HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1572, 16 October 1912, Page 4

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'From Our Special Correspondent.! ■ V: V ' ' ' ■ Trespassing on the railway line at Fet'ono station whilst trains are approachingand 'departing is to be checked. The authorities intend to institute a watch, with n view to prosecutions. The practice is a rather common one, especially by passengers on trains arriving, at Fetont after 5 p.m. ! -iThp,: monthly sitting of. the Hutt o.M. Court was held on Monday. Messrs. G. A. Chapman and J. Cudby were on the .bench. Peter Jasen was charged with allowing' a horse to wander in Queen's Road on September 8(K /. Defendant -ivas' fined 10s„ with costs Ts. /Henry Austin, for allowing two heifers to wander m Waterloo Re-ad, was fined 55., with costs 7s. For alloying two horses to wander, j, V. Dyke was lined 10s., with costs 7s. ,A!filie ; of. SS. "tvilli 7s. costs was imposed, on Edward Kronast for allowing a horse, to wander; The polio? proceeded against Adam Gordon for driving a vehicle over tho Hutt Bridge alter dark, without having a light. Defendant was fined 10s., with is. costs. Judgment for plaintiff was given by default in the civil cascij:—Htutny and Ayson v. AVireimu ■."KipayjeS .65...Gd., -costs..Bs.; Clendon Bros., v. .Edward Hobman, £3 !=• 3d., costs ss. A special meeting of the Felons l'iro Board was held on Holiday afternoon. 'Proceedings. *wo not open to the press, but-'it. was subsequently reported that < satisfactory,, arrangements had been made with Mr. tlawsoii in regard to tho installation of a generator plant for the use of the new fire station. Mi'. White, representing tho Guardian Insurance Ofiice, -tendered his resignation as a niombsr of the board, and the secretary was instructed to notify tho Minister for Internal Affairs with a view to filling the vacancy. '•The annual meeting of'the I'etone ExIfavals', "Association 1 was held last evening, tho president (Mr. R. Mothes) in tho chair. There was a very good attendance of members, and the annual report and balance-sheet, which were adopted, disclosed a very satisfactory state of affairs. The following officers'were elected:—l'at■ron, Major i l . Bevan; president. Mr. R. Mothos; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Clouston, W. Brown, R. l-'laws, I. Farrant, AV. J. Hnrdhani; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. AVood; auditor, Mr. R. Cruikslianks; committee, Messrs. Gwilliani, .Martin, Parker, Ryan, Miller, Henry, Hill, AVhitley, and Sharon, l'our new niembers were elected.