HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

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A. ■ meeting oi tlio-Taita-Cemetery trus«■ tees was held at the Hutt on Friday after- 1 . noon. The following- members were pro ■ sen tMessrs. M. W.; Welch' (chairman), : J; Wakeman and Judd. The I'ctone Bor- ' ough Council: intimated that-' they iwe'ro ■, agreeable to. the proposed clauses "That ■ the controlling, parties be bound by agree-, : ment to oontinue to, contribute towards ' tho upkeep of the .cemetery' for a (orni of five years before being, entitled'to with.draw from, sucli joint control." In' refer- - ence to .the same question, the . Hutt Borough Council staled that they'coiild not 'see their; way clear to adopt.the proposal, but would adhere to their, former decision, which was: "That parties to the "cemetery • control must .be - parties for all time." -- The council: ' thought' that- it ; .would: bo .better . for the management of >■.. tlio cemetery to continue its present con-. -trol.' ,It: was resolved to - ask the thrco ■■; ■ councils concerned for a grant : towards the cemetery fuhds.". During the present ~ period'a credit jialanoe of JC6-9S. is shown' above : disbursements,, -the.;, receipts.',, beings 23, while ,the expenditure' amounted 'to i .£l6 lis.. •. The treasurer pointed out that ''' this .statement cannot be taken as an indication that receipts will improve, as the'\ next, quarter may show-i.a7debit.-,- -The . total: financial deficiency at ;< present,ia, c£ls 17s. . : HUTT VALLEY TRAMWAYS. Arrangements for the taking of-a- fresh!v. poll', for the ,£98,000 ( loan, to inst'al an 1 electric tramway.- system' throughout, the . Hutt Valley are nearing completion, and the secretary announces that the statutory, meetings: axe set.down as under:— Petone, October 19; Hutt, , October ■ 20. The tramway roll, will close on October 28, and poll will -be taken on Wedncs- \ ■ day, November 9. ...

> The carnival to-night at' the Petone '.Palace Skating \Rink, promises to bo a great success. The ■ management' . have spared no pains to meet all the requirements of skaters and patrons. ■ : At the Petone Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. R.; W. Short, J.P.,; George Blanford, for '■ drunkenness, was fined 10s., in'.default: twenty-four hours' imprisonment. ... V, : .: ,• - DON'T NEGLECT.