HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

A "]„,!,«' „; u » was I eld at th,, j'etono Junior Club's rooms on Wednesday evening, there being an excellent attendance, of visitors and mem-x-i». J. regressive euchre, songs, recitations etc., nmdo up tho programme, nfler which supper was. dispensed. he second Pebne Cinderella, dance, for us sc-ason was held at St. Augustine's Hall on Wednesday evening, and proved a very enjoyable ntiair, there being about eighty Present Mrs. Pollock supplied me music, Jhe supper-tables were very prettily decorated.

lh<! following olfieors have been elected y ,«??'% H ! M '!' on " is ( ' hlb »™ ti>* mi son iM-MHr-Oiptain, Mr. ]>. W. Jacksun; ladies captain Mrs. W aRS; cn.mitr iv iPV,'' K ■ A. j>. Jirown, J-. \\. Hursthnuso, and Mi.*, Stevens and otucers ex otiicio; si-crot.iry, Mr. YV. U. V-imlnor (re-elected); delegates to JSowl- !«-' Coinmittee, Messrs. J. X. Dawson and W. 0. Gardner. It was resolved to hold a euchre party and dance at tho end of I lie current month, and a committee, was ,tet up to arrange details. the monthly sitting of the Low<r Ilutt Court was held before Messrs. Wilkins and Cudby, J.P.'s, on Wednesday. Tor allowing horses to wander in the borough, tho following penalties were imposedj-John Hunter, fined 10s. and costs 75.; \. Oswald, fined IDs. and costs 75.; C. T. Witcher, fined ss. and costs Vs.; E. W. C'ottle, fined ss. and costs 7s. A similar information, against Captain C. J. J Lollard was dismissed, .on tho ground that the horse in question was used.by the Defence D'elii.rtment. Alfred Duck iiJid Benjamin Mudgway, charged with resisting the police, were lined 20s. each, with costs 75., in default 48 hours' imprisonment, in civil cases, judgment by default for plaintiff was given as follows:—M'Menamin Bros. v. X. Hosier, J3 Ids. 3d., costs 55.; X. 11. Johnson v. \\~. Collier, ,£1 15s. M., costs 10s.; Rt.ito Guaranteed Advances Offico v. A. and E. Pay, .£lB, costs 10s.; same. v. J. R. Mabey, M 18s. Sd.; Oads-by Bros. v. G. Hunt, £i 18s. lid., costs ss. Tho monthly meeting of tho Hult River Board was held last evening. The overseer reported that, in consequence, of freshes during the month, tho protective works at Mellings Bridge and Jones Camp had weakened, but had been repaired. At the mouth of tho lower division out, near Gear Island, some erosion of the bank had taken place, and protective works were being put in. The access to rvo. 2 beach at Mailing's Bridge, on the western side, was in a bad state, and' re'liiired metalling. The Petono Council had completed the concrete, culverts in connection with the new bridge, in accordance, with the board's requirements River protection works in the upper reaches were now completed. This included altogether fome 9! chains of pik\«, willow, and manuka breastwork. The totnl cost was .£169 7s. .Id., and the estimate .ClGo—Adopted. Tho Gear Meat Company forwarded n chcf[iio for ,£7O, in settlement of an account for drainage alterations near the Pipe Bridge. Me.«r«. Hayes and Co. agreed to allow tho Ilutt Borough Council to take metal from their portion of the river beach, in accordance with an arrangement made by the board. In regard to a letter from tho Petono Council in regard to tho plans of the new Pipe Bridge, it was resolved to ask Mr. Bunny (the board's solicitor) exactly what arrangement hod been made at the early stages of negotiations. Messrs. Pitcaithly and Co. applied for permission to run a railway line for getting metal near the river bank. The overseer reported favourably, and .permission was granted, subject to the necessary agreement being signed., No portion of the (rack isto be nearer the bank edgo than 80ft. Messrs. Brown and Co.'s' tender for (ho supply of piles was accepted.