . ' Very 'little- interest was ; displayed in -.' V; ; the Petone Borough Council by-election v■ yesterday. Only! one -councillor .was-r«-quired -to fill the vacancy caused -through :.' ' .. the resignation. of 'Councillor. Coltjuhoun. .. ': ' ' ' The total number of ratenayers who re- ' . . - corded, their votes -was '253. and - the poll- . in? was as followsp. BrecklebanV, elected, 257 ;• ,T. Lambert, 21; informal. 2.. . Last evening the Gear. Company's. Firo : Brigade .entertained, members and ..friends - : of ' the Petore , W"rVslinn9,:. r .Towni ai>d Lower Hutt Fire B'''tfnt|M nt a-■'Winl"-' ' in St. Au<rusHne's TTall. :Petono.< There .were about-100/pponle nrtsent.'. Progres. 1 sive , euchre- tmd -a . pvegramm# - were, the features of th-s evening. ' ' .