HUTT AND PETONE NEWS. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1502, 26 July 1912, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

CFITJRCH ANNUAL MEETING. Tho annual meeting of Knox Church, JT.utt. was held at Lover Hutt on Wednesday evening. The Rev. J. il'Caw occupied tho chair. The- Kirk Session report, which -I was pdtpted, showed that the past year had been a. successful one. Church attendances, however, had suffered through bad weather. The report expressed thanks to thi! Sunday School staff, and all who had worked for the welfare of the church. The following officers ■ were elected :— Secretary, Mr. A. Marshall; treasurer, llr. M'Kibbon; Sunday School superintendent, Jfr. J. A. ■Williamson; church managers, Messrs. Grant, I'orb'es, ' Lees, Taylor, and Bertram. There are Etill two other managers to be elected. The K«v. ,T. Jl'Caw was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for work done on behalf of the congregation during past years.

,HUTT PAEK AFFAIRS. A meeting of the Hutt Park Committee was hold last night, and was attended by Messrs. Baldwin (chairman), Macaskili, Barlow, and M'Ewan. The treasurer's report showed the expenditure for last month to bo .COS ss. 9d lcfying a credit of .£3l Ms. 3d. The Hutt Borough Council suggested that the grazing lease should be for a ttrm-of five years, instead of ten. A protcj<t in the same strain was received from three Hutt councillors.—Received. In connection with this matter Mr. P. N. Cameron made an offer for grazing sheep for either one or ten years, at the rate of .£SO per year, the first quarter to Iμ payable in advance. ■ Mr. M'Ewan said that the grr*ing tenders would in 110 way interfere with the sports bodies, and the committee had never had- a chance to get such rcvemio until this year. He moved that the tender bo accepted for the full term of ten years. Ihis, was carried. ■ Tho Waiwetn Golf Club offered the following tender for links for ten yenrs:— .E25 per year for the first two years; £30 per year for the next three yenrs; and ii-10 per year for the remaining five years; and for a five years' tenure ;C2O per year for the first two years and <£30 per year for the remaining, three yoaTS. On tho motion of Mr.'Baldwin it was resolved to accept tho tender for a five years lease. • The Wellington Hockey Association were granted the use of two extra grounds at .£1 Is. per ground.

WORKERS' HOMES. In consequence of the Government acquiring land (approximately 100 sections) at 'Petone East for the purpose of erecting workers' homes, all of which has been roa'ded and drained, and another portion of about 300 sections which havo been surveyed and plotted out. tho Mayor of Petono will move at Monday night's meeting of the council that the" whole of the plans be submitted to tho Minister for Labour, and a request forwarded asking that special facilities bo granted the workers to enable them to acquire the«o sections. Tn support of his motion, the Mayor .stated-that if these sections were disposed of and built on the finances of the bnrontrh would bo materially increased. The average revenue per section would be .£2105., or a total of ,£IOOO per year. In spite of ntjitation in'the past, the Government will not agree to pay rates upon these unused lands, and any wish on their, part to do so would menii that all unnsued Crown lands in the Dominion would become rateable.