HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1217, 28 August 1911, Page 2

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

| (From Our SDccial Oorresoondcnt.i 0 Mr. R. n. Simons, stationmaster at 3 Tetono, leaves for his annual holiday uext > Monday, and will resume duty on Septan--3 ber 16. Mr. Bennett, relieving ollicor, will bo in cliargo during _ Mr. Siraons's > absence. Signalman J. A. Ware, who for a num- , ber of years has been on tho l'etono Railj way Station stall', lias been promoted to j storemiin at Lambton goads shed. Tha . vacancy at Petono will bo filled by Mr. . J: M'Carhioy, of Ormondville. 1 A meeting of tho Taila Cemetery Beard was held at Lower Hutt on Friday, and was attended by Messrs. Welch (chairman), Judd, Wakcham, M'Ewan, and , Knight. The chairman reported tho rosuit of his recent interview with Father ' Lane in reference to the use of the Catholic portion of the cemetery and intimated ' that a favourable outcome of tho negotia- ! tiorts could be expected. It was resolved ' to employ the caretaker one extra day per 1 week for the purpose of improving generallv the'appearance of tho grounds. Dr. Harding intimated his willingness fa continue as a member of the board. The matter of attending to overhanging trees affecting l'etono plots was left in tho hands of Mr. M'Ewan. At the, J'etone Bciwigh Council (his evening Councillor Piper will move: "That a committee of three members of tho. council Wo set up to deal with tho i business management of tho gasworks, ■ such committee to meet at least, once a , month," At the same mccling Councillor List will move: "That, at all monthl.v meetings' of the council, Mr. ITanford. gasworks foreman, and Mr. Hopkins, gas. Citing foreman, should ba in attendance when their respective reports aro being dealt with."