HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1378, 2 March 1912, Page 14

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

A special mooting of the Petono Borough Council is to 1» held on March 25 for tho purpose of confirming a resolution in respect to the transfer of a sum of monoy from one loan fund to another. The paragraph which appeared in The Dominion a day or two ago referring to,a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Jiailwnys in regard to tho ticket inspection nuisanco on the suburban railways, lias brought forth an order from the Department for guards and inspectors to furnish a report as to tho number ot times passengers aro called upon lo produce their tickets from To Aro to Lower Hutt. ... , „ Mr. John Cudbv s nomination for tho Hutt Licensing Committee has been received. His nominators tiro Messrs. Ct. A. M'llvrido, Donald Eraser, and William Neazor. The Lady Foresters entertained their friends at a social evening in tho lodgeroom at Pctone last night. Tho gathering was very successful, dancing, interspersed with musical and vocal items, constituting the evening's programme Tho ladies propose holding a series of those socials in the winter. The first general meeting of St. Augustine's Ladies' Hockey Club was held on Wednesday in tho lads' room, and it was decided to outer a junior team this year. The officers were elected as under: Patron, Mr. R. J. Southgate; president, Rev. G. B. Stephenson; vice-presidents, Messrs. AY. Hill, Castle. Keir, Palmer, Anslow, Andrews, J. Hill; secretary and treasurer, Miss E. Southgato; coach, Mr. Wcbley; auditor, Mr. C. Andrews; management committee, Misses Hill, Cunliffe, Rnwo; chaperons, Mesdnmcs Cunliffe, Southsrate, and Hill; selection committee, Miss Cunliffe and Messrs. Hill and Webley.

In regard to persistent rumours that cases of victimisation have occurred after tho recent meat workers' strike at Ngahauranga and Pctone, the managors of the various departments deny that any such thing has happened. Tho two employees concerned had no work to do, one left, and the other has been, transferred to another department.