HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 945, 12 October 1910, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

.. /;' (From Our Special Correspondent.).'-.'.'. .; The annual.general meeting.of,the Petone ex-Navals' Association was held last evening, Mr...B..Mothes -presiding.; over, :an'attendanoe of/some thirty members. The annual,-report' presented' stated- that there had been a slight falling-off of attendance at the various functions during the year,' but, /nevertheless,.' the association was in a sound condition. , The association tendered its thanks to the Petone .Naval .Artillery for.- assistance rendered. The financial statement mentioned that. the. year had/been commenced with a credit balance of £9 9s. lid., and dosed with a balance of :.£9 2s. 5d..; Tho report and balance-sheet .wcro. adopted; ODi-cei's-for.the forthcoming year.were .'elected as follow:—Patron, Captain Bevan; president,, Mr. :R. ,Mothes; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. --W.- Clouston,;R.- Faur,- P. •.Curteis,':W./Brown, : L. Tarrant, D. Wadsworth; secretary-and treasurer, 'Mr. J. Wood; general committee,-' Messrs..-■' S.' Shardlow, Bowler, , Martin, Nicholls, Gwillia/m, Selwood; Price, Parker, anil ltoiiso; .auditor, Mr. R. ..Cruioksh'ank.-'z; The. secre-. ;tary was accorded a votb of thanks: for" his management of the association's-af-. iairs.',//. ■/:;./;; , ; / " : '■-•-'-•-/.■-,'."'.-'■'•■-•r ■■' I "'TheVannual--'general meeting'/''of' "'the: Hefetaunga Boating Club "was held: in the Boathouse,'Petone, on.Mbnday'.'eveningV i;Mr. H.'Browne presided, and' there was a good attendance of-members. The report, which .was adopted, stated that, the past'year was the most successful since :the club's/inception. 'The-total'member-' ship now stood, at' 65.; Nine races had been held' during the year, one of particular interest being that for' the Hartley Cup. Several new boats had'been procured, z The expenditure for'the ' year totalled £li Us., and the receipts 125., thus leaving a credit balance of" JB3.- Is.' In concluding, the report expresses thanks to Messrs.'.'M'pdugtlll, Davis, and/Wood for/services; rendered.: Officers' for tho ensuing season;were elected,'-as■ follow:— Commodore,: Mr./ D.. Keir;.: vice-comnio- ; ;dore,.Mr. W./Miles; rear-commodore, Mr. H. ! Browne; secretary; Mr. J.A.Macdon;aid; treasurer, Mr. A.z,'Smith;:' starter, ijudge, :,ahd'.timekeeper; Mr...' H.. Rowe-;', liandicapper,\, : Mr. C. Hbrne; 'anditors,. Messrs;, Bedingfield . and 'Griffiths; conir mittee of management,' Messrs. H. Rowe, R. Burn, P.:Ryan, R. Neil, A. Bittlo,/ and R. Jenkins./ It was unanimously -resolved to hold .anvaquatio carnival: next Ne-w Yeart Day; and' meetings 'will be held shortly to discuss the proposal. ' ,

Public meetings in connection with the Hutt' Valley /tramway project, are set. down.to-take-place as follow St:/.'Augustine's Ball, Wednesday, October 19; Lower: Hutt, Town, Hall, Thursday,' October 20.■,.,;■ ;, -.;.-